Come Celebrate Watershed Awareness Days

The Comox Valley Regional District (CVRD) is inviting residents to learn more about the Comox Lake Watershed through a series of walks, talks and programs during Watershed Awareness Days May 22-25. The CVRD’s Connected by Water team will educate residents on the history of the watershed and how safe drinking water is provided to over 50,000 people within the region.

“High quality drinking water is produced by a healthy functioning ecosystem. To ensure the water reaching our taps is safe and reliable we need to protect the source. What people do on the land and in the water directly affects the health of the watershed and the quality of the freshwater within it. By working together, we can help protect the Comox lake watershed for future generations.” says Zoe Norcross-Nu’u, Watershed Protection Coordinator.

Watershed Awareness Days Free Community Events

Wednesday May 22

Comox Valley Water Treatment Plant Tours
Location: Tours will take place at 4701 Lake Trail Road, Courtenay 
Tour Times: 3 pm, 4 pm, 5 pm
Registration Required

Wednesday May 22

Source Encounters in the Comox Lake Watershed – Presentation
Location: Comox Valley Art Gallery, 580 Duncan Avenue, Courtenay, BC
Time: 5 pm
Registration Recommended

Thursday, May 23

BC Parks Ecological Reserve Comox Lake Bluffs Site Tour
Location: Comox Logging Road approximately 1 km past the BC Hydro dam (registered attendees will be provided with detailed directions)
Time: 1 pm
Registration Required

Friday May 24

Courtenay and District Fish & Game Protective Association Site Tours
Location: 3780 Colake Road 
Tour Times: 10 am and 1 pm
Registration Required

Friday May 24

Cumberland Lake Park Site Tour & Safety Demo
Location: 1100 Comox Lake Road 
Time:  5-8 pm
No registration required.

To register for these events and learn more about Connected by Water visit: www.comoxvalleyrd.ca/connectedbywater

The Comox Valley Regional District is a partnership of three electoral areas and three municipalities operating on the unceded traditional territory of the K’ómoks First Nation, the traditional keepers of the land. The members of the regional district work collaboratively on providing sustainable services for the benefit of the diverse urban and rural areas of the Comox Valley.

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Media Contact:

Kris La Rose
Senior Manager of Water and Wastewater Services
250-334-6083