Colquitz Coalition Annual Meeting Minutes
Colquitz Coalition Annual Meeting – February 8 2018 Notes
Colquitz Coalition Annual Meeting – January 25 2017 notes
Colquitz Coalition Annual Meeting – November 10 2015 notes
Colquitz Watershed Stewards Meeting – March 1, 2014 REPORT
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Elk Lake Documents
Elk/Beaver Lake as Featured Watershed on CRD website
– PowerPoint Presentations
North American Lake Management Society (NALMS) Presentation by Nordin et al (Nov 2016)
– Reports
CRD fish inventory report for Elk/Beaver Lake by Hemmera Envirochem Inc., Nov. 6, 2017
Lake Sediment Particle Analysis B prepared by Julio Flores, 2017
Aquatic Plant Workshop and Survey Summary Sep 2016
Elk Lake Sediment Report 110816 FINAL by Dr Said Yasseri and Patrick Van Goethem
Evaluation of remediation options for Elk/Beaver Lake, Victoria BC. Gertrud Nurnberg, Ph.D.
Elk Lake Public Forum Oct 29 2015 (Youtube video)
Other Reports
Protecting Public Green Space by UVic Environmental Law Centre, June 2017
Colquitz River Watershed In the News
2019
December 21, 2019 – Saanich News – Salmon counters ‘disappointed’ with 119 cohos in Colquitz this season – Long-time volunteer blames predators, sediment contamination for lower numbers
November 14, 2019 – Goldstream News Gazette – Saanich schoolkids observe salmon dissections in Cuthbert Holmes Park – Researchers, volunteers teach about salmon lifecycles and anatomy
November 12, 2019 – Sooke News Mirror – Bright red salmon appear at Saanich’s Colquitz River fish fence – Local preschool group looks on in delight while volunteers work
October 22, 2019 -Saanich News – Colquitz River salmon draw school kids and passerbys alike – Seventy salmon counted passing through the fish fence since September
October 11, 2019 – Saanich News – First coho of the season spotted in the Colquitz River – Excess rain in September is good for the fish, says Salmon in the City volunteer
October 11, 2019 – CBC All Points West – Salmon start to return to the Colquitz River
September 10, 2019 – Vic News – Work to resume in Colquitz River after sediment contamination in August – Night work to take place this week as wastewater treatment project continues
September 6, 2019 – Vic News – Construction in Colquitz River still on hold due to water contamination, equipment left on-site – Residents are concerned about the effects on wildlife
August 30, 2019 – Saanich News – WATCH: Water contamination halts CRD project construction at Colquitz River – Crews were issued stop-work orders two days in a row due to sediments contaminating the river
August 7, 2019 – Saanich News – Salmon restoration and new viewing platforms planned for Colquitz River – Peninsula Streams Society and District of Saanich team up to protect natural resource
June 28, 2019 – Creatively United Community – Mudflats in the Colquitz River Estuary & Cuthbert Holmes Park
January 7, 2019 – Peninsula News Review – Saanich accused of abandoning community over derelict boat – District failed to seize boat but continues to pursue legal actions
2018
December 18, 2018 – Vic News – McKenzie Interchange pump failure sends contaminated water into Colquitz River – Sediment release in salmon-bearing river a serious threat to aquatic life, says local activist
April 11, 2018 – Times Colonist – Neighbours’ cry: End ‘shantytown’ in Saanich’s Cuthbert Holmes Park
March 22, 2018 – Chek News – Concerns over runoff from McKenzie interchange construction into Colquitz River
March 22, 2018 – Saanich News – Cement the latest McKenzie Interchange runoff in Cuthbert Holmes Park
March 5, 2018 – CTV News Vancouver Island – Neighbours of Saanich homeless camp beg police, district for action
March 3, 2018 – Saanich News – Residents fed up with permanent campsites, trash piles in Cuthbert Holmes Park
March 2, 2018 – CFAX 1070 – Campers Impacting Ecologically Sensitive Cuthbert Holmes Park (article)
March 2, 2018 – CFAX 1070 – Rob Wickson, President Gorge Tillicum Community Association (audio)
February 21, 2018 – Peninsula News Review – ‘Where the hell are the environmental monitors?’ says Colquitz activist
February 20, 2018 – CFAX 1070 – Calvin Sandborn, legal director for UVIC’s Environmental Law Centre
February 20, 2018 – Saanich News – Environmentalists call on Saanich to protect public waterfront
2017
November 26, 2017 – Saanich News – Where’s the fish? Early returns for South Island salmon show ‘doom and gloom’
November 19, 2017 – Saanich News – Video suggests new McKenzie Interchange berm has already breached a mandated setback
November 9, 2017 – Saanich News – Coast Guard quickly retrieves sunken boat from Gorge
November 8, 2017 – Victoria News – Leaking oil tank threatens spawning Colquitz coho
October 20, 2017 – Saanich News – Salmon have arrived in Saanich
October 6, 2017 – Saanich News – Saanich counts down to salmon run
October 3, 2017 – Times Colonist – Saanich wants answers before approving berm at new McKenzie interchange
October 1, 2017 – Saanich News – UPDATED: Saanich sends back plans for highway berm for additional work
May 17, 2017 – Creatively United for the Planet – Colquitz River Stewardship presentation with Dorothy Chambers
Feb 21, 2017 – Saanich News – Contractor sends raw sewage onto Saanich streets – Sewage spilled Dec. 11 and Feb. 9 from McKenzie interchange project
2016
December 29, 2016 – Times Colonist – Colquitz coho run disappoints; construction cited as possible cause
December 4, 2016 – Times Colonist – At Colquitz River, a trail of controversy
December 3, 2016 – Times Colonist – Editorial_ Ball dropped on Colquitz spill
December 1, 2016 – Times Colonist – McKenzie interchange site upgraded to protect Colquitz River
November 30, 2016 – Saanich News – Crews respond to sediment runoff into Colquitz River
August 17, 2016 – Saanich News – MLA Report: Action needed to preserve Saanich lakes
July 13, 2016 – CTV News Vancouver Island – Underwater weed whacker used to clean up Elk Lake
April 28, 2016 – Saanich News – Interchange impacts more than just traffic
April 7, 2016 – Saanich News – McKenzie interchange could jeopardize park setting
2015
October 25, 2015 – Times Colonist – Everyone’s help needed to save Elk, Beaver lakes
October 22, 2015 – Times Colonist – Elk Lake cleanup gets green light from CRD parks committee
Watch Ian Bruce (PSS) and Robert McConnell (Golden Rods and Reels) speak in support of the ‘Elk/Beaver Lake Stewardship Initiative’ at the CRD Regional Parks Committee meeting on Oct. 21, 2015 (agenda).
September 30, 2015 – Times Colonist – Elk/Beaver Lake water quality needs fixing, CRD directors agree
September 10, 2015 – Saanich News – Colquitz stewardship group aims to conserve and protect
August 27, 2015 – Saanich News – Restoration funding on stream
August 23, 2015 – Times Colonist – $40,000 in awards aid Pacific salmon projects
April 29, 2015 – Saanich News – Garrison fights to get Colquitz, Sooke rivers under federal protection
April 24, 2015 – Shaw TV South VI – “Did You Know?” Beaver Lake Dam (Youtube video)
2013
November 9, 2013 – Victoria News – Colquitz creek in Saanich no worse for wear
October 13, 2013 – Saanich News – Saanich volunteers have fingers crossed for solid salmon season
March 18, 2013 – CTV News – Concrete River Bank Possibility Worries Neighbours (Youtube video)
2012
November 9, 2012 – CTV News – Another Oil Spill at the Colquitz River (Youtube video)
February 27, 2012 – CTV News – Another Oil Spill in Colquitz River (Youtube video)
2011
December 5, 2011 – CTV News – Oil Leak Still Cause for Concern (Youtube video)
November 29, 2011 – Victoria News – Oil spill stains urban miracle in Colquitz Creek
November 28, 2011 – CTV News – Salmon Dead After Home-Oil Line Leak (Youtube video)
2010
November 10, 2010 – Times Colonist – Fears for cliff jumpers keep taps turned off at Thetis Lake
October 25, 2010 – ANewsVanIsland – Annual Coho Count Keeps Climbing (Youtube video)