ADAM OLSEN -- Not only is the BC government not collecting data about the watersheds, no one is responsible for managing the cumulative impacts of all activities in the watersheds
Earlier this summer, I wrote about forestry and watershed protection. It was inspired by a visit to the Comox Valley and a number of meetings with concerned citizens and community organizers about the impact of resource harvesting on the drinking water for all the people living in the valley. I pointed to how costly it is likely going to be should the province continue to allow the unsustainable harvesting to damage drinking watersheds forcing communities and the province to replace natural drinking water sources with water treatment. Following my visit to the Comox Valley, I toured the Okanagan Valley and met with concerned citizens and community organizers who have been fighting to protect the Peachland and Trepanier Creek Watersheds that provide their drinking water. Integration and planning tools It was really quite sobering to hear so many stories about how threatened and vulnerable British Columbians feel due to a lack of protection of thei...