Over the past six years, the Basin Society has collected a large body of technical data and literature,
which was required to develop the necessary scientific baseline of the Shawnigan Lake watershed
for the purposes of credible knowledge, good judgement, and long-term decision making.
which was required to develop the necessary scientific baseline of the Shawnigan Lake watershed
for the purposes of credible knowledge, good judgement, and long-term decision making.
Incorporation
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Municipal Incorporation: What do we get, what do we pay for and is it worth it?
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Below are the documents resulting from the 2009 Phase I study of incorporation
for Shawnigan Lake (Area B) in the Cowichan Valley Regional District (CVRD):
for Shawnigan Lake (Area B) in the Cowichan Valley Regional District (CVRD):
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Alternative Regional District Models
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Boundary Adjustment Between Area B and Area E
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Boundary Discussions and Options
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Municipal Boundary Advice
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Municipal Incorporation: An Agenda for Discussion
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Municipal Status Committee
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Letter to Minister Bennett, Aug. 2009
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Response Letter from Minister Bennett, Aug. 2009
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Trimmed Boundary
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Milfoil
BC MoE. Water Quality. Technical Publications Concerning Aquatic Plant Management.
http://www.env.gov.bc.ca/wat/wq/public/tpcapm.html
Chin, C. (2012). Increased levels of phosphorus at Christina Lake a concern.
http://www.grandforksgazette.ca/news/increased-levels-of-phosphorus-at-christina-lake-a-concern/
Fraser River Basin. (2014). Nicola Lake Eurasian Watermilfoil Management Planning: Fisheries Utilization Assessment. http://www.fraserbasin.bc.ca/_Library/TR/nicola_lake_ewm-fisheries_oct_2014_mr.pdf
Ditto (2013). Water Quality and Eurasian Watermilfoil Technical Workshop: A workshop to support the health of Cultus Lake and Nicola Lake.
http://www.fraserbasin.bc.ca/_Library/FVR/ws_summary_ewm_march_2013_web.pdf
Freeman, C. (2015). Eurasian Milfoil Control Program Christina Lake, BC. Regional District of the Kootenay Boundary. 2014 Annual Report. https://www.rdkb.com/LinkClick.aspx?fileticket=fOji7KIX_zI%3D&tabid=598
Invasive Species Council of British Columbia (2015). Eurasian Watermilfoil Myriophyllum spicatum.
http://bcinvasives.ca/documents/Eurasian_Watermilfoil_TIPS_Final_02_18_2015.pdf
Maki, P. (2016). Eurasian Milfoil Control Program Christina Lake, BC. Regional District of the Kootenay Boundary. 2016 Annual Report. https://www.rdkb.com/LinkClick.aspx?fileticket=UpGmyx2MIco%3D&tabid=598
Minnesota Sea Grant (n.d.). Eurasian Watermilfoil (Myriophyllum spicatum).
http://www.seagrant.umn.edu/ais/watermilfoil#id
NOAA GLANSIS (2016). Myriophyllum spicatum L.
https://nas.er.usgs.gov/queries/greatlakes/FactSheet.aspx?SpeciesID=237
Okanagan Basin Water Board (2107). Milfoil – Overview
http://www.obwb.ca/milfoil/
Parkinson, H. et al. (2011). Biology, Ecology and Management of Eurasian Watermilfoil (Myriophyllum spicatum L.). http://store.msuextension.org/publications/AgandNaturalResources/EB0193.pdf
Royal BC Museum (n.d.). Eurasian Watermilfoil, Myriophyllum spicatum.
http://alienspecies.royalbcmuseum.bc.ca/eng/species/eurasian-watermilfoil
Washington State Department of Ecology (n.d.). Non-native Invasive Freshwater Plants.
http://www.ecy.wa.gov/programs/wq/plants/weeds/aqua003.html
http://www.env.gov.bc.ca/wat/wq/public/tpcapm.html
Chin, C. (2012). Increased levels of phosphorus at Christina Lake a concern.
http://www.grandforksgazette.ca/news/increased-levels-of-phosphorus-at-christina-lake-a-concern/
Fraser River Basin. (2014). Nicola Lake Eurasian Watermilfoil Management Planning: Fisheries Utilization Assessment. http://www.fraserbasin.bc.ca/_Library/TR/nicola_lake_ewm-fisheries_oct_2014_mr.pdf
Ditto (2013). Water Quality and Eurasian Watermilfoil Technical Workshop: A workshop to support the health of Cultus Lake and Nicola Lake.
http://www.fraserbasin.bc.ca/_Library/FVR/ws_summary_ewm_march_2013_web.pdf
Freeman, C. (2015). Eurasian Milfoil Control Program Christina Lake, BC. Regional District of the Kootenay Boundary. 2014 Annual Report. https://www.rdkb.com/LinkClick.aspx?fileticket=fOji7KIX_zI%3D&tabid=598
Invasive Species Council of British Columbia (2015). Eurasian Watermilfoil Myriophyllum spicatum.
http://bcinvasives.ca/documents/Eurasian_Watermilfoil_TIPS_Final_02_18_2015.pdf
Maki, P. (2016). Eurasian Milfoil Control Program Christina Lake, BC. Regional District of the Kootenay Boundary. 2016 Annual Report. https://www.rdkb.com/LinkClick.aspx?fileticket=UpGmyx2MIco%3D&tabid=598
Minnesota Sea Grant (n.d.). Eurasian Watermilfoil (Myriophyllum spicatum).
http://www.seagrant.umn.edu/ais/watermilfoil#id
NOAA GLANSIS (2016). Myriophyllum spicatum L.
https://nas.er.usgs.gov/queries/greatlakes/FactSheet.aspx?SpeciesID=237
Okanagan Basin Water Board (2107). Milfoil – Overview
http://www.obwb.ca/milfoil/
Parkinson, H. et al. (2011). Biology, Ecology and Management of Eurasian Watermilfoil (Myriophyllum spicatum L.). http://store.msuextension.org/publications/AgandNaturalResources/EB0193.pdf
Royal BC Museum (n.d.). Eurasian Watermilfoil, Myriophyllum spicatum.
http://alienspecies.royalbcmuseum.bc.ca/eng/species/eurasian-watermilfoil
Washington State Department of Ecology (n.d.). Non-native Invasive Freshwater Plants.
http://www.ecy.wa.gov/programs/wq/plants/weeds/aqua003.html
VIDEOS
Eurasian water milfoil hand removal at Pike Lake https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fuggpqm780k
Milfoil Divers in Christina Lake: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mhBSbIqagg8
Eurasian water milfoil hand removal at Pike Lake https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fuggpqm780k
Milfoil Divers in Christina Lake: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mhBSbIqagg8
Water Quality Studies
British Columbia Ministry of Environment, Lands and Parks (1976). Preliminary investigations of Shawnigan Lake water quality. http://www2.gov.bc.ca/assets/gov/environment/air-land-water/water/waterquality/monitoringwaterquality/west-coast-wq-docs/wq_shawnigan_prelim_1976.pdf
Ditto. (1996). Fecal coliforms in Shawnigan Lake, Vancouver Island, during August 1995. Water Quality Branch, Environmental Protection Department.
http://www2.gov.bc.ca/assets/gov/environment/air-land-water/water/waterquality/monitoringwaterquality/west-coast-wq-docs/wq_shawnigan_coliforms_1996.pdf
Ditto. (1996). State of Water Quality of Shawnigan Lake 1976-1995.
http://www.env.gov.bc.ca/wat/wq/quality/sowqosl/sowqosl.html
British Columbia Ministry of Environment. (2017). PE-105809 Upper Shawnigan Sediment Sampling Results, Fall 2016. http://www2.gov.bc.ca/assets/gov/environment/air-land-water/site-permitting-and-compliance/sia/2017-01-31_upper_shawnigan_watershed_sediment_sampling_bio_note.pdf
Ditto. (2017). South Shawnigan Creek Water Quality Study Quarterly Summary Report #2.
http://www2.gov.bc.ca/assets/gov/environment/air-land-water/site-permitting-and-compliance/sia/shawnigan_creek_wq_study_q2_report.pdf
Ditto (2016). South Shawnigan Creek Final Monitoring Study Design.
http://www2.gov.bc.ca/assets/gov/environment/air-land-water/site-permitting-and-compliance/sia/final_rpt_shawnigan_study_design_jul_2016.pdf
Ditto (n.d.). South Shawnigan Creek Water Quality Monitoring Study - Draft Terms of Reference.
http://www2.gov.bc.ca/assets/gov/environment/air-land-water/site-permitting-and-compliance/sia/tor_sshawnigan_creek_monitoring_2016-05-03.pdf
CVRD. (2016). Shawnigan Lake North Water System Annual Report.
https://www.cvrd.bc.ca/DocumentCenter/View/442
Gregory, L. (n.d.). Summary of the Available Information on Shawnigan Lake, with an Emphasis on Water Quality.
Nordin, R.N. and C.J.P. McKean(1984). Shawnigan Lake Water Quality Study. Province of British Columbia Ministry of Environment, Planning Resource Management Division.
http://www.thesra.ca/images/water_quality_1984.pdf
Rieberger, K., Epps, D. and J. Wilson (2004). Shawnigan Lake Water Quality Assessment 1976 – 2004. British Columbia Ministry of Water, Land and Air Protection.
http://www2.gov.bc.ca/assets/gov/environment/air-land-water/water/waterquality/monitoringwaterquality/west-coast-wq-docs/wq_shawnigan_assessment_2004.pdf
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