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The Cowichan River rushes swiftly by Duncan’s Allenby Road area, with the easily seen rocks showing clearly how low the water levels are, even though it’s only June. Provincial officials at the River Forecast Centre have advised Valley residents about the problem and the Cowichan Watershed Board’s Jon Lefebure says the group has been trying to plan for the worst. [LEXI BAINAS/CITIZEN]
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Officials in the Cowichan Valley continue to carefully monitor the flow of the region’s watercourses, especially the Cowichan River,
according to Jon Lefebure, chair of the of the Cowichan Valley Regional District and member of the Cowichan Watershed Board. Desperately dry conditions forced the provincial River Fore-
cast Centre to issue low streamflow advisories on Monday for the Koksilah, Chemainus and Cowichan Rivers. Lefebure said Tuesday that this Centre’s advisory includes a
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