Thetis trustees seek groundwater briefing for incoming committee
The committee also supported a letter to the Cowichan Valley Regional District about coordinating freshwater work in the Thetis Local Trust Area.
The Denman Firestarter · Governance · 2026-09-22 · Thetis Island
The incoming Thetis Island Local Trust Committee is to receive an orientation on the Cowichan Valley Regional District Drinking Water and Watershed Protection program and the Islands Trust Freshwater Sustainability Strategy early in the new term. [1]
The committee also asked its chair to write to the Cowichan Valley Regional District in support of the program and to seek coordination with the committee and Islands Trust staff on work in the Thetis Local Trust Area. [1]
The Senior Freshwater Specialist said the Cowichan Valley Regional District was developing a groundwater quality monitoring strategy and that discussions would begin about Thetis Island becoming a case study for the program. [1]
The minutes record that there is no provincial observation well on Thetis Island, while monitoring for water level or quality could be supported through the Cowichan Valley Regional District. [1]
The meeting recording identifies August 25, 2026, as the final Local Trust Committee meeting of the term. [2] The minutes record that the meeting adjourned at 11:41 a.m. [1]
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Thetis LTC Regular Meeting Minutes - DRAFT — minutes, 2026-08-25
The Senior Freshwater Specialist summarized the briefing and referenced a recent discussion with the technical advisory team of the Cowichan Valley Regional District (CVRD) Drinking Water and Watershed Protection Program who are developing a groundwater quality monitoring strategy and have undertaken climate work looking at downscaled models and relating them to large watersheds.
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Transcript of the meeting recording (260825E)
It is August 25th, 2026, and we are in our final Local Trust Committee meeting of this
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