Nice! This is the correct decision.

https://cheknews.ca/b-c-halts-malahat-highway-widening-project-near-goldstream-1303881/

#BCPoli #Goldstream #Malahat #VancouverIsland #VictoriaBC

Upper #Goldstream Falls.
Flip phone sideways for full #panoramic view.

The quieter, less busy area of #GoldstreamPark. It's great to hike there in late Fall & Winter, when the campground is gated off. You see almost no one else on the trails in off season.

#WaterfallWednesday #waterfalls #BCParks #VancouverIsland #Wsanec #Malahat #PacificNorthwest #Forest #GoldstreamRiver #waterway #Cascadia #BritishColumbia #VanIsle #PNW #nature #hiking #photography #WorldInMyEyes #landscape

The #KoksilahRiver, Xwulqw'selu Sta'lo', #Watershed is located south of Duncan on #VancouverIsland and lies within the traditional territories of #Cowichan Tribes, #Malahat Nation and other #FirstNations.

The #Koksilah River originates on the slopes of Waterloo Mountain, southwest of #ShawniganLake. It flows eastward for approximately 44 km before discharging into the Cowichan/Koksilah estuary. The watershed area is approximately 302 square kilometres. The main tributaries of the Koksilah River are Fellows Creek in the west, and Kelvin, Patrolas, Howie and Glenora creeks, which enter the Koksilah about 4-6 km upstream of the estuary in Cowichan Bay, which it shares with the Cowichan River.

The Cowichan and Koksilah #Rivers were historically connected through side-channels where Duncan is currently situated. #Shhwuykwselu (which translates loosely to “Busy Place”) was a historical connection and intersection between the two rivers where people gathered before continuing up the Cowichan or Koksilah rivers. Today the place name Sh-hwuykwselu is still carried by a small lower tributary of the Koksilah River, and the name #Xwulqwselu is the name of a Cowichan village nearby.

#BCRivers #RiversOfVancouverIsland #BCWatersheds #WaterIsLife #PacificNorthwest #BritishColumbia #Cascadia #PNW #ProtectWatersheds #Nature

#SalmonEggs at #Goldstream #hatchery.

#roe #ChumSalmon #eggs #FishEggs #PacificSalmonFoundation #nature #VancouverIsland #PacificNorthwest #VanIsle #Malahat #Wsanec #NaturePhotos #photography #BCwildSalmon #WildSalmonAlliance #KeystoneSpecies #Red

From March 2024.

Enjoy some lush, mossy, coastal temperate #rainforest & soothing river vibes. Especially if you live in concrete jungles 🙌💦🌲🚶‍♀️🥾

#GoldstreamPark #GoldstreamRiver #waterfall #river #nature #BCParks #hiking #YYJ #Wsanec #Malahat #Lekwungen #VictoriaBC #TakeAHike #VancouverIsland #PacificNorthwest #VanIsle #PNW #Cascadia #water #DayHikes #GetOutside #SalmonHabitat #ecosystem #NatureVideo #ecological #NatureLovers

#WaterfallWednesday
From March 2024.

Upper Goldstream Falls.
Put your #SoundOn 💦✌️

#GoldstreamPark #GoldstreamRiver #waterfall #river #nature #BCParks #hiking #YYJ #Wsanec #Malahat #Lekwungen #VictoriaBC #VancouverIsland #PacificNorthwest #VanIsle #PNW #Cascadia #water #RestStop #DayHikes #GetOutside #SalmonHabitat #ecosystem #NatureVideo

#WaterfallWednesday
From March 2024.

Upper Goldstream Falls.

#GoldstreamPark #GoldstreamRiver #waterfall #river #nature #BCParks #hiking #YYJ #Wsanec #Malahat #Lekwungen #VictoriaBC #VancouverIsland #PacificNorthwest #VanIsle #PNW #Cascadia #water #RestStop #GetOutside #SalmonHabitat #ecosystem

$162M highway project through Goldstream Provincial Park near Victoria, faces objections from First Nations

$162-million plan for 2.6 kilometres of the Malahat corridor was reaffirmed in last month’s British Columbia budget

https://www.timescolonist.com/local-news/162m-highway-project-through-goldstream-park-faces-objections-from-first-nations-8423211

#Indigenous #Treaty #rights #highway #construction #salmon #OldGrowth #bcpoli #Malahat #Goldstream #Park