Canada: Community mourns thousands of fish lost as B.C. drought risk looms again

Published 2024년 5월 8일

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Project 84,000, an initiative in British Columbia, uses art to represent the loss of 84,000 steelhead and trout due to a fish kill in the drought-stricken Cowichan River, symbolizing the broader impacts of climate change and water usage on fish populations and their habitats. Community members create rubbings of fish images, with the finished work serving as an environmental awareness campaign and a form of mourning. The project aims to foster understanding of water sustainability and the interconnectedness of aquatic life, rivers, and human communities, highlighting the need for individual and collective actions to mitigate these issues and protect fish species, including the Nooksack dace and Salish sucker, which are endangered. The project's exhibition in the Cowichan Valley Arts Council Gallery in the fall aims to inspire reflection on water conservation and the role of human behavior in preserving aquatic ecosystems.

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DUNCAN, B.C. — Images of steelhead and trout flicker over long sheets of paper, brought to life in blue and green crayon rubbings by the thousands. It's called Project 84,000, and is intended to depict the number of steelhead and trout that died in a massive fish kill in the drought-stricken Cowichan River on southern Vancouver Island last year. Jennifer Shepherd has been managing the project, which involves a series of gatherings in the community to create the rubbings that will go on display later this year in what will be an art event, an environmental awareness campaign and an act of mourning for the fish killed last July. “The enormity of the loss was something that really struck me," said Shepherd, a community researcher with water sustainability group Xwulqw’selu Connections, who said the project aimed to help people comprehend the scale of the loss of life. "It felt really tragic and sad to me, and I thought this would be a good idea for us to mark together in the ...

Source: Timescolonist