Community mourns thousands of fish lost as B.C. drought risk looms again 
CA Source: bowenislandundercurrent 5/8/2024
Community mourns thousands of fish lost as B.C. drought risk looms again
Credit: Jennifer Shepherd
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.

 
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