Vancouver Island is heating up and drying out. This spring, the Island was facing a Level 3 drought. Currently, the eastern part of the Island, including the Comox Valley, is in a Level 2 drought, according to BC’s drought portal.

Drought levels are measured zero through five, with zero meaning normal or wetter than normal, level one meaning abnormally dry, and level two and up meaning severity and dryness are increasing, with 5 being the most extreme.

In 2025, Vancouver Island’s snowpack for the same year was measured at 39 per cent of what it normally is. For Vancouver Islanders, these alarming conditions are resulting in many communities rethinking how to manage water use, and the Comox Valley is no exception.

On May 1 of each year, the Comox Valley Regional District (CVRD) automatic

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