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S Q U A M I S H C H I E F. C O M
HEATWAVES ARE RESHAPING OUR RIVERS
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What it means for the community BHAGYASHREE CHATTERJEE Local Journalism Initiative Reporter
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YOUNG VOICES: MLA-elect Jeremy Valeriote spoke to Squamish Elementary School students ahead of election night. Squamish Elementary School cast ballots in a student vote on Oct. 17. Students voted 64% in favour of the Green Party, 18% for NDP, and 13% for the Conservative Party.
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f you’ve noticed some curious changes along the Squamish and Cheakamus rivers lately, you’re not alone. New research from Simon Fraser University shows that heatwaves are shifting the timing of river flows, causing snow to melt earlier and extending low-flow periods in summer and fall. By analyzing data from over 860 river basins, it seems these changes could affect water supplies, ecosystems, and tourism, especially in regions like B.C.’s west coast, including Squamish Valley and Paradise Valley. Sam Anderson, a postdoctoral researcher at SFU, warns that these shifts could have wide-reaching impacts on everything from salmon populations to tourism and infrastructure. In an interview with The Squamish Chief, Anderson said that “the connection between heatwaves and river flows” first caught his attention during the record-breaking heatwave of June 2021. “Many rivers saw extreme floods, but others had very low flows. It got me thinking: What if this kind of heatwave had happened in the 1970s—or what if it happens in 2070?” he said. RIVERS: Continued on 2
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