A Vancouver Island watershed is experiencing such a severe drought the town of Lake Cowichan says it will start using pumps to keep the local river flowing.

Concerns about water safety for human and animal consumption for drinking and for recreation.

There is unusual abundances of blue-green algae on West end of Fraser Lake.

Some residents in B.C.'s Central Interior are being told to avoid drinking or bathing in their tap water following an outbreak of potentially toxic algae blooms.