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The Cowichan Valley Regional District is a regional district in the Canadian province of British Columbia that is on the southern part of Vancouver Island, [3] bordered by the Nanaimo and Alberni-Clayoquot Regional Districts to the north and northwest, and by the Capital Regional District to the south and east.
The Cowichan Community Sportsplex is located on the border of Duncan, but in the Municipality of North Cowichan and is the home of the British Columbia Hockey League's Cowichan Valley Capitals, who play in the Cowichan Community Sportsplex. It is home to a number of other sports and athletics organizations including the Cowichan Valley Athletic ...
In 1971, a competing Cowichan Valley newspaper, the Pictorial (1966-2008) bought the Cowichan Leader, but the two newspapers remained separate and distinct. [6] The Leader , a broadsheet sized publication, was known as a traditional, more conservative paper, while the Pictorial was a weekend tabloid with advertisements, jokes, and cartoons.
The Cowichan Valley is a region around the Cowichan River, Cowichan Bay and Cowichan Lake on Vancouver Island, in British Columbia, Canada. There is some debate as to the origin of the name Cowichan, which many [ who? ] believe to be an anglicized form of the First Nations tribal name Quw'utsun .
Cowichan Bay. Cowichan Bay (English: / ˈ k aʊ ɪ tʃ æ n /) [1] is a bay and community located on the west coast of southern Vancouver Island near Duncan, in British Columbia, Canada. The mouth of the Cowichan River is near Cowichan Bay. Mount Tzouhalem with its hiking trails and ecological reserve stands to the north.
The Cowichan Aquatic Centre [4] is the new swimming pool facility located adjacent to the Cowichan Community Centre, in the Municipality of North Cowichan and near the City of Duncan, completed for the 2008 North American Indigenous Games. Standing on the platform in front of the Aquatic Centre, by the Totem Pole, is the perfect viewing spot to ...
Salmon weir at Quamichan Village on the Cowichan River. Quamichan (or Kwʼamutsun) is a traditional nation of the Coast Salish people, commonly referred to by the English adaptation of Quʼwutsun ("warm place") as the Cowichan Indians, or First Nations, of the Cowichan Valley on Vancouver Island, in the area near the city of Duncan, British Columbia and Salt Spring Island, British Columbia.
Most of the original families left for better job prospects in the surrounding Cowichan Valley, as well as the Nanaimo area. By 1975, the Japanese, European and Chinese families had all left the area. The last few East Indian families remained in Paldi until about 1980, leaving behind the Gurdwara and about 15 houses. [13]