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District of North Cowichan

Information

Category	Description
Area	19,554 hectares
Population (2021 Census)	29,676
Includes	District of North Cowichan
Boundaries	North – Dogwood Road, Chemainus South – Philips Street East – Stuart Channel West – West of Mt. Prevost parallel line to the Trans-Canada Highway
Nature Sports	Somenos Bird Sanctuary Maple Mountain Viewpoint Scenic Drive around Maple Bay and Genoa Bay Mount Tzouhalem
Electoral Area Community Parks	Art Kinsmen Park Crofton Beach Fuller Lake Park Kin Park, Chemainus Osborne Bay Regional Park Somenos Lake Park Waterwheel Park, Chemainus
Nearby Features and Attractions	Cowichan Bay Seaside Village British Columbia Forest Museum Chemainus Murals Chemainus Museum Chemainus Theatre Cowichan Performing Arts Centre Ferries (Thetis to Penelakut Island Ferry & Crofton to Salt Spring Island Ferry) Norske Canada Tours MacMillan Bloedel Sawmill Tour Old School Museum Crofton Pacific Rim Artisan Village
Local Leisure Facilities	Island Savings Centre Cowichan Aquatic Centre Fuller Lake Park Arena Genoa Bay Marina Mount Brenton Golf Course

Land Acknowledgement

The CVRD is in the ancestral and unceded territories of First Nations including (but not limited to) Quw'utsun (Cowichan Tribes), MÁLEXEŁ (Malahat), BOḰEĆEN (Pauquachin), c̓uubaʕsaʔtx̣ (Ts'uubaa-asatx), xeláltxw (Halalt), Spune’luxutth (Penelakut), Stz'uminus, Leey’qsun (Lyackson), Diitiidʔaaʔtx̣ (Ditidaht) and P’a:chi:da?aht (Pacheedaht) Peoples. Local First Nations Peoples have stewarded the lands of this region since time immemorial. The CVRD is committed to the ongoing journey of reconciliation between Indigenous and non-Indigenous peoples in the region by strengthening cooperation, collaboration, and relationship building.