Town of Lake Cowichan
Description
The Town of Lake Cowichan is a growing, vibrant community of approximately 3,000 people, with an additional 3,500 people in the surrounding area.
This idyllic community is situated on Cowichan Lake with the beautiful heritage Cowichan River flowing through the center of town. It was incorporated as a municipality in 1944.
The Town of Lake Cowichan may be reached via Duncan from either Vancouver, Victoria or Nanaimo B.C., and is 20 minutes by road from Duncan. Other communities comprising the Cowichan Lake area are Honeymoon Bay, Mesachie Lake and Youbou, all within easy reach by road. Each community has access to scenic Cowichan Lake, one of the largest fresh-water lakes on Vancouver Island.
Secondary roadways provide access to Port Renfrew, Nitinat and Bamfield, which are the trailheads for the West Coast Trail unit of the Pacific rim National Park Reserve and the old growth forests of Carmanah Walbran Provincial Park
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Is your home and property FireSmart ? Get started with this tip sheet: http://town.lakecowichan.bc.ca/dl/FireSmart.jpg National FireSmart Day is on Saturday May 6, 2017. The Lake Cowichan Fire Department is holding a FireSmart Awareness & Education day on Saturday May 6th at the Fire Hall from 10:00 am to 2:00 pm. Education, videos & a BBQ lunch will be made available. Please use parking along Grosskleg Way or Palsson School as parking spots at the Fire Hall are needed for firefighters in case of a call out. You can also go to www.firesmartcanada.ca to learn more about FireSmart and the ways to reduce your risk of loss in the event of an Wildland Urban Interface Fire or email lakecowfire@shaw.ca for more information.
The Town is planning on converting the tennis courts on Cowichan Avenue in its entirety to pickle ball use.The improvements to the facility are being made possible by a large donation from a generous taxpayer. Council welcomes input on this matter from the public. Please note that as part of the next phase of the Centennial Park improvements, tennis courts are anticipated to be included in that phase.
A teaching opportunity is available for the right person from the Cowichan Valley . If you want to experience living in a Japan for a year or more, explore this exciting opportunity. For additional information, please check this site: http://town.lakecowichan.bc.ca/dl/AET%20Ad%202017%20Ohtaki%20to%20May-16%20deadline.pdf and submit an application soon using the form on : http://town.lakecowichan.bc.ca/dl/OHTAKI%20TEACHER%20APP.pdf
Island Health has just lifted the boil water advisory (March 9, 2017). The turbidity is 0.96 NTU today. Thank-you for your patience and cooperation during the boil water advisory.
As of this morning (March 6, 2017) the turbidity is at 1.1 NTU. A boil water advisory remains in effect, as per Island Health requirements.
As of this morning (March 3, 2017) the turbidity is at 1.17 NTU. A boil water advisory remains in effect, as per Island Health requirements.
Today (March 2, 2017) the turbidity is at 1.26 NTU. A boil water advisory remains in effect, as per Island Health requirements.
This morning (March 1, 2017) the turbidity is at 1.28 NTU. A boil water advisory remains in effect, as per Island Health requirements.
This morning (February 28, 2017) the turbidity was at 1.38 NTU. A boil water advisory remains in effect, as per Island Health requirements.
As of 8:05 this morning (February 24, 2017) the turbidity was at 1.19 NTU. A boil water advisory remains in effect, as per Island Health requirements.
As of today (February 23, 2017) the turbidity is at 1.09 NTU. A boil water advisory remains in effect, as per Island Health requirements.
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