Cowichan Community Centre to serve as emergency warming centre for winter 2023/2024

The Heritage Hall, located on the second floor of the Cowichan Community Centre (CCC) in the Municipality of North Cowichan, will serve as the warming centre space as required between December 1, 2023 and March 31, 2024.

BC Transit launches Umo fare system in Cowichan Valley

BC Transit announces the launch of Umo (electronic transit fare payment) in the Cowichan Valley. New payment methods include the Umo Mobility app and a reloadable Umo card, both now accepted on Cowichan Valley local and interregional transit routes. All o...

CVRD Board of Directors - Board Update

CVRD honoured with BCMSA award for Organizational Safety Excellence

We’re delighted to announce that the Cowichan Valley Regional District has been honoured with an Organizational Safety Excellence award at the recent BC Municipal Safety Association (BCMSA) Conference. The Organizational Safety Excellen...

New Regional Recreation Commissions

Following a successful referendum in 2022 to implement a usage-based funding model for Cowichan’s nine regionally significant recreation facilities, the CVRD established a new Commission structure for governance of those facilities.

UPDATE: CVRD Water Restrictions lowered to Stage 1 for most areas

Updated - Nov.1, 2023: The Province has lowered the Drought level for East Vancouver Island to Drought Level 0. As a result, most Water Restrictions for the Cowichan region are now lowered to Stage 1. Water Restrictions start in the CVRD every May 1 at St...