Cowichan Valley

Your guide to little free libraries in the Cowichan Valley (and how to find them)

By Eric Richards ● Cowichan Valley ● September 4, 2025

From Mill Bay to North Cowichan, readers have shared the location of little free libraries to help neighbours discover and share books.

Council decision puts logging back on the table for North Cowichan’s municipal forest reserve

By Eric Richards ● Cowichan Valley ● August 28, 2025

Critics warn the move could undermine years of work toward a forest co-management framework with the Quw’utsun Nation.

With court win, Quw’utsun Nation sees a ‘spiritual homecoming’ after 150 years

By David Ball ● Cowichan Valley ● August 18, 2025

After landmark ruling grants ‘Vancouver Island’ First Nations title to Tl’uqtinus summer village and nearby fishing rights, xʷməθkʷəy̓əm see it as a ‘disheartening’ betrayal.

On the brink of closure, Cowichan health non-profit pushes to help cover Lake Cowichan doctor shortage

By Eric Richards ● Cowichan Valley ● August 14, 2025

Facing closure without new funding, the Cowichan Valley Primary Care Society is shifting its focus to address urgent health-care gaps in Lake Cowichan.

Sprawling suburbs are the biggest threat to raptors in the Cowichan Valley, experts say

By Eric Richards ● Cowichan Valley ● August 7, 2025

‘They don’t want human activity.’: Birds of prey are losing ground to human development in the Cowichan Valley, leading to habitat fragmentation and isolated populations.

‘They’re going home’: Reclaimed Quw’utsun belongings on display at expanded Shawnigan Lake Museum

By Eric Richards ● Cowichan Valley ● July 31, 2025

The newly expanded Shawnigan Lake Museum now houses dozens of repatriated Quw’utsun belongings, offering a space for education, reflection and celebration of the region’s deeper history.