CVRD welcomes Kate Segall as Chair of the Board of Directors for another year

DUNCAN, BC – The Cowichan Valley Regional District (CVRD) Board of Directors has re-elected Kate Segall as the Chair and Tim McGonigle has been acclaimed as Vice-Chair of the CVRD Board.

Cowichan’s new hospital celebrates name, construction progress

As part of ongoing work to incorporate Indigenous perspectives into healing, the new Cowichan hospital will carry a Hul'q'umi'num' and English dual name. The new name will be Quw’utsun Valley Hospital/Quw’utsun Hulitun-ew’t-hw.

CVRD calls on Province of BC to include mattresses in Extended Producer Responsibility program

The CVRD Board has approved an increase to the mattress tipping fee from $18 to $32 per unit for the 2026 budget year, which will put more cost on the end user and decrease the tax requisition shared by taxpayers across the region.

BC Ferry Authority – Southern Vancouver Island Call for Expressions of Interest

The Cowichan Valley Regional District is seeking expressions of interest from qualified individuals who wish to be considered for nomination to the Board of the BC Ferry Authority.

In accordance with the Coastal Ferry Act, the Cowichan Valley Regional Dist...

CVRD Update Newsletter - October 2025

Get ready for a ghoulish good time with the October 2025 issue of the CVRD Update Newsletter. Filled with boo-tiful events, bewitching notices, and spooktacular Board and Committee updates.

BC Housing will fund a temporary winter shelter in heart of Cowichan region

The CVRD, City of Duncan, North Cowichan and the Cowichan Housing Association worked with BC Housing to secure funding for a temporary winter shelter, which will operate at 140 Trans-Canada Highway, Duncan from November 15, 2025, through March 31, 2026

Canada Post Strike Action - CVRD Utility Bill Notices

Attention CVRD Utility customers.

Due to the current Canada Post strike action, residents in the following areas are expected to experience delays in receiving their CVRD Utility bill notices:  • Shawnigan Lake Water, Electoral A...

Section of Cowichan Valley Trail closed as Mosaic conducts commercial thinning and harvesting

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CVRD Update Newsletter - September 2025

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