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The Cowichan Valley is nestled
comfortably between two mid-size city
markets-Victoria, with a population of
345,000 to our south and Nanaimo,
population 84,000 on our north. We're
located on Vancouver Island, on
Canada's west coast and in the
Province of British Columbia. There are
mountains and the rugged, Pacific
Ocean coastline and famed West Coast
Trail of the Pacific Rim National Park
on our west side; valleys with virgin
forests in the middle; and on our
eastern shore, some of the richest
agricultural land in the province that
rolls down to meet the sea.
With the highest mean temperatures in
Canada, soil rich enough to grow
virtually any crop, a full range of
recreational and business services, the
Cowichan Valley region is a favourite
place to live on Vancouver Island.
Towering forests, numerous beaches
and unique marine hamlets, plus some
of the larges Ё