About Vancouver Island, BC - Canada
There are a host of attractions and activities available in the Cowichan
and Chemainus Valleys. Just to name a few, attractions to see are: The
British Columbia Forest Museum, The Chemainus Festival of Murals in the
"Little Town That Did", The Totem City of Duncan and the Native Heritage
Centre. Activities available are: hiking Cobble Hill, Maple Mountain, Mount
Prevost, Mount Tzouhalem, the Cowichan River Trail and take in the beauty of
the area, sail or kayak the straits and channels from Mill Bay to Yellow
Point and throughout the Gulf Islands, excellent scuba diving in Maple Bay
and Sansum Narrows and water skiing and other lake activities at Shawnigan
Lake and Cowichan Lake.
The populated areas of the Cowichan and Chemainus Valleys include from
the south to the north, Mill Bay, Shawnigan Lake, Cobble Hill, Cowichan Bay,
Duncan, Lake Cowichan, Crofton, Chemainus, and Ladysmith.