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	<title>Cowichan Valley Travel, Tourism and Photography Information &#187; Duncan</title>
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		<title>First Snow in the Cowichan</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 15 Dec 2009 17:27:08 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Kevin</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[We received our first snow in the Cowichan Valley last night and while it isn&#8217;t as deep as last years&#8217; once in a hundred years snowfall it still makes for pretty scenery. I&#8217;ll likely head out a little later with my camera and walk around the neighbourhood as I don&#8217;t like driving in the white [...]]]></description>
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		<title>The Welcoming Spirit Of Sound Above Tane Hiira, The King Of The Cedar Forest &#8211; Tupari TeWhata</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 08 Dec 2009 05:43:07 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Kevin</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Tane Hiira Pou Karanga &#8211; Te Awhio Whio &#8211; The Welcoming Spirit Of Sound Above Tane Hiira, The King Of The Cedar Forest was carved by Tupari TeWhata (Maori) of Kaikohe, New Zealand in 1986. Tupari TeWhata is a carver in Kaikohe, New Zealand, a sister city of Duncan. Tupari came over to Duncan in [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Tsonoqua, Mythological Wild Women Of The Woods (Thunderbird Above Tsonoqua) &#8211; Ned Matilpi 1990</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 08 Dec 2009 05:20:13 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Kevin</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Tsonoqua, Mythological Wild Women Of The Woods (Thunderbird Above Tsonoqua)  was carved by Ned Matilpi in 1990. Ned Matilpi is of the Ma&#8217;amtagila band and the Kwakwaka&#8217;wakw and Tlingit nations. Ned was born in 1957 in Alert Bay into the Maamtagila band on northern Vancouver Island. He began is art training in Victoria under his father, the late Oscar [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Raven Holding Totem Pole Above Son Of Indian Chief Above Beaver &#8211; Douglas Lafortune 1989</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 08 Dec 2009 04:58:15 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Kevin</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Raven Holding Totem Pole Above Son Of Indian Chief Above Beaver was carved by Douglas Lafortune in 1989. This totem lies directly south of the Duncan Train Station and is one of the most impressive in the city. Doug LaFortune is one of the best known names in west coast Native art. LaFortune was born in Bellingham, Washington in [...]]]></description>
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		<title>BC Forest Discovery Centre Christmas Express 2009</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 08 Dec 2009 02:58:05 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Kevin</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Duncan]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[If you enjoy Christmas lights and trains head out to the BC Forest Discovery Centre in Duncan for their Christmas Express. You will have an opportunity to ride through the forest and among their many historic buildings in one of their old steam trains, &#8221;Sampson&#8221; built in 1910. Take a look at the stats, impressive: Cowichan [...]]]></description>
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		<title>BC Forest Discovery Centre &#8211; Duncan</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 27 Oct 2009 17:46:04 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Kevin</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The BC Forest Discovery Centre began life as a private collection assembled by Gerry Wellburn and his family. Today, the  collections include over 5,000 artifacts, operational steam locomotives, over 12 heritage buildings and an amazing collection of tools used in the logging industry. The centre is located on the Trans Canada highway just north of town, [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Kinsol Trestle Aerial Photos</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 26 Oct 2009 18:23:03 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Kevin</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Duncan]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Aerial Photographs of the Kinsol Trestle, British Columbia The Kinsol Trestle is an amazing structure when viewed from the air. Aerial photographs show how large the Kinsol Trestle really is from a very different perspective. For those not familiar with the Kinsol Trestle, the trestle was completed in 1920, its dimensions measuring 38m (125 ft) [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Cowichan Valley Photos &#8211; Large gallery update and news</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 20 Oct 2009 20:20:23 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Kevin</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Duncan]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Summer is over and I am spending my time working through approximately 30,000 photos of the Cowichan Region that I shot in the past 4 or 5 months. The more I see of this beautiful area the more impressed I am with what the Cowichan has to offer and I think that many will agree. [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Whippletree Junction &#8211; Cowichan Valley</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 20 Oct 2009 19:18:36 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Kevin</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Duncan]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Whippletree Junction was started about 30 years ago by a fellow named Randy Streit with a funky collection of old heritage buildings rescued from demolition. The Wickertree was the first building rescued having come from the old Chinatown in Duncan. An old fish cannery in Sooke was brought back to life as Wagon Wheel Antiques [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Cedar Man Holding Talking Stick &#8211; Richard Hunt 1988</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 19 Oct 2009 17:23:11 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Kevin</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Richard Hunt&#8217;s Cedar Man Holding Talking Stick is the world&#8217;s largest totem pole in diameter, measuring 1.8 meters (6&#8242; 7&#8243;) across! It is carved in the Kwakwaka&#8217;wakw style and represents Cedar Man transforming into his human form. One cannot appreciate how large this is until you stand underneath the impressive totem. The tree from Port Renfrew [...]]]></description>
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