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No Bull! You Gotta Love Cows
I haven’t really spent that much time around cows having grown up in large cities and having lived in areas where “cattle” aren’t really welcome in the neighborhood. Really about the only thing I knew about cows was that milk came from them and they sure tasted good! Interestingly, when I was quite young for some [...]
Kinsol Trestle – Funding Update
The Kinsol Trestle has received another large boost towards its restoration in a grant of $1.885 million from the federal government through the Building Canada fund. While this is a substantial boost, another $1.2 million is required to complete the project. The restoration once complete will finish off the last portion of the Trans-Canada Trail [...]
Keating Farm Estate – Cowichan Wine and Culinary Festival
Keating Farm Estate was purchased in 2005 by The Land Conservancy, in part to protect many of the heritage building on the site but also to protect some wetlands and the general agricultural potential. Keating Farm Estate is located in the Koksilah area of the Cowichan Valley making the site readily accessible to locals and [...]
Cowichan Wine & Culinary Festival Official Launch
The Cowichan Wine and Culinary Festival started off with a bang tonight at the Satellite Bar & Grille at the Arbutus Ridge Country Club. The food was excellent as one would expect, take a look at what was available to sample: Sage and Prosciutto Wrapped Wild Sockeye Salmon, on Armenian Flatbread Seafood Ragout in a [...]
The Cowichan – Duncan, Chemainus, Ladysmith and Region
The Cowichan Valley book is finally finished and off to the printers. This is always an exciting moment; no more running around trying to fill in last minute photos and agonizing over images that have already been selected. The official description of the Cowichan Valley book is below. The Cowichan Region is the large area [...]
Cowichan Folk Guild Culinary Dinner and Chapel Concert Series, 2009
It’s almost Fall again and the Cowichan Folk Guild is gearing up for another great season of music and food. The first Friday of every month between September and June, at the Providence Farm Chapel in Duncan, British Columbia, the Cowichan Folk Guild offers a gourmet dinner and an evening of music for a mere [...]
Cowichan Wine & Culinary Festival, Sept 19-20, 2009
Eat, drink and be merry! A grand thought, that and just what is in store at the fifth annual Cowichan Wine & Culinary Festival. The festival launches its celebration of the food and wine – and beer and cider — of this fertile region with an evening of fabulous food, wine and music in the [...]
The Timebenders – Cobble Hill Fall Fair
The Timebenders played a fantastic concert Friday night at the Cobble Hill Fall Fairs 100th anniversary weekend. If you haven’t seen The Timebenders and love music from the 50′s through the 80′s then you owe it to yourself to check them out if they play anywhere near your local. They talk about over 20 amazing [...]
Shawnigan Lake Aerial Photos
Aerial Photographs of Shawnigan Lake, British Columbia Shawnigan Lake is located at the southern end of the Cowichan Valley close to Victoria. For many years Shawnigan Lake was primarily cottage country for Victoria natives to escape the “big” city on weekends and during the summer. While the lake is still cottage country, more and more [...]
