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Your guide to #LittleFreeLibraries in the #CowichanValley (and how to find them).

From #MillBay to #NorthCowichan, readers have shared the location of little #FreeLibraries to help neighbours discover and #ShareBooks.

https://thediscourse.ca/cowichan-valley/little-free-libraries-cowichan-valley

#SouthCowichan #FreeBooks #ShawniganLake #DuncanBC #VancouverIsland #VanIsle #BooksForEveryone #CommunityLibraries #CommunityBuilding

Shawnigan Lake area. Beach, flowers and Kinsol Trestle #vancouverisland #shawniganlake #britishcolumbia

#VancouverIsland folks - DM me if you want to meet up for nature walk/hike, photo walk or fireside conversations at places I'm staying at, on one of my up island road trips. These trips are all combo work/leisure, in 4 different areas of #VanIsle.

Feb. 24-28 - I'll be in #LakeCowichan.

March 30-April 6 - I'll be in #PortAlberni.

In late April/early May - I'll be around #ShawniganLake.

Late May/early-mid June - I'll be in #Nanaimo.

#PatrolasCreek is a stream on #VancouverIsland near #ShawniganLake. Patrolas Creek is near the #Cowichan station & Theik Indian Reserve 2. This creek is part of the Cowichan #Koksilah #Watershed on South #VanIsle. This is the creek from backroads access.

#BCWatersheds #WaterIsLife #PacificNorthwest #BritishColumbia #Cascadia #PNW #ProtectWatersheds #Nature #Autumn #Streamkeepers #Conservation

The #KoksilahRiver, Xwulqw'selu Sta'lo', #Watershed is located south of Duncan on #VancouverIsland and lies within the traditional territories of #Cowichan Tribes, #Malahat Nation and other #FirstNations.

The #Koksilah River originates on the slopes of Waterloo Mountain, southwest of #ShawniganLake. It flows eastward for approximately 44 km before discharging into the Cowichan/Koksilah estuary. The watershed area is approximately 302 square kilometres. The main tributaries of the Koksilah River are Fellows Creek in the west, and Kelvin, Patrolas, Howie and Glenora creeks, which enter the Koksilah about 4-6 km upstream of the estuary in Cowichan Bay, which it shares with the Cowichan River.

The Cowichan and Koksilah #Rivers were historically connected through side-channels where Duncan is currently situated. #Shhwuykwselu (which translates loosely to “Busy Place”) was a historical connection and intersection between the two rivers where people gathered before continuing up the Cowichan or Koksilah rivers. Today the place name Sh-hwuykwselu is still carried by a small lower tributary of the Koksilah River, and the name #Xwulqwselu is the name of a Cowichan village nearby.

#BCRivers #RiversOfVancouverIsland #BCWatersheds #WaterIsLife #PacificNorthwest #BritishColumbia #Cascadia #PNW #ProtectWatersheds #Nature

The Koksilah River, looking downstream, in Autumn. A small waterfall is seen on the left of river.

Found a small #waterfall on #ShawniganLake #backroads. This runs off of the #Cowichan River.

#BackroadAdventures #VancouverIsland #water #river #Shawnigan #DayAdventure #DayTrip #PacificNorthwest #ProtectWatersheds #nature #VanIsle #Cascadia #PNW #NaturesPower

Missing Woman in Shawnigan Lake, BC - Jessie Jeffrey, 35 - #BC #ShawniganLake
https://missingpeople.ca/missing-woman-in-shawnigan-lake-bc-jessie-jeffrey-35/?feed_id=28789&_unique_id=65cedf03dcd86

Missing Senior in Shawnigan Lake, BC (West of Victoria) - Edward Kozak, 84 - #BC #ShawniganLake
https://missingpeople.ca/missing-senior-in-shawnigan-lake-bc-west-of-victoria-edward-kozak-84/?feed_id=25031&_unique_id=656a99843a567

Global News BC: British hockey star dies in Vancouver Island crash https://globalnews.ca/news/9846717/british-hockey-star-mike-hammond-killed-crash/ #globalnews #britishcolumbia #news #mikehammondshawniganlake #ShawniganLakefatalcrash #MikeHammondcrashBC #ShawniganLakecrash #MikeHammondhockey #MikeHammondcrash #MikeHammondGB #ShawniganLake #MikeHammond #Traffic

Missing Senior in Shawnigan Lake, BC - Janet Klassen, 81 - #ShawniganLake #BC #missingperson #missingpeoplecanada #missingincanada

Janet Klassen was last seen at around 3:00 p.m. on January 24, 2023 in the area of White Eagle Drive in Shawnigan Lake as she went for a walk but failed to return home....

More Info: https://missingpeople.ca/missing-senior-in-shawnigan-lake-bc-janet-klassen-81-2/