How North Cowichan’s Official Community Plan protects rural character by containing urban sprawl and directing growth to serviced centres.

North Cowichan has land and applications — but affordability is the urgent housing issue for local households.

Does the Cowichan Valley have sufficient water to support more growth? Or do our rivers run dry and our groundwater nose dive each summer, triggering Stage 2 and 3 water restrictions that dial back when we can water our lawns and gardens, and wash our trucks and cars? Do returning salmon struggle to survive because our rivers are too low? Are these faltering water supplies jeopardizing our safety because they reduce the water available to fight fires in our neighbourhoods and