Ladysmith’s 31st Festival of Lights Kick Off November 29
Come join the 31st annual Ladysmith Light Up celebration! From the last Thursday in November until the second Sunday in January, Ladysmith is ignited with the life of thousands of twinkling Christmas lights. Since 1987, each year, over 1,000 volunteer hours are put...
Vancouver Island Receives Foreign Trade Zone Point Designation
The Government of Canada has granted Foreign Trade Zone Point designation (FTZ-VI) to Vancouver Island, through the efforts of Vancouver Island Economic Alliance (VIEA). The designation has been a priority project for VIEA, and Economic Development Cowichan has...
EDC Supports New Land Matching Program
Economic Development Cowichan is working in partnership with the provincial Young Agrarians to promote a new land match program in the Cowichan Valley. The program will be profiled at the Vancouver Island Land Linking Workshop on Saturday, November 24, 2018 from 1:00...
B.C. Agrifood & Seafood Market Development Program is Launching this Fall!
The Investment Agriculture Foundation of B.C. is launching the B.C. Agrifood and Seafood Market Development Program (BCASMD) this fall. The BCASMD program provides Provincial and Federal cost-shared funding support for B.C.’s agriculture, food and seafood sectors to...
New Strategy Showcases the Power of Partnership in Building a Vibrant Local Economy for Ladysmith
A new economic development strategy for Ladysmith is highlighting how partnership and collaboration will lead to new opportunities for the town and surrounding communities. The strategy, authored by lead consultant and economist Jamie Van Struth, is the result of a...
Catalyst Paper purchase secures 1,500 local forestry jobs
The jobs and livelihoods of 1,500 British Columbia forestry workers are being secured by Paper Excellence Canada’s (PEC) acquisition of Catalyst Paper’s facilities in Crofton, Port Alberni and Powell River. The purchase by PEC – which is subject to regulatory review...
Creating Housing in Cowichan: From Ideas to Action
On Friday September 21, 2018 Economic Development Cowichan brought together local planners, financial institutions and funding agencies, developers and designers, and non-profit organizations for a workshop called - Creating Housing in Cowichan: From Ideas to Action....
Sonic the Hedgehog has arrived in Ladysmith but it is still business as usual downtown
Paramount Picture’s major motion picture Sonic the Hedgehog is currently being filmed in downtown Ladysmith! “We searched all over B.C. and have chosen Ladysmith as our hero town for our movie,” said Abraham Fraser, the location manager for the film. Don’t let the...
It’s all in the grapes! World class research taking place at Cowichan wineries.
An exciting new partnership between the Wine Islands Growers Association (WIGA) and Dr. John Volpe from UVIC has been formed to conduct cutting edge research on the production of wine across Vancouver Island. The project has recently been awarded funding from the...
EDC hosts a Mixer to Talk Tech Training!
On August 23, EDC brought together representatives from Vancouver Island University (VIU), School District 79, Apple Canada and local industry for a fun night of networking and to learn more about a new tech training initiative for Cowichan. EDC, VIU, School District...
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Economic
Development
Cowichan
Economic
Development
Cowichan
135 Third Street
Duncan, BC
Canada V9L 1R9
edc@cvrd.bc.ca
T 250.746.7880
TF 1.866.746.2508