EIO Diagnostics Included in Forbes 25 Most Innovative AgTech Startups
It’s been a whirlwind year for EIO Diagnostics, a Cowichan based start-up company has now garnering international media attention. EIO Diagnostics merges agriculture with cutting edge technology to address one of the most costly challenges within the international...
Cittaslow Launches Seventh Annual Dinner in White and the Three Things Initiative
Get your white outfit ready! On August 12, 2018 Cittaslow will be hosting their 7th annual Dinner in White. The much anticipated event will be taking place in Hecate Park, Cowichan Bay starting at 4:30p.m. The dinner will be potluck style and everyone is asked to...
Cowichan Tribes hosts the 42nd Annual BC Elders Gathering: ‘I tst ‘o’ hwun’ ‘I (We Are Still Here)
Thousands of people from across British Columbia were in Duncan this July for the 42nd annual BC Elders Gathering. Hosted by the Cowichan Tribes, the three day event took place in the Island Savings Centre arena and garnered an estimated 5,000 attendees, including...
Province relaunches Buy BC to connect people to made-in-B.C. products
Buy BC programming is being relaunched to boost B.C.’s agriculture industry and fuel public interest in shopping for made-in-B.C. products. The program is aimed at making it easier for British Columbians to explore new and different products from around the province....
Microtel Inn & Suites in Oyster Bay is Now Open for Business!
The Coast Salish Development Corporation (CSDC) in partnership with MasterBUILT Hotels has officially opened the Microtel Inn & Suites in Oyster Bay, just north of Ladysmith. A celebratory grand opening reception was held on June 20, 2018 and included a tour of...
Free Music in Downtown Duncan Jun 29 – Aug 6
The arts and cultural community has again come together with the local business sector to prove that downtown Duncan and the Cowichan Valley is “a rather fun place to be”. 39 Days of July presented by the Duncan Cowichan Festival Society offers 200 free scheduled...
Cowichan Wineries Taking Home Medals at the All Canadian Wine Championships!
The All Canadian Wine Championship was established in 1981, making it Canada’s oldest wine competition. It receives upwards of 1,000 entries every year from wineries across the nation that are critiqued by a distinguished panel of renowned sommeliers, wine writers and...
Cowichan Marinas Receive Green Bill of Health
North Cowichan’s Maple Bay Marina is once again being recognized by a respected BC environmental organization for its ongoing efforts to maintain a clean marine environment. The Georgia Strait Alliance (GSA) is a not-for-profit conservation group working to protect...
Economic Development Cowichan Connects with the Wine and Beverage Producers
Economic Development Cowichan is connecting with local wine, craft beer and spirit producers to gain insights into their challenges, issues and opportunities. Throughout May and June, EDC staff Amy Melmock and Janae Enns are visiting Cowichan producers to identify...
Regional Collaboration on Cowichan Lake Region Tourism Action Plan
Community Futures Cowichan in partnership with Economic Development Cowichan and other community and First Nations stakeholders is leading the development of a plan to grow economic opportunities within the Cowichan Lake and the Western Region. The plan hones in on...
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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