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Area B

Information

Category	Description
Area	30,605 hectares
Population (2021 Census)	8,558
Includes	Shawnigan Lake
Boundaries	North – South side of Cobble Hill Village South – Trans-Canada Highway at the south cutoff to Shawnigan Lake East – 5 km west of Trans-Canada parallel West – Out to Renfrew past Grant Lake
Electoral Area Community Parks	Elsie Miles Park/Dougan Park Masons Beach Park Melrose Park Old Mill Park Recreation Road Boat Launch Shawnigan Hills Athletic Park Shawnigan Wharf Park William Rivers Park
Nearby Features and Attractions	Historic Kinsol Trestle and Cowichan Valley Trail Merridale Ciderworks Cobble Hill Mountain Regional Recreation Area
Local Leisure Facilities	Shawnigan Lake Community Centre

Land Acknowledgement

The CVRD is in the ancestral and unceded territories of First Nations including (but not limited to) Quw'utsun (Cowichan Tribes), MÁLEXEŁ (Malahat), BOḰEĆEN (Pauquachin), c̓uubaʕsaʔtx̣ (Ts'uubaa-asatx), xeláltxw (Halalt), Spune’luxutth (Penelakut), Stz'uminus, Leey’qsun (Lyackson), Diitiidʔaaʔtx̣ (Ditidaht) and P’a:chi:da?aht (Pacheedaht) Peoples. Local First Nations Peoples have stewarded the lands of this region since time immemorial. The CVRD is committed to the ongoing journey of reconciliation between Indigenous and non-Indigenous peoples in the region by strengthening cooperation, collaboration, and relationship building.