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Area I

Information

Category	Description
Area	50,579 hectares
Population (2021 Census)	1,206
Includes	Meade Creek Youbou
Boundaries	North – Chemainus River South – Town of Lake Cowichan, Cowichan Lake West – Out to Renfrew (most westerly point of Cowichan Lake District)
Electoral Area Community Parks	Arbutus Park Bald Mountain Park Marble Bay Park Nantree Park Price Park Stoker Park/Southern Playfield Park Youbou Little League Park
Nearby Features and Attractions	Cowichan Lake Nitinat Lake Carmanah-Walbran Provincial Park West Coast Trail- Pacific Rim National Park Reserve
Local Leisure Facilities	British Columbia Forest Service campsites Cowichan Lake Recreation Youbou Bowling Alley

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.