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Community Event Tote ProgramCommunity Event Tote Program The Community Event Tote Program was created to provide an opportunity for not-for-profit organizations and schools to educate the community about proper waste separation practices. To...
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Waste Reduction EducationWaste Management Education How Much Do We Throw Away? In 2017, CVRD residents produced approximately 77,000 tonnes of waste; 60% was recycled or composted, and 40% was landfilled. This resulted...
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Food WasteFood Waste Did you know that almost half of Canada’s food waste (47%) occurs right at home? According to the CVRD’s 2015 Food Waste Composition study, Cowichan Valley households that...
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Where Does My Garbage Go?Where Does My Garbage Go? Whether it starts in your curbside tote or at a CVRD Recycling Centre, garbage collected in the Cowichan Valley travels much farther than you might...
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ReduceReduce The first step towards waste reduction is to reduce how much “stuff” is produced and consumed. This may seem obvious, but reducing the amount of “stuff” ensures that there...
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Building Permit FAQs...as a blanket term when talking about short term rentals. Zones that permit short term rentals are limited in the CVRD. Bed and breakfast short term rentals are permitted within...
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ReuseReuse Reusing and repairing items is the second most important step toward waste reduction, as it avoids the energy-intensive reprocessing that is required for recycling while reducing the need for...
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Book an InspectionBook an Inspection When booking an inspection by telephone or email, please provide staff with the following: Permit number Site address Inspection requested Date requested for the inspection Contact name...
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RepairRepair Toss it? No Way! Do you have an item that needs a simple fix? Or do you have some practical skills to spare? Join the Repair Café movement, where...
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Building Permit StatisticsBuilding Permit Statistics The monthly listings below are for issued Building Permits in the CVRD Electoral Areas for 2026, year-to-date. For prior years information or to inquire about historical permit...
Land Acknowledgement
The CVRD is in the ancestral and unceded territories of First Nations including (but not limited to) Quw'utsun (Cowichan Tribes), MÃLEXEÅ (Malahat), BOḰEĆEN (Pauquachin), cÌ“uubaÊ•saÊ”txÌ£ (Ts'uubaa-asatx), xeláltxw (Halalt), Spune’luxutth (Penelakut), Stz'uminus, Leey’qsun (Lyackson), DiitiidÊ”aaÊ”txÌ£ (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.