I am writing this article a few weeks before it is published, and I can only hope that all our efforts to contain Covid-19 have been successful. The Mill Bay Community League closed along with recreation centres across the Cowichan Valley on March 16th, just one day before we were to host a public meeting
Emergency Preparedness – postponed to April 21st. Hope to see you there! Last year the whole Cowichan valley experienced multiple day power outage after a wind storm, this year North Cowichan experienced a flood emergency. How prepared were you, and how prepared are you for a larger scale emergency? Join April Diver, Emergency Program Coordinator
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Last year the whole Cowichan valley experienced multiple day power outage after a wind storm, this year North Cowichan experienced a flood emergency. How prepared were you, and how prepared are you for a larger scale emergency? Join April Diver, Emergency Program Coordinator with the CVRD for a presentation on how to be prepared for
Sarah Davidge from the South Cowichan Community Policing will give a talk on what their organization offers as well as a new program launching this year called Citizens on Patrol. Here is the facebook event link. Please click that you are attending and share within your networks. https://www.facebook.com/events/471063643567528/ The meeting for March will be on
Merry Christmas and a very Happy & Healthy New Year to all!
Christmas Variety Show – Sunday, December 1st 6:30pm
For years the supply of water in Mill Bay has been a topic of conversation. Every year the summer droughts continue and extreme weather events increase. These are the signs of climate change which has dramatically changed how water flows into our aquifers. Droughts through the summer drain them, and extreme flooding rains wash excess