What Daily Life in Youbou Requires, From Groceries to Garbage
What daily life in Youbou requires is planning, and that is the honest summary. There is no grocery store, no pharmacy and no hardware store. The nearest of each is in the Town of Lake Cowichan, approximately 10 kilometres east along the north shore road.1 Youbou is part of the Cowichan Valley Regio
Youbou Was a Mill Community, and What Remains of That
Youbou was a mill community for 73 years, and understanding that explains almost everything about how the place looks and who lives here. The Youbou sawmill closed on 26 January 2001, ending continuous production that had run since 1928 and putting 220 people out of work.12 It was the last sawmill o
Youbou Sits on the North Shore, and the Sun Lasts Longer There
Youbou sits on the north shore of Cowichan Lake, approximately 10 kilometres along North Shore Road from the Town of Lake Cowichan and approximately 38 kilometres west of Duncan.1 Locally it is known as the sunny side of the lake, and that is not marketing. A north shore faces south. The afternoon s
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