• Which Cowichan Lake Community Has the Services You Need,Jason Anson

    Which Cowichan Lake Community Has the Services You Need

    Which Cowichan Lake community has the services you need is the question that decides where you should buy here, and it is not the question most people arrive with. They arrive asking about the view. The Cowichan Lake region includes the Town of Lake Cowichan plus Youbou, Honeymoon Bay, Mesachie Lake

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  • A Single Road Serves the Cowichan Lake Area, and What Happens When It Closes,Jason Anson

    A Single Road Serves the Cowichan Lake Area, and What Happens When It Closes

    A single road serves the Cowichan Lake area, and that is the fact worth understanding before you buy here. Highway 18 runs 26 kilometres from the Trans Canada Highway at Duncan west to Lake Cowichan, and it is the practical way in and out.1 It is a good road. It opened in 1953, was rebuilt to a stra

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  • Cowichan Lake Is 30 km Long, and Everything Here Runs Around It,Jason Anson

    Cowichan Lake Is 30 km Long, and Everything Here Runs Around It

    Cowichan Lake is one of the largest bodies of fresh water on Vancouver Island and it runs more than 30 kilometres from end to end.1 The Cowichan people called it Kaatza, the big lake, and the name is the most accurate description of the place anybody has managed. Everything about the Cowichan Lake a

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This page brings together my latest insights, stories, and updates about real estate and community life on Vancouver Island. Each article is part of a bigger picture, showing how housing, lifestyle, and local conditions are always changing. I have lived on the island for more than 30 years and have seen these shifts first-hand. In my professional work I focus on proving actual market value with market movement data, so buyers and sellers can trust the guidance they find here. Use these guides to explore regional areas and connect what you read with the broader housing story of the island at Living on Vancouver Island.