Event Location: Duncan, BC

Cowichan Tribes, Parks Canada, and the Historic Sites and Monuments Board of Canada will hold a plaque unveiling ceremony to commemorate the historic significance of the Coast Salish Knitters and the Cowichan Sweater. This event will be held at Cowichan Valley Museum at Duncan Station and Charles Hoey V.C. Memorial Park, 130 Canada Ave. Contact nancy.hildebrand@pc.gc.ca.

Diversity, Inclusion and Persons with Disabilities Minister Kamal Khera (Brampton West, Ont.) and Minister of Emergency Preparedness, President of the King’s Privy Council and Minister responsible for the Pacific Economic Development Agency of Canada Harjit S. Sajjan (Vancouver South, B.C.) will visit the Paldi Sikh Temple to highlight investments announced in Budget 2024. Contact alisson.levesque@hrsdc-rhdcc.gc.ca.

Chief Cindy Daniels of the Cowichan Tribes, Indigenous Services Minister and Minister responsible for the Federal Economic Development Agency for Northern Ontario Patty Hajdu (Thunder Bay-Superior North, Ont.), and Grace Lore, British Columbia’s Minister of Children and Family Development, will participate in a signing ceremony and celebration of a historic coordination agreement to affirm and … Read more

Crown-Indigenous Relations Minister Carolyn Bennett (Toronto-St. Paul’s, Ont.) and Katrine Conroy, British Columbia Minister of Children and Family Development, alongside Chief William (Chip) Seymour of the Cowichan Tribes will sign a Tripartite Letter of Understanding on Child and Family Services Reform. This event will take place at the Ramada – Cowichan Valley, 140 Trans-Canada Highway. Call 819-934-2796.

Employment, Workforce Development and Labour Minister Patty Hajdu (Thunder Bay-Superior North, Ont.) will announce ways the Government of Canada is helping young Canadians develop their skills and get hands-on work experience. The event will be held at the Cowichan Valley Youth Services, 554 Trunk Rd. Call 819-994-5559.

Heritage and Multiculturalism Minister Pablo Rodriguez (Honoré-Mercier, Que.) will tour an Indigenous heritage site on Vancouver Island, followed by a visit to a Young Canada Works project. This event will take place at Ye’yumnuts Village (Somenos Lake), 2892 Drinkwater Rd. Call 819-997-7788.

Infrastructure and Communities Minister Amarjeet Sohi (Edmonton Mill Woods, Alta.), Claire Trevena, Minister of Transportation and Infrastructure of British Columbia, Jon Lefebure, Cowichan Valley Regional District Board Chair, and Brian Anderson, BC Transit Vice President and Chief Operating Officer, will make an announcement at an infrastructure event regarding the Cowichan Valley Maintenance and Operations Facility. The event will be … Read more

Green Party leader Elizabeth May (Saanich-Gulf Islands, B.C.) will speak on climate change, the Paris COP negotiations, and insights from her years of ‘behind the scenes’ political negotiations for climate stability. This event will take place at VIU Cowichan Campus, Room 140, 2011 University Way. More details online.

Green Party Leader Elizabeth May (Saanich – Gulf Islands, B.C.) joins Cowichan – Malahat – Langford candidate, Fran Hunt-Jinnouchi, to launch her electoral campaign. The event features live music, original First Nations art, and a silent auction. The event will be held at Quw’utsun’ Cultural and Conference Centre, 200 Cowichan Way. Call 613-614-4916.

On behalf of Fisheries and Oceans Minister Gail Shea (Egmont, P.E.I.), Chief Government Whip John Duncan (Vancouver Island North, B.C.) will announce Government of Canada support through the newly established Recreational Fisheries Conservation Partnerships Program. The event will be held at the Cowichan Community Land Trust Society, 1845 Cowichan Bay Road (Hecate Park). Call 613-992-3474.