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Cowichan: Welcome to the warm land
Thursday, April 30th, 2009 by GetawayBC.com
To the Coast Salish Natives, it is Quw’utsun’, meaning the Warm Land.
Today’s Cowichan, our little slice of West Coast paradise, offers the same variety and abundance that helped our proud First Nations people prosper for centuries.
Carved out of the rugged bedrock of Vancouver Island, just north of the capital of Victoria, Cowichan boasts one of Canada’s mildest climates and opportunities for an amazing variety of experiences.
It has jewel-studded lakes, a national heritage river, all the splendour of the northwest rainforest and the warm Pacific coastline of the Salish sea.
It’s home to pastoral farmland, a burgeoning menu of slow food and fine dining and the emerging star of Canadian wineries.
Art, music, theatre and the rich culture of our First Nations people are yours to explore. Try it out. It won’t take long to warm to the Warm Land.;