We are excited to announce on October 30th, 2021 we will be officially resuming our events in Chemainus. The Chemainus Fall Festival and Fun Run will take place throughout the town from 10-2:00. This year we will have our Fall Fun Run 5K (formally Pumpkin Spice Run) start in three heats which will also now include a 2K. We will have three departures for social distancing and pace ease. We will offer food specials, costume contest, safe trick or treating, live music, pie tasti

This is an exciting new campaign to showcase Chemainus with a different appeal. This summer and into the fall we wanted to do something a little different to appeal to tourists. The question was two fold; 1. What do we offer that make us different than all of Cowichan and the island? 2. How do we keep people in town for more than a drive by or quick stop? The solution was to showcase something we never have but was always here, the fact we were a coastal town. Cowichan Valley

Economic Development Cowichan (EDC) has hired a restart coordinator for a one year term aiding communities with plans of varying degrees. This can range from applying for grants to actively working on larger planning projects. The CBIA and Chamber of Commerce have had some great meetings with them. We are asking them for help to ask the Municipality for some accountability with regards to the revitalization plan and hope to re-institute an advisory style council with a refres