Electoral Area H, Cowichan ValleyBritish Columbia

In the lower two fifths in British Columbia: 3 of the 3 schools around Electoral Area H, Cowichan Valley with results

Counting a 3 km margin, Electoral Area H, Cowichan Valley has 3 elementary schools and 2 secondary schools. The nearest secondary school is 3.9 km away, above British Columbia’s towns (1.8 km) and Canadian towns (1.2 km) alike.

Rent takes less of local pay in Electoral Area H, Cowichan Valley than in British Columbia’s towns or Canadian towns: 18% of household income

89% of households own their home, higher than both British Columbia’s towns (76%) and Canadian towns (74%).

Winters are mild in Electoral Area H, Cowichan Valley: January nights hold at 1.4°C, above British Columbia’s towns and Canadian towns

The warmest stretch brings July afternoons of 22.4°C, below British Columbia’s towns (23.1°C) and Canadian towns (25.5°C) alike. Gardeners get 235 frost-free days, from 19 March to 10 November. November is the wettest month, with 175 mm of rain and snow on average. Snow peaks in December: 14 cm in a normal year.

The force covering Electoral Area H, Cowichan Valley records more serious violence than British Columbia’s towns or Canadian towns, at 110

These figures come from the closest detachment: none reports for Electoral Area H, Cowichan Valley itself

Violent crime in the area its police cover: 21.9 per 1,000 people a year. Across the area its police cover, the Crime Severity Index averaged 87 over 2023–25, about level with British Columbia’s towns (83) and above Canadian towns (67). Property crime in the area its police cover: 40.3 per 1,000 people a year. For Crime Severity Index, Violent Crime Severity Index, violent crime and property crime per 1,000, the only official count covers all of the Ladysmith detachment area, Electoral Area H, Cowichan Valley included.

Electoral Area H, Cowichan Valley has fewer jobs than residents in work: 0.4 for each

A trip to work takes 29 min on average. Just over nine in ten commuters drove, about level with Canadian towns (89%) and above British Columbia’s towns (87%).

Older than 96% of Canadian towns: half of Electoral Area H, Cowichan Valley is over 56

Visible minorities make up 2.5% of the population, lower than both British Columbia’s towns (8.6%) and Canadian towns (15%). 11% of residents came to Canada as immigrants, lower than British Columbia’s towns (12%) yet higher than Canadian towns (6.4%).

Expect November days around 9°C in Electoral Area H, Cowichan Valley, nights around 4°C

ECCC’s forecast for Nanaimo is on the Weather page, hour by hour. Expect around 3 cm of snow in November. December follows at 7°C by day and 1°C by night. Precipitation in November averages 175 mm.

Tamara Kronis (Conservative Party of Canada) holds Nanaimo—Ladysmith, the riding that includes Electoral Area H, Cowichan Valley

The Liberal Party of Canada has 20 of the 43 MPs elected in British Columbia.

The nearest public library to Electoral Area H, Cowichan Valley is VIRL: Ladysmith Branch, 3.5 km away

After it comes VIRL: Chemainus Branch (North Cowichan), 14 km away.

The Trans-Canada Trail - Cowichan Valley Trail passes Electoral Area H, Cowichan Valley

Gulf Islands National Park Reserve is the closest national park, 29 km from town. Within 5 km lie 6 beaches, unnamed on the map. The nearest provincial park, Roberts Memorial Park, is 0.4 km away. Of the land within 10 km, 1.1% has protected status, below British Columbia’s towns (6.7%) and Canadian towns (2.3%) alike.

Lives run shorter around Electoral Area H, Cowichan Valley: 79.8 years, 1.7 below the typical Canadian town’s region

On average 16% of adults live with arthritis, diabetes or high blood pressure, higher than British Columbia’s towns (15%) yet lower than Canadian towns (17%). The region has more smokers than British Columbia, just over one in ten adults to 8.9%. The survey puts the region’s share in very good or excellent health at 47%, behind the 50% for British Columbia. Closer to home, a hospital sits 4.3 km from the average resident of Electoral Area H, Cowichan Valley, about the norm of 3.7 km.

Earthquake risk in Electoral Area H, Cowichan Valley runs 18 times the typical Canadian town’s: $0.55 per $1,000 a year

Area-wide: radon tests, counted over the Central Vancouver Island health region

Wildfire is rare near Electoral Area H, Cowichan Valley: 0.3% of the land within 25 km has burned since 1986, a burn rate of 0.008% a year. In Health Canada’s survey, just 0.9% of homes tested in the area exceeded 200 Bq/m³ (6.6% typical). No one has filed a flood map for Electoral Area H, Cowichan Valley on the national inventory.