May 9, 2022 | News
April was dedicated to refurbishing a cherished hiking trail in Youbou that commemorates a young man who died too soon. Volunteers spent April 2 and 16 on the Christopher Rock trail cutting away fallen logs, creating switchbacks and bypasses, and creating a new entryway. The next step will be adding signage. Thanks to the Cowichan Lake Trail Blazers who were shouldering tools: Werner, Rick, Scott, Brennan, Alex, Dylan, Donna, Robb, Chelsea, Steve, Fred, Julia, Randall, Cindy, and Mike. Youbou volunteers joining in were: Eva, Susanne, Patricia, Klaus, Cindy, Allison, Julie, Allan, Julia, and Randall.
Mar 31, 2022 | News
Our Master Trail Plan for Christopher Rock has been approved and we are ready to start work! Join the Cowichan Lake Trail Blazers on Saturdays at 10 am, on April 2, 16, and 30, behind the Youbou Community Hall. Bring rake, lopper, shovel, pick, gloves, and a can-do attitude!
Mar 31, 2022 | News
At our Annual General Meeting, we elected 4 board members: Chelsea, Julia, Manfred, and Donna, who will each serve a three-year term until 2025. The board subsequently elected our executive board: President, Julia; Vice President, Nic; Secretary, Donna; and Treasurer, Fred. We also heard a recap of our very successful year in 2021 and learned about the exciting plans for 2022.
Mar 31, 2022 | News
On March 26 and 17, eight dedicated trail blazers participated in the Level 2 Trail Building workshop conducted by Mark Wood of Trail Holistics. The group met in the mornings to discuss approaches to more complex trail building. In the afternoons they were in the woods learning bushcraft, building a bike jump from wood. We dare you to try it!
Jan 20, 2022 | News
We appreciate the support of our sponsors and love it when we can say thank you in person. We recently presented Mid Island Co-op with beautiful wood engraved plaque honoring their donation of funds to purchase an equipment trailer and decorate it with very distinctive hiking and biking artwork from Cowichan Lake scenes. Lake Cowichan Co-op Manager Debra Stewart, Area Manager Kellie Cartright were pleased to receive the plaque from Board President Julia Martinusen, Board Member Ed Ufnal, and Project Assistant Katherine Deveau. Thank you!
Jan 20, 2022 | News
See the progress on our trail system and find out where we’ll be working next. Join us for a bike tour or a hike tour on Saturday, February 5 at 10 am. Meet at the Stone Avenue entrance, just west of the Lake Cowichan high school. Then, get your trail building duds out of winter storage. We’ll resume our bi-weekly trail-building sessions on Saturday, February 19 at 10 am. Watch our Facebook page for exact locations.
