Are you interested in helping to plan the future for local parks, open spaces and trails in your community? The Cowichan Valley Regional District (CVRD) is seeking volunteers to serve on the following Electoral Area Community Parks Advisory Commissions and the South Cowichan Sub- Regional Parks Advisory Commission:

Electoral Area A - Mill Bay/Malahat 

Electoral Area B - Shawnigan Lake 

Electoral Area C - Cobble Hill 

Electoral Area D - Cowichan Bay

Electoral Area E - Cowichan Station/Sahtlam/Glenora 

Electoral Area F - Cowichan Lake South/Skutz Falls 

Electoral Area G - Saltair/Gulf Islands

Electoral Area H - North Oyster/Diamond 

Electoral Area I - Youbou/Meade Creek

South Cowichan Sub-Regional Parks Advisory Commission

Community Parks Advisory Commissions provide advice on issues pertaining to park and trail development, park amenities, park volunteer engagement, parkland acquisition opportunities, annual park budgets, and community park events specific to the electoral area or sub-regional parks function each advisory commission represents.

If you are willing to volunteer a few hours each month as generally asked of Community Parks Advisory Commission members involved with each Commission, submit an Expression of Interest available online at www.cvrd.bc.ca or at the CVRD main reception at 175 Ingram Street, Duncan. Completed Community Parks Advisory Commission Expressions of Interest must be submitted to the CVRD in hardcopy or by email: parks@cvrd.bc.ca by noon on Friday, February 8, 2019.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION PLEASE CONTACT: Brian Farquhar, Manager, Parks & Trails Division, 250.746.2620 or 1.800.665.3955.