Three projects in the Cowichan Valley are receiving funding through Heritage BC’s 2026 Heritage Legacy Fund.
The fund awarded $476,912 to 31 heritage projects across B.C. this year.
The BC Forest Discovery Centre in North Cowichan will use its grant to restore and replace piers, historic skids, entrances and canopies at bunkhouses used at the Copper Canyon and Nanaimo logging camps.
Khowutzun Development Corporation, on behalf of Cowichan Tribes, is developing interpretive signs in Hul’q’umi’num’ for native plants surrounding the Open Place Pavilion at the Khowutzun Heritage Centre in Duncan.
The Kaatza Historical Society will create a permanent exhibit at the Kaatza Station Museum highlighting Chinese immigration to the Cowichan Lake region, including the community’s contributions to the lumber and forestry industries.
Heritage BC said it received 121 complete applications in 2026, requesting more than $1.85 million in funding. The organization called that a record level of interest in the program.
