North Cowichan, British Columbia

North Cowichan is a municipality on the east side of Vancouver Island, bordering the Salish Sea next to the City of Duncan. It includes Crofton, Chemainus, Maple Bay, Quamichan, Bell McKinnon, Berkey's Corner and South End/University Village, and is a member of the Cowichan Valley Regional District (CVRD). The Municipality runs planning, building permits, business licences, bylaw services, dog licensing (with Coastal Animal Services as its animal control contractor), curbside garbage, recycling and organics collection, water and sewer utilities, roads, parks, recreation and fire services. The CVRD runs the Bings Creek Solid Waste Management Complex and a recycling hotline. Marriage licences, health cards and driver's licences are provincial.