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Christmas Family Skate
The arena will be transformed with lights, trees, and decorations. Bring your family and enjoy the on-ice activities or warm up around the fire. Santa will stop by for a special visit and bring treats for the little ones. Event is open to ‘children’ of all ages. Pre-registration is required and is on a first come, first served basis beginning November 22. This event is generously sponsored by: Thrifty Foods Mill Bay and Island Savings Credit Union.
Sunday | Dec 12 FREE Admission | Pre-registration required Registration begins on November 22 at 9:00 a.m. 1:00 p.m. - 2:00 p.m. | Code: 38793 2:45 p.m. - 3:45 p.m. | Code: 38794 4:30 p.m. - 5:30 p.m. | Code: 38795 6:15 p.m. - 7:15 p.m. | Code: 38796
Kerry Park Recreation Centre
Winter Wonderland Skate
Bring the whole family to this fun, festive-themed skate. Our arena will be filled with lights, decorations, and holiday music. We’ll have arts and crafts for the kids and tons of exciting activities on the ice, including our always popular crazy carpet slide. Sit down and warm up around our on-ice fireplace. Santa Claus will stop by to say hello and give out treats to the little ones. This event is FREE but tickets are required. Tickets will be available for pick up at the Cowichan Community Centre starting November 14.
Saturday | Dec 18 12:30 p.m. - 2:00 p.m. | Code: 38063 3:00 p.m. - 4:30 p.m. | Code: 38064 FREE Admission | Pre-registration required
Cowichan Community Centre
Winter Wonderland
All Ages
Come out and enjoy the festivities at our annual Winter Wonderland. Witness our arena transformed into a festive wonderland showcasing a toboggan run, fire on ice, skating, shinny hockey, hot chocolate, and a visit from Santa himself! Skate rentals are included. Two time slots to choose from. Please register in advance, online at reccowichan.ca. Each person must register separately - for the family of 4 rate call Cowichan Lake Recreation at 250.749.6742 ext. 0. Concession will be open.
Thursday | Dec 23 3:00 p.m. - 5:00 p.m. | Code: 37044 6:00 p.m. - 8:00 p.m. | Code: 37045 $5/person or $18/family of 4
Cowichan Lake Sports Arena
New Year’s Eve Family Event
All Ages
Bring your family out on New Year's Eve for a great time at Cowichan Lake Sports Arena. Ticket price includes family skating, crafts, sports, games, hot chocolate, and a balloon drop at 4:45 p.m. Skate rentals included. Please register in advance, online at reccowichan.ca. Each person must register separately - for the family of 4 rate call Cowichan Lake Recreation at 250.749.6742 ext. 0. Concession will be open.
Friday | Dec 31 | 3:00 p.m. - 5:00 p.m. $5/person or $18/family of 4 | Code: 37059
Cowichan Lake Sports Arena
New Year’s Eve Family Celebration
Join us again this year as we bring in the New Year, family-style, at the Cowichan Community Centre. Our FREE celebration will have something for the whole family, including face painting, a photo booth, and other new attractions. Our early countdown will take place just before 8:00 p.m., complete with noise makers, prizes, and the always popular balloon drop! Please note: each skating session has limited capacity and will be on a first come, first served basis.
Friday | Dec 31 | 3:00 p.m. - 8:00 p.m. Skate 1 | 3:00 p.m. - 4:00 p.m. | Code: 38065 Skate 2 | 4:45 p.m. - 5:45 p.m. | Code: 38066 Skate 3 | 6:30 p.m. - 7:30 p.m. | Code: 38067 FREE Admission | Pre-registration required
Cowichan Community Centre
Elder College Programs
Elder College is celebrating 20 years in the Cowichan Community Centre. We invite all individuals 50 or better to join us in a program designed by you for you. Share knowledge, learn new skills, and develop yourself in a friendly and welcoming environment. Elder College features an expansive program lineup with opportunities ranging from fitness and computers through to music and outdoors. All of the programs are put on by great instructors and overseen by our committee, of which we give a heartfelt thanks to both. Please note there is an annual membership fee.
Sheila’s Upcycle into Useable Art
The goal of this course is to take items from your home or elsewhere involving fabric, wood, ceramic, metal and outdoor-specific items. Turn these items into amazing and useable art for your home or a gift and save them from being thrown out and contaminating the ‘blue and green marble’ that we live on. The instructor will provide a list of materials and session outline.
Thursday | Sept 9 - Oct 14 | 1:00 p.m. - 3:00 p.m. 5/$55 | Code: 37827 | No session Sept 30 Presenter: Sheila Warneken
KPRC - Mill Bay Hall
Autumn Weeds for Food and Health
This outdoor workshop will introduce participants to the wealth of edible and therapeutic plants that grow at the edges of our gardens. Workshop participants should be dressed for the weather and wear sturdy outdoor footwear.
Cowichan Community Centre
Why Home Sellers Are Sued & How You Can Protect Yourself
This session will cover where home sellers are vulnerable and the six steps you can take to reduce the likelihood you'll be sued later. We will also look at examples of payouts.
Cowichan Community Centre
Hawk Migration from East Sooke Park
Join this field trip to East Sooke Park on southern Vancouver Island to view the gathering of turkey vultures, hawks, falcons, kestrels, harriers, osprey, and eagles before crossing Juan de Fuca Strait for their annual migration south. Please bring binoculars, warm clothing as lookout can be chilly due to cool onshore winds, water, and snacks/lunch.
Cowichan Community Centre
Conscious Aging
What does growing older mean to you? How can we come to terms with and make peace with our own aging process, while continuing to enjoy our lives? In this class you are invited to explore some of these issues through discussions with peers, readings and personal reflection.
Tuesdays | Sept 28 - Oct 19 | 1:30 p.m. - 3:30 p.m. 4/$46 | Code: 37840 Presenter: Dr. Judith Martin, Registered Clinical Counsellor
Cowichan Community Centre
Ladysmith's Industrial Heritage Preservation Project
Ladysmith & District Historical Society volunteers have been restoring Locomotive #11, Humdirgen, tube tumbler and an early box car at the original Comox Logging & Railway Co. site in Ladysmith. Enjoy a slideshow and guided tour. See the preservation progress and discover exciting heritage plans.
Saturday | Oct 2 | 10:00 a.m. - 12:00 p.m. 1/$14 | Code: 37841 Presenter: Shirley Blackstaff
614 Oyster Bay Drive, Ladysmith
Lady With a Past: A History of Ladysmith
Have you ever wondered about Lady Smith and her connection to the Town of Ladysmith? Would you like to know about Ladysmith's connections to the Dunsmuirs? This is your opportunity to get the answers to these questions.
Cowichan Community Centre
Drawing Cats & Dogs
Build confidence while you explore your own style of drawing cats and dogs. Please bring a sketchbook or scrap paper; cheap promotional pens for practice (those running out of ink are ideal); black drawing pen (any smoothly flowing black ink pen will do); and LOTS of cat and dog photos (figurines are also useful). We’ll discuss more supply options at the first class.
Wednesdays | Oct 6 - 27 | 1:30 p.m. - 3:00 p.m. 4/$52 | Code: 37844 Instructor: Penny Boden
Cowichan Community Centre
Beginner/Intermediate Guitar
This course will focus on learning the common first position chords with the goal of playing a simple song to start. We will look at some basic theory as it pertains to understanding key signatures and the relevance of what chords go together in songs. Intermediate studies will focus on more advanced theory and some cool tricks on how to spice up your playing. Please bring a playable guitar.
Cowichan Community Centre
Beginners’ Acrylic Painting
Have you ever wanted to learn how to paint? Learn about art materials, paint colours, composition and so much more. A supply list will be provided at registration.
Thursdays | Oct 7 - 28 | 10:00 a.m. - 12:00 p.m. 4/$52 | Code: 37843 Instructor: Roger Jackson
Cowichan Community Centre
Armchair Travel: Western China
Visit the western end of the Great Wall in Gansu Province and Silk Road oases in Xinjjiang, home of the Uighurs. This presentation includes visits to the ancient Chinese capital of Xi’an, the Mogao caves at Dunhuang, an ancient Uighur capital at Turpan plus Hotan, Urumqi, Kashgar, Jiayuguan and the surrounding countryside.
Cowichan Community Centre
Beginner Ukulele
Learn the basic ukulele chords, including strumming, and the names of strings of the C ukulele. Must provide your own playable ukulele.
Saturdays | Oct 9 - 23 | 10:00 a.m. - 12:00 p.m. 3/$38 | Code:37850 Instructor: Al Lawrence
Cowichan Community Centre
Stress Release Guided Meditation
This session is an introduction to releasing stress and anxiety using hypnotherapy and guided meditation techniques to achieve calm and relaxation. Learn how to relax easily using self-hypnosis techniques, and find that calm and peaceful place within yourself. Session includes a 45-minute hypnotherapy session to demonstrate these techniques!
Wednesday | Oct 13 | 10:00 a.m. - 11:30 a.m. 1/$14 | Code: 37855 Instructor: Allan Curtis
Cowichan Community Centre
Armchair Travel: Hiking in Catalonia
This wonderful hike took us from village to village through Catalonia starting in the volcanic landscapes of the Garrotxa and down to the "very" rocky headlands of the Costa Brava overlooking the Mediterranean. It was challenging and spectacular. Doing this hike during the area's separatist referendum made it that much more exciting.
Thursday | Oct 14 | 1:30 p.m. - 3:30 p.m. 1/$14 | Code: 37854 Presenters: Alison Meredith and Annette Inglis
Cowichan Community Centre
Tour of Shawnigan Lake School
Enjoy a tour of Shawnigan Lake School including the state-of-the art library, the school museum and school chapel and grounds.
Monday | Oct 18 | 9:30 a.m. - 11:30 a.m. 1/$14 | Code: 37864 Tour Leader: Rosemary Dolman
Cowichan Community Centre
Advanced Conversational French
Do you want to brush up on your conversations in French? Take part in advanced discussions about poetry.
Cowichan Community Centre
Me 262: The World's First Operational Jet Airplane
Learn myths and facts of the Me 262 and the Jumo 004 jet engine, a remarkable technological achievement in WW2 Germany.
Cowichan Community Centre
FireSmarting Your Home
This session will provide an overview of recent wildfire seasons and the wildfire threat in BC. In particular, we will explore ways to protect your property and community from the threat of wildfire (FireSmarting). The session will cover the FireSmart Neighborhood Recognition Program as well as review FireSmart BC resources available to the public.
Thursday | Oct 21 | 10:00 a.m. - 12:00 p.m. 1/$14 | Code: 37867 Instructor: April Diver
Cowichan Community Centre
Thank you
Thank you to all of the wonderful volunteer instructors and committee members who donate their time and expertise.
Armchair Travel: Two Weeks in French Polynesia
This seven-day trip on a Paul Gaugin cruise around the islands included Tahiti, Moorea and Bora Bora, and was followed by time in an over-the-water bungalow in Bora Bora. An amazing experience to share: flora, fauna and pearls!
Tuesday | Oct 26 | 1:30 p.m. - 3:30 p.m. 1/$14 | Code: 37860 Presenter: Sally Richards Emory
Cowichan Community Centre
Finding a Retirement Home
This session is geared to seniors thinking of moving to a retirement home and the key questions to ask when making this critical decision. Based on Mr. Talford’s personal experience, and the challenges he encountered having lived in three homes and visited several others, he decided to write a book to help others. There will be a presentation and Q&A.
Cowichan Community Centre
Incapacity Planning, Will and Estates and Duties of an Executor
This session will cover the preparation of Powers of Attorney, Representation Agreements and Advance Directive. Duties of an executor on the death of a willmaker and an introduction to applying for Probate or Administration will also be discussed.
Cowichan Community Centre
Armchair Travel: Tanzania
Enjoy a photographic circle tour of a 2019 trip to Tanzania. From Dar Es Salaam, we will visit Bagomoyo, then on to Arusha and a safari in Sergeti National Park. We will visit a Maasai village and two other rural villages, see some town markets and end on the island of Zanzibar.
Cowichan Community Centre
Literature and the Oral Tradition
Explore the influence of the spoken word on six great English and Irish writers: Chaucer, Shakespeare, Byron, Yeats, Synge, and Joyce.
Thursdays | Nov 4 - Dec 16 | 10:00 a.m. - 12:00 p.m. 6/$62 | Code: 37869 Instructor: Tim Brownlow, Ph.D. No session Nov 11
Cowichan Community Centre
Armchair Travel: Antarctica
Visit the "White Continent" and learn about its abundant wildlife and the impact of climate change. Discussions will also include the difference between expedition and cruise ship travel and the cities of Buenos Aries and Ushuaia.
Cowichan Community Centre
America's Civil War 1861-65
Four years of war preserved the Union and ended slavery, but political and social scars linger today. This expanded course examines the causes, course of the fighting, and the consequences of the Civil War.
Wednesdays | Nov 17 - Dec 8 | 10:00 a.m. - 12:00 p.m. 4/$46 | Code: 37870 Presenter: Chris Comars
Cowichan Community Centre
Art Appreciation: War & Peace
Human conflict has inspired provocative works of art. The architecture of war memorials, paintings, sculptures, etc. are found near and far. Our discussionstyle class will examine if we have learned anything about embracing peace from the great art of the past.
Cowichan Community Centre
Would you like to teach an Elder College course?
If you are interested in teaching courses for Elder College please contact Elder College Advisory Committee via Jennifer Carmichael at jennifer.carmichael@cvrd.bc.ca
