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Loonie Skates
All Ages
Come on down to Cowichan Lake Sports Arena and spend only a loonie! That's right, everybody skates for just one dollar. Helmets strongly recommended but not supplied. Pre-registration is required and can be done online at www.reccowichan.ca. If you need to rent skates, choose this as an extra fee while registering and bring your receipt to pick up your skates.
Saturday | Jan 15 | 6:30 p.m. - 7:20 p.m. | Code: 41050 Sunday | Jan 23 | 4:00 p.m. - 4:50 p.m. | Code: 39139 Admission $1 | Rentals $3.25
Cowichan Lake Sports Arena
Teen Toonie Skate
Ages 13+
It's Toonie Teen Skate time. Pre-registration is required and can be done online at www.reccowichan.ca. If you need to rent skates, choose this as an extra fee while registering and bring your receipt to pick up your skates.
Friday | Feb 11 | 8:40 p.m. - 10:00 p.m. Admission $2 | Rentals $3.25 | Code: 39140
Cowichan Lake Sports Arena
School’s Out Skates
Come out with your friends and family and enjoy these special School’s Out skating sessions. Admission is only a toonie!
Friday | Feb 18 | 12:00 p.m. - 1:20 p.m. Monday | Apr 11 | 12:00 p.m. - 1:20 p.m. Admission $2 | Rentals $3
Cowichan Community Centre
School’s Out Skate
Come and skate with us on the School District 79 out day.
Friday | Feb 18 | 11:00 a.m. - 12:15 p.m. Adult $2 | Child $1 | Rentals $1 | Pre-registration required
Kerry Park Recreation Centre
Acoustic Jam
Age 19+
Join us in our the Cowichan Rocks Curling Lounge, in the Cowichan Lake Arena, every second Tuesday for a jammin’ good time! Bring your own instruments or come and sing along. No cover charge.
Every Second Tuesday | Dec 14 - June 28 7:00 p.m. - 9:00 p.m. FREE | Code: 41758 No Session Dec 28
CLR - Curling Lounge
Family Day Events
Family Day Learn to Curl
Ages 8+
Join us at the rink for a fun-filled session where you will learn about curling, be provided with equipment, and throw your first rock! Coaches will be on hand to provide instruction. Children are required to wear a helmet. Adults are strongly recommended to wear a helmet.
Monday | Feb 21 | 1:00 p.m. - 2:30 p.m. 1/FREE | Code: 40905
KPRC - Curling Rink
Monday | Feb 21 | 2:45 p.m. - 4:15 p.m. 1/FREE | Code: 42168
KPRC - Curling Rink
Family Day Skate
This fun skate will be filled with special family-themed Amazing Race style challenges. Attend with your family or friends and participate in these challenges to build your physical literacy and win prizes. All skaters must pre-register online or call Kerry Park to book their space.
Monday | Feb 21 | 1:00 p.m. - 2:15 p.m. Regular admission rates | Pre-registration required
Kerry Park Recreation Centre
Family Day Celebration
Bring the whole family and enjoy this FREE Family Day Celebration. We will host two skating sessions where families can spend some quality time together on the ice. We will also have sports, crafts, and activities for all ages in the Multi-Purpose Hall. All MPH participants will be eligible for prizes!
Monday | Feb 21 Family Skate | 12:00 p.m. - 1:00 p.m. | Code: 40873 Family Skate | 1:30 p.m. - 2:30 p.m. | Code: 40888 Gym Activities | 12:00 p.m. - 3:00 p.m. | Code: 40893
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.
Beginner Fly Tying
Students will learn to tie their own fishing ties, including the tools and materials needed and will come away with a nice selection of flies that catch fish on local lakes, rivers and beaches. A $40 supply fee is payable to the instructors at the first class.
Tuesdays | Jan 11 - Feb 8 | 10:00 a.m. - 12:00 p.m. 5/$60 | Code: 41098 Instructors: Devina and Ted Brookman
Instructors’ Studio, Chemainus
Tax Assessment Tips & Traps
2022 Assessment Notices are arriving in the mail. Almost all residential values have gone up. Will your property taxes go up by the same percentage? Some properties are worth less than assessed values; why? Should you appeal? If so, what do you need to do? Why do some owners ask for an assessment increase? Why do some ask for a decrease? This session will cover all of these questions.
Cowichan Community Centre
Purge Stress and Anxiety
Join a Certified Professional Hypnotist for this group hypnosis session focused on stress and anxiety release from past events, and discarding old baggage! This session includes a 45-minute hypnosis session with components of relaxation, visualization and clearing blocks and barriers that may be holding you back.
Cowichan Community Centre
Solar Energy Basics
We will review solar panel energy production and how it works and the equipment necessary to connect to your home. A review on net metering and how power is accounted for in the system will also be discussed.
Cowichan Community Centre
Drawing Cats & Dogs
Build confidence while you explore your own style of drawing cats. 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.
Thursdays | Feb 11 - Mar 4 | 1:30 p.m. - 3:00 p.m. 4/$52 | Code: 41104 Instructor: Penny Boden
Cowichan Community Centre
It’s a Wrap!
Tuck an ‘I love you’ card for your Valentine into a woven paper ‘sleeve’. Weaver Alison Irwin, inspired by the hearts on snowdrops, has created a special wrap that is perfect for a short note or gift card. Size of bias weave ‘sleeve’: 6 cm x 7 cm.
Wednesday | Feb 9 | 10:00 a.m. - 12:00 p.m. 1/$14 | Code: 40527 Instructor: Alison Irwin
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.
Wednesdays | Feb 16 - Mar 23 | 10:30 a.m. - 12:00 p.m. 6/$64 | Code: 40870 Instructor: Brian Hicks
Cowichan Community Centre
Self Confidence - Hypnosis Workshop
Join a Certified Professional Hypnotist for this group hypnosis session, focused on restoring selfconfidence. This session includes a 45-minute hypnosis session with component of relaxation, visualization and rebuilding self-confidence, selfworth and self-respect. This session is non-specific and allows you to choose the issues privately.
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.
Kerry Park Recreation Centre
Spring Garden - Making it Easy
Join in on this presentation on managing all aspects of a of typical spring garden. This is a time of renewal and there are tasks creating a healthy and thriving garden.
Dinter’s Nursery
Introduction to Zentangle
Zentangles is an art using simple strokes to create remarkable patterns. It is fun and easy to do and is known to relieve stress. Come join us. Play and discover the artist with in you. A supply list will be provided at registration.
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 | Mar 29 - Apr 19 | 1:30 p.m. - 3:30 p.m. 4/$46 | Code: 41103 Presenter: Dr. Judith Martin, Registered Clinical Counsellor
Cowichan Community Centre
Armchair Travel: Northern Ethiopia
The stunning scenery, the remarkable rock cut churches and especially the friendly people are what attract visitors to Ethiopia. Join us as we explore the northern mountains, the city of Addis Ababa, the religious centres of Axum and Lalibela, the source of the Blue Nile and much more.
Cowichan Community Centre
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
Yoga & Meditation for Seniors
This class offers a combination of gentle stretches, simple yoga postures, yoga breathing techniques, muscle toning and strength building and meditation. Benefits include: improved immune system, fewer joint pains, stronger body and mind, overall well-being and happiness.
Mondays | Apr 11 - May 16 | 10:00 a.m. - 11:00 a.m. 5/$60 | Code: 41095 Instructor: Saroj Sund No session Apr 18
Cowichan Community Centre
Europe’s July Crisis, 1914
World War 1 began at a time when economic globalization reigned and Europe's Great Powers actually had very little to fight about. This course explores how the July Crisis brought a continent at peace into war.
Wednesdays | Apr 13 - 20 | 10:00 a.m. - 12:00 p.m. 2/$28 | Code: 40523 Presenter: Chris Comars
Cowichan Community Centre
How Powered Farming Tools Have Evolved
In the history of human development, farmers arrived about ten thousand years ago. Their ability to work the land has evolved, from human power, to animal power, to the sophisticated and powerful farm equipment available today.
Cowichan Community Centre
The Lure of Paris
Explore the influence of French culture on six modern Irish Writers: George Moore; Oscar Wilde; W.B. Yeats; J.M. Synge; James Joyce; Samuel Beckett.
Thursdays | Apr 21 - May 26 | 10:00 a.m. - 12:00 p.m. 6/$62 | Code: 40872 Instructor: Timothy Brownlow, PhD
