cured ** not cupped… I was a very young teen and I came into Romeo’s pizza in Duncan with my sibling and father to pick up some food, I had the worst hiccups ever and you got me a cup and told me 11 sips of water through a straw would help. To this day that’s the only thing that’s ever worked. I hope both sides of your pillow are cold every night (or however you like it) <3
Hey r/cowichan 👋
I visited Lake Cowichan this past summer and spent an afternoon tubing down the river. Somewhere between dodging other floaters, drifting past someone's backyard dock, and watching a heron give me the side-eye from the bank, it hit me how much the whole experience reminded me of floating down the Salt River in Arizona years ago. Same lazy pace, same "wait, is that a log or an obstacle?" energy, same slightly sunburned bliss at the end of the day.
That trip stuck with me long enough that when I got home I ended up building a little tilt-to-steer mobile game inspired by it. You float down a river, dodge stuff, chase your best distance. Nothing intense, genuinely just a chill game for the couch or a long car ride. I named it **Cowichan River Float** because that afternoon on the river was where the whole idea came from, and I wanted the free base game to feel like Vancouver Island, cedar-lined banks, clear green water, the works.
There's also a paid expansion with the Salt River in it (of course), plus the Guadalupe, Chattahoochee, Ichetucknee, and Comal. But the Cowichan version is completely free and the core game.
It just launched on the Google Play Store — iOS is coming later. If you want to check it out:
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.base6a435b31b93608949bdaecd7.app
Not really posting this to sell anything — mostly just wanted to share with the community that inspired it. If any locals give it a try, I'd genuinely love to hear whether the Cowichan version feels like the real river. 🛟
Originally from Canada and just interested in finding a place to experience Canada while I’m young… thoughts? Suggestions? I loved Lake Cowichan when I visited my dad whom I’m now no contact with, so I don’t have a proper guide or reference for there.
I’d love suggestions. I’m currently a paralegal here, don’t know how bad housing is but can’t be much worse than here. I pay $1200, I make about $2700 a month, so if it’s possible I’d rather do this there🤷♀️
If you're in the market for a new kitty, now's your chance.
Just moved to Duncan BC and have few ongoing medications. Any recommendations on the pharmacy? I have a tight budget so lower price would be nice.
Thank you everyone for the reply!
I called all the places mentioned and also called around town and decided to go with Cowichan Pharmacy on York Rd.
They are newly opened and they by far had the lowest cost (looks like I will be saving about $500/year) and they do free delivery.
Over the years, I've noticed that a lot of pharmacies have different markup's for medications and it looks like this pharmacy didn't have any markup and have very transparent pricing(yes, I've been on a lot medications for a while that I know the cost of it sadly)
And since I don't have a doctor here, they set me up with the same day online doctor's appointment on the spot so I could get my refills the same day!
They made up my medications in less than 10 minutes!!
Highly recommended!