Your free printable prepper checklist for the Cowichan Valley · PDF
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Emergency contacts, crisis lines, safety tips, and preparedness for Duncan and the Cowichan Valley. For emergencies call 911.
Last updated: May 30, 2026. Information may change. Call ahead when possible.
Household disaster planning for Duncan and the Cowichan Valley — separate from street survival and homelessness resources.
Official emergency planning, preparedness, response, and recovery information for Duncan, North Cowichan, Ladysmith, Lake Cowichan, and the Cowichan Valley Regional District. Topics: emergency planning, local hazards, evacuation routes, wildfires, floods, earthquakes, power outages, shelter-in-place, drought, landslides, Cowichan Alert, household emergency plans, and 7-day self-reliance planning.
Emergency Management Cowichan recommends preparing supplies that can support a household for at least one week. Build the kit around your household’s real needs, including children, seniors, disabilities, medical needs, pets, and transportation limits.
A practical workbook for creating a household emergency plan. Includes emergency comfort kits, reunion plans, family emergency plans, special-needs planning, emergency water and food, first aid, home supplies, pets, farm animals, earthquake response, evacuations, fires, floods, hazardous materials, landslides, pandemics, power outages, tsunamis, winter storms, recovery, and personal document tools.
For people hiking, camping, travelling rural Vancouver Island, or preparing for outdoor emergencies. Keep separate from food, shelter, poverty, homelessness, and crisis resources.
Backcountry survival resources, trip planning, trip essentials, travel tips, trip plans, and wallet survival cards.
A trip plan should explain where you are going, your route, who is with you, what gear you have, and when you expect to return. Leave it with someone you trust. If you do not return, they can provide the trip plan to police or search and rescue.
Do not rely only on your phone. Cell service can fail in rural and backcountry areas.
Keep separate from free emergency help. These are retail / paid options.
Paid local outdoor gear source for fishing, camping, archery, hunting supplies, and outdoor equipment. This is a retail store, not a free emergency service.
Optional source for survival books, manuals, and outdoor learning materials. This is not a social service or emergency support.
In a life-threatening emergency, always call 911 first.
Police, fire, ambulance — 24/7. Call for any immediate danger or medical emergency.
24-hour policing for Duncan, North Cowichan, and the Cowichan Valley.
Temporary shelter and support for women, transgender women, and non-binary people fleeing abuse or violence — with or without children. Pet-friendly room available.
Counselling, advocacy, emergency shelter, and education for women and children affected by abuse and violence.
Crisis counselling, court support, referrals, forms, and third-party reporting for victims of family violence, sexual assault, and abuse.
Free counselling for children and youth ages 4 to 18 exposed to family violence.
Long-term counselling for female survivors of family violence, sexual assault, or historical abuse.
Report possible abuse, neglect, or self-neglect of adults who cannot seek support on their own.
Seasonal 24-hour low-barrier emergency shelter. Pets allowed. Wheelchair accessible. Operates until April 30.
