Cowichan, Saanich Peninsula and Southern Gulf Islands

Cowichan, Saanich Peninsula and Southern Gulf Islands

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Grief and International Overdose Awareness Day

Grief is a powerful and unifying force — one felt deeply by families, care providers, and communities across the region.

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Further testing confirmed free-roaming kitten did not have rabies

Further testing confirmed free-roaming kitten did not have rabies.

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International Overdose Awareness Day 2025

Island Health marks International Overdose Awareness Day events with memorial stations across the region

We invite anyone who has been impacted by the toxic drug crisis to remember their loved ones at in-person or digital interactive memorials as a part of International Overdose Awareness Day.

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Locations in this Community

Ladysmith Community Health Centre

Ladysmith Urgent Care & Community Health Centre

1111-4th Avenue
PO Box 10
Ladysmith, B.C. 
V9G 1A1

250-739-5777

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Lake Cowichan Health Unit

58 Cowichan Ave
P.O. Box 590
Lake Cowichan, B.C.
V0R 2G0

250-749-6878

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Malahat Health Unit

1121 Jesken Dr
Mill Bay, B.C.
V0R 2P4

250-743-3900

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Services offered in this Community

Adult Day Programs
Adult Day Programs
Assisted Living Services
Autism Spectrum Disorder Assessments
Autism Spectrum Disorder Assessments
Bariatric Program
Behavioural & Developmental Difficulties
Bereavement group for MAiD
Bone Mineral Densitometry
Call4Care
Care at Home During End of Life
Care in Hospice, Hospital or Facility
Child & Youth TeleMental Health Service
Child Care Licensing
Cleft Lip/Palate Clinic
Clinical Neurophysiology
Collaborative Spasticity Program
Communicable Disease Prevention & Control
Community Care Facilities Inspection FAQs
Community Virtual Care
Complaints & FAQs
Computed Tomography (CT Scan)
Cystic Fibrosis Services
Dental Program
Diagnostic & Screening Mammography
Discovery Youth & Family Substance Use Services
Early Intervention Program
Emotional Support for Breast Cancer
Eye Health Services
Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder
Fluoroscopy
Forensic Nursing Services
Funding Your Orthotics, Prosthetics or Seating Device
Group Programs
Health Services for Community Living
Hearing Program
Home Oxygen Program
Hospice Palliative & End-of-Life Care
Indigenous Health Diabetes Nurse Educator
Indigenous Nurse Practitioners
Inspections Reports
Island Health Youth Clinics
Learn About Child & Youth Rehab Services (CYFH-RS)
Local Prenatal Classes
Mammography Service
Medical Laboratory Services
MyHealth Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs)
New Vaping Regulations for Retailers
Nutrition Services
Orthotics & Foot Orthotics
Orthotics, Pedorthics, Prosthetics & Seating Warranties
Ostomy Care Services
Outpatient Nutrition Services
Outpatient Services
Pain Program - Homepage
Physiatry Clinics
Physical Recovery from Breast Cancer
Practical Support for Breast Cancer
Pre-admission Surgery Services
Prevent Alcohol & Risk Related Trauma in Youth (P.A.R.T.Y.)
Prosthetics Services
Public Health Nutrition
Pulmonary Function Testing
Referrals to Child Youth & Family Mental Health
Residential Care Licensing
Resources for Families
Resources for Families
Right From The Start
Risk Assessments in Community Care Facilities & FAQs
SmartParent
Telehealth
The Physiotherapy Voucher Program
Tobacco & Vapour Prevention & Control
Tobacco Retailer Information & Forms
Total Hip or Knee Replacement Surgery
Ultrasound
Vancouver Island Children's Assessment Network
Wheelchairs & Seating Services
Youth Tier 5 (YT5) – Mobile Intensive Case Management Team