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Youbou, British Columbia
Village in British Columbia, Canada / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Youbou (/ˈjuːboʊ/, YOO-boh) is a community located on the north shore of Cowichan Lake, west of Duncan and a 15-minute (13 km) drive west of the community of Lake Cowichan, Canada. The former mill town on Vancouver Island provides a public beach and extensive recreational opportunities, including fishing, boating, and hiking.
Village of Youbou | |
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Coordinates: 48°52′N 124°12′W | |
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• Regional District Director | Pat Weaver |
Population (2011) | |
• Total | 966[1] |
Time zone | PST |
Postal code | V0R 3E1 |
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Youbou is named after two employees of the Empire Lumber Company which operated the first sawmill there. Mr. Yount was the general manager and Mr. Bouton was the president.[2]: 302
Youbou is one of several towns in the Cowichan Valley with significant South Asian Canadian (primarily Sikh-Canadian) community history for over 130 years, gaining notoriety in the forestry industry at local sawmills from the early 20th century until the 1980s.[3]