Youbou, British Columbia

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.

Youbou is named after two employees of the Empire Lumber Company which operated the first sawmill there.

[2]: 302 Youbou is one of several towns in the Cowichan Valley with a significant South Asian Canadian population (primarily Sikh-Canadian) community history for over 130 years, gaining significance in the forestry industry in local sawmills from the 1980s to the 20th century.

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