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“Happy Valley”? Place-making in the Cowichan Valley

October 2, 2018November 1, 2018 BC Rural Centre

 

Charles Montgomery discusses”Happy Valley” — place-making focused on the future of Vancouver Island’s Cowichan Valley.
Montgomery is an award-winning author, who helps people find new ways to change the world around them.

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