Information for the history section of this webpage was compiled using the following and other sources.

Tough Timber

- by Myrtle Bergren, published in l956. History of the formation of the Woodworkers Union

Kaatza - The Indian name for Cowichan Lake

- by John Saywell published in l967 for the Centennial. Chronicles of Cowichan Lake, depicting the history of its people, logging and organizations.

History of Cowichan Lake Research Station

- by Ralph Schmidt published in June l992.

The Legacy and the Challenge

-by Richard Rajala published in l993. A Century of forest industry at Cowichan Lake.

Family Trees: The Growth of a Forest Community

Lake Cowichan l944 - l994. Compiled for the 50th anniversary of incorporation as a village.

Those Lake People

- by Lynne Bowen published in l995. Stories of Cowichan Lake.

Saving History

- by Kaatza Historical Society - published in 1997. A small collection of photographs of Cowichan Lake & Surrounding Area.

Memories: Honeymoon Bay 50 years

- by Marian Bates published in l997. History of a mill town on Cowichan Lake.

Paldi Remembered

- by Joan Mayo. 50 years of life in a Vancouver Island logging town.

The Magic Years

- Autobiography by Ron Kenyon l998
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