Glenn has spent the last 9 years working as both a classroom instructor and an in car instructor for Young Drivers. He is now pleased to launch 1st Choice Driving Academy. Glenn is proud of his instructors record. He has seen many of his students go on to become competent and safe drivers.
1st Choice Driving Academy is owned and operated by Glenn Sproule. He was certified as a Graduated License Instructor, by the Justice Institute of British Columbia, in May of 2011.
Skills Taught:
- How to pass your road test and practice a lifetime of safe driving
- Recognize and respond properly to hazards
- Encouraging proper decision making and judgement calls
- How not to pay for the mistakes of other road users
- Maintaining proper lane position when driving straight
- Proper position for right and left turns
- Blind spot checks
- Intersection scans
- Timely mirror use
- Early recognition of speed zones
- Maintaining constant speed within speed limit
- 2,3 and 4 way stops
- Safe lane changes
- Handling light controlled intersections
- Making left turns at light with and without a protected arrow
- 2 and 3 point turns
- Roundabouts
- Pullovers
- Hill parking
Local Youbou coffee shop serving sandwiches and pastries. Cassy’s Coffee House also sells clothing, post cards, and much more. Received the Cowichan Lake District Chamber of Commerce/Island Savings Business of the Year for 2019
We install maintenance-free, waterproof, vinyl decking and aluminum railings. Serving the Cowichan Valley and surrounding areas on Vancouver Island, BC. Weatherdek has been supplying quality vinyl decking products for over 35 years. Choose from a wide variety of patterns, colors and styles.
Our Weatherdek products have been installed on all types of walkable surfaces including:
Patios & Balconies
Staircases & Steps
Walkways
Roof Decks
Discover the highest quality, longest lasting vinyl decking membranes possible with D.A.D’s Weatherdek.
Ed’s offers a comfortable and warm environment with a great view to relax for a bit. Ed’s has coffee, tea, espresso drinks and hot chocolate as well as treats.
Gerard’s Specialty Foods Ltd. is a family operation, started in Lake Cowichan in the summer of 2012. Our Founder, President and CEO, Gerard Burg (Gerry) was a Master Pastry Chef, with over 60 years experience and actually developed his concept of ‘beef strudel’ in his native country, the Netherlands.
He was born in 1934 and lived in Holland during the Nazi occupation. He began his training at the age of 14 years. By the age of 19 years, he won First Prize in the prestigious Brussels Fair, with a 5 foot chocolate and sugar statue of a bull fighter on horseback and a bull. Gerry went on to Africa where he was a Chef on the famous Blue Train. Meanwhile, his family has emigrated to Canada; he joined them in 1958 and quickly acquired his first job as Chef in the Royal York Hotel in Toronto. He went on to own three companies, taught at Georgian College and finally moved to Vancouver Island in 1998.
He continued with his craft, creating breathtaking wedding cakes, crafted in the old style of European masters. (some of his amazing cake samples are still on display in his office.) But he had always dreamed of creating a business with his delicious strudels and with the help of family, he finally pursued his dream in Lake Cowichan.
Gerry’s brother-in-law is our Vice-President, Graham Brawnell. Born in Vancouver, he grew up on a cattle ranch in B.C.’s Interior. He eventually owned Tinit Manufacturing and from this business he gained manufacturing knowledge to Gerard’s’. He is in charge of Inventory, Shipping and Receiving.
Secretary-Treasurer and Office Manager is Gerry’s widow, Glenda, who brings organization to our company. She has had a varied career, including real estate and civic celebration management. She has written a book about her family’s adventures on their cattle ranch.
Glenda’s son, William Osborne, who was trained by Gerry to assume the leadership, is now our President and CEO. He joined the company with an interest in franchising our company in the future. He was our Director of Sales & Marketing.
William’s partner, Dana is our Director of Product Development and is currently overseeing Sales and Marketing until we appoint a replacement.
Gerry’s twin, Father Joseph Burg, has joined our Board of Directors.
Jack’s General Store is located by Lake Cowichan School, at 212 South Shore Road. Jack’s sells everything from chocolate bars, chips, and candy, to kitchen staples like condiments, cereal, soup mixes, and coffee beans!
Your local business that has what your looking for in inflatables for your water time fun, cards, homemade crafts, partyware, giftwares and household items at reasonable prices.
The Riverside Inn is a hotel, restaurant, cafe, and cold beer and wine store located along the Cowichan River. It has just gone under new ownership and extensive renovations.
The boutique hotel rooms include options with single queen beds, king beds, rooms with 2 beds, a suite with full kitchen and rooms with balconies overlooking the river.
The restaurant features a bar space with keno, pull tabs, and two pool tables, a lower restaurant space where kids are welcome until 9pm, and two patios overlooking the river. The Best Buy Liquor Store features the largest selection of beer, wine, ciders, coolers, and spirits in town, as well as a full wall of grab and go chilled product. Tobacco products, mix drinks, snacks, and bagged ice available.
The Riverside Inn is located at 56 North Shore Road, Lake Cowichan.
