Laketown Ranch

11/28/2025

🩷 GIVING TUESDAY - DECEMBER 2ND 🩷

Giving Tuesday is a global movement that encourages people to give back to their communities through acts of kindness, donations of time or money, or by sharing their talents.

From December 2nd-16th, the Laketown Ranch Benevolent Society will MATCH financial donations received by Cowichan Lake Community Services (up to $7500.00). Donations can be made in-person by visiting their office, located at 121 Point Ideal Drive in Lake Cowichan, or via their website at www.comserv.org

Everyone has something to give and every act of generosity counts! This year on Giving Tuesday, Laketown Ranch Benevolent Society is once again partnering with Cowichan Lake Community Services to bring awareness and support to their organization.

Cowichan Lake Community Services is a not for profit/charity organization in Lake Cowichan with the mandate to provide social and economic development programs for the Cowichan Lake area. They provide a variety of services including counselling, family supports, WorkBC employment program, Red Cross loan cupboard, homelessness prevention and support services, public access to computers and other printing/copying services. They also offer a variety of food security initiatives including a weekly fresh food market and a community luncheon. At this time of year, one of their most notable programs is their annual Christmas Hamper program.

Each year, individuals and families living in the Cowichan Lake area may apply to receive one of these hampers. They include a selection of meats, dairy, and vegetables, as well as other non-perishable grocery items and a local gift card so that recipients can purchase their own food items in accordance with their own personal preferences. For those who have children in the home, they also provide a variety of toys & gifts.

Last year approximately 175 hampers of varying sizes went to individuals and families in the community.

11/12/2025

Today across our nation, we reflect and we honour the Canadian service members who paid the ultimate price to keep our country strong & free. To every selfless Canadian who has worn the uniform, we cherish you, and we thank you.
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10/30/2025

We need your help.

Michelle Loreta has been a part of the Laketown family for several years. As part of the operations crew, you may have seen her scooting around in a golf cart, building fences, hanging signs, or just generally working hard to help put on the concerts and festivals at Laketown Ranch.

Or you may caught her angelic voice on one of our stages, or at many other local venues up and down the Island, singing alongside her partner Mike in the dreamy folk duo From The Earth.

Michelle has recently received a thyroid cancer diagnosis, and will be undergoing treatments & procedures over the coming months.

Music is not only Michelle’s purpose, it is her livelihood. Her voice is how she supports herself and shares her gift with the world. During this period when she cannot perform, a GoFundMe page has been created as a way for us to stand beside her. It gives us a chance to return some of the love, beauty, and inspiration she has given us through her art, her faith, and her presence.

If you are able, please consider contributing.
🔗 Click here: https://tinyurl.com/4hr35457

10/25/2025

What an inning! What a game! Go Jays Go!!! 🇨🇦

10/20/2025

Search and rescue helicopter training at Laketown today!
We wanted to share and tell them thank you for all they do for our community.
We're always happy to have LTR available to support our community.

PS. Yes we know we have to change the Nickelback sign... But it was such an amazing show we wanted to leave it up for a while!

10/14/2025

📣 LAST CHANCE TO WIN!
2 minutes of your time could be worth a $1000 gift certificate to Laketown!

⏰ Contest closes this Saturday at midnight - DON'T DELAY!

Whether you've been to the Ranch or not, we're always looking for input from ALL music lovers on ways to make the experiences at Laketown the very best anywhere in North America.

Take our short survey and be entered to WIN either a $1000 or a $500 gift certificate to Laketown Ranch! PLUS, share the survey using the share button at the bottom of the survey page for a SECOND CHANCE TO WIN!

🔗 Link: https://contest.laketownranch.com/tb_app/532590

10/09/2025

The Laketown Ranch Benevolent Society supports our local communities!
Since 2018, the LRBS has donated more than $1.5M to local charities, groups, students and other initiatives that support the Cowichan Valley.

These funds are generated from our events;
50/50 sales (>$127,000), can & bottle returns (>$85,000), tips from bars (>$38,000), ice & shower sales, on-site shuttles & other revenue streams all contribute to giving back in meaningful and impactful ways.

Just some of our many benefactors include: Nourish Cowichan, Kaatza Lake Side Players Society, Cowichan Lake Community Services, Women Against Violence, Therapeutic Riding Association, Search and Rescue, Cowichan Lake Arts and Culture, Cowichan Valley Youth Services, Lady of the Lake, local area student scholarships, local food hampers, and many others.

This summer we partnered with the Cowichan District Hospital Foundation their 'Rockin' Out for Healthcare' campaign, raffling off a sign Nickelback guitar at the sold out Nickelback concert in August, selling over $30,000 in tickets, benefitting the CDHF, and going toward equipment for Cowichan's new hospital.

For more information on the LRBS, or to request a donation for your non-profit, please visit https://www.laketownranch.com/benevolent-society/

10/07/2025

📣 REMINDER TO TAKE THE SURVEY!
Want a chance to WIN a $1000 gift certificate to Laketown?
We want to hear from YOU! Whether you’re a seasoned Laketowner, or have never been to the Ranch, your input is very important to us! Complete the survey for a chance to win one of two great prizes!

Also, share the survey using the share button at the bottom of the survey page for an entry chance to win!

🥇 First prize: $1000 gift certificate
🥈 Runner up: $500 gift certificate

🔗 Click here: https://contest.laketownranch.com/tb_app/532590

Contest closes October 18th at midnight!

10/02/2025

Fill out this short survey, and be ENTERED TO WIN one of two gift certificates for Laketown!

09/30/2025

Today, on National Day for Truth and Reconciliation, we were humbled to receive this powerful gift from the Ts’uubaa-asatx Nation — a massive hand-carved piece, offered as a sign of gratitude for our continued and meaningful friendship.

This day is one of reflection, acknowledgement, and learning. To receive such a gift on a day of such weight and meaning is something we hold with deep respect.

The carving will be displayed at Laketown for years to come — a lasting reminder of the original blessings we received from the first peoples of the Cowichan Lake area to build our amphitheatre in their traditional territory, and of our responsibility to honour and continue building these relationships for generations to come.

With extreme gratitude, we humbly thank Ts’uubaa-asatx for their trust, generosity, lasting friendship and of course this incredible gift.

09/25/2025

PLEASE READ:
Lake Cowichan RCMP is investigating multiple instances of fraud outside the recent Nickelback concert at Laketown Ranch.

The fraud involved the sale of fake wristbands to unsuspecting victims at the concert.

Investigators believe multiple patrons were defrauded after purchasing entry wristbands from a man which were later discovered to be fake.

With the assistance of event security, a suspect was identified, taken into custody and released with a future court date.

While some fraud victims have come forward, the Lake Cowichan RCMP believe there are additional victims who have not been yet identified.

Officers would like to speak to anyone who may have information related to this investigation, and are asking the public to come forward by calling the Lake Cowichan RCMP at 250-749-6668

09/22/2025

A new foundation was launched today in honour of Dylan Willows, a champion of music in our area, and a man loved by many.
The foundation will carry on Dylan's incredible legacy of support for live music, and the people behind it, in our region.
We are honoured to be able to support this great initiative via our benevolent society.

Please follow DWFM on socials, take a moment to peruse the website and check out the incredible LIVE AUCTION (open for one week!) with lots of amazing things to bid on.

All in the name of love and music! ❤️

The Dylan Willows Foundation for Music (DWFM) is a local organization dedicated to empowering the next generation of artists through education and connection.