The Khowutzun Development Corporation has been successful in the development of several businesses, all providing meaningful employment and training for Cowichan Tribes members. The current business ventures include:

• Khowutzun Development Corporation
• Quw’utsun’ Cultural & Conference Centre
• KMJ Kitchen & Bath Centre
• Cherry Point Vineyards & Estate Winery

KDC is the economic development arm of the Cowichan Tribes. With a membership of almost 4,000 people, the Cowichan Tribes is British Columbia's largest single First Nations community. Khowutzun Development Corporation operates in the capacity of:

• overall management of the group of companies and;
• small business/entrepreneur funding facility.

In its role as overall management, KDC provides general management services and all finance related management, including accounting, cash management and business planning and preparatory services. These services are charged out to the various companies of the group and account for 47% of the company's revenues. The remaining revenues primarily come from Cowichan Tribes contributions for tobacco tax and INAC economic development funding. These funds are earmarked for the small business/entrepreneur funding and economic development. KDC has a board of directors independent of the Cowichan Tribes, including two outside business experts and its own General Manager and support staff.

Web site: www.khowutzun.com

Web site: www.kmclp.com

The Khowutzun Millwork and Joinery (KMJ) became incorporated on June 6, 2002 under the Company Act of British Columbia. KMJ is a Cowichan Tribes owned cabinet shop, which was opened to help with employment opportunities and to support the needs of the Residential & Commercial Construction division of KMC. KMJ strives to produce high quality products for sale to the marketplace at competitive and fair prices, delivered in a timely fashion. Our manufacturing division has hundreds of custom cabinet options to meet any need whether it is for home or office. Additionally, the KMJ Kitchen & Bath Centre showroom, conveniently located in downtown Duncan, features many unique kitchen & bath accessories to complement your home or office.

Web site: www.kmjlp.com

On March 26, 1991 the Khowutzun Heritage Centre was incorporated under the Company Act. The Centre was developed as a heritage attraction to educate and entertain local, national and international visitors, on the customs and heritage of the Cowichan First Nation. The Centre houses exhibits of artifacts and demonstrations of the arts and crafts of the Cowichan People. The Centre also offers a seasonally operational Riverwalk Café that features traditional and contemporary native cuisine on the banks of the Cowichan River. In an effort to improve shoulder season revenues KHC diversified the product/service offerings and introduce itself as a fully functional conference centre providing a facility for meetings, workshops and conferences and conference and event catering services. The Khowutzun Heritage Centre operates year round and has built a reputation for being a leader in the Aboriginal tourism industry for Canada.

Web site: www.quwutsun.ca

Cherry Point Vineyards was established in 1990, and was licensed as a farm winery in 1994. Situated on a gravelly glacial deposit in the Cowichan valley, our terroir has been compared to the best of the Alsace and Chablis locations. We produce award winning varietal wines from our main varieties: Pinot Noir, Pinot Gris, Gewurztraminer, and Ortega. We also produce highly popular blends like Valley Mist and Valley Sunset.

Our commitment to the wine industry has led to the planting of a one acre test vineyard in 1992, where 32 imported grape varieties are being evaluated for their suitability to coastal climatic conditions.

Our commitment to the future of farming is demonstrated by our sustainable farming methods. Grape production is integrated with other farm activities such as sheep husbandry to improve the effectiveness of our conservation efforts.

Our commitment to our customers is the production of hand-crafted premium wines made entirely on our own premises, using 100% British Columbia grapes. We welcome visitors every day to our tasting room, art gallery, and picnic grounds, and conduct guided tours of the vineyard and winery on weekends.

Web site: www.cherrypointvineyards.com