When urban development spreads into rural land, the change is permanent. The Urban Containment Boundary—or UCB—is the line that separates where urban growth should happen from the rural, agricultural and natural lands that should remain rural. Inside the boundary, North Cowichan plans for more homes, businesses, roads, sewer and water services. Outside it, development is supposed to remain limited. We need this boundary because without it, subdivisions can keep spreading outw
