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Encyclopedia > Coombs, British Columbia

Coombs is a small community on Vancouver Island in British Columbia, situated on provincial highway 4A approximately ten kilometres west of Parksville. Coombs is home to just over a thousand people. Image File history File links Size of this preview: 612 × 599 pixelsFull resolution (713 × 698 pixel, file size: 57 KB, MIME type: image/png) Location of Coombs, File history Legend: (cur) = this is the current file, (del) = delete this old version, (rev) = revert to this old version. ... Vancouver Island is separated from mainland British Columbia by the Strait of Georgia and the Queen Charlotte Strait, and from Washington by the Juan De Fuca Strait. ... Motto: Splendor Sine Occasu (Latin: Splendour without diminishment) Capital Victoria Largest city Vancouver Official languages English Government - Lieutenant-Governor Iona Campagnolo - Premier Gordon Campbell (BC Liberal) Federal representation in Canadian Parliament - House seats 36 - Senate seats 6 Confederation July 20, 1871 (6th province) Area Ranked 4th - Total 944,735 km... 67. ...


Coombs is famous for its Old Country Market, which features a family of goats living on the roof, and Butterfly World, which features a small indoor tropical rainforest. The mini-golf is a memorable family experience. Amazon river rain forest in Brazil Tropical rainforests are rainforests generally found near the equator. ...



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Coombs, British Columbia - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia (107 words)
Coombs is a small community on Vancouver Island in British Columbia, situated on provincial highway 4A approximately ten kilometres west of Parksville.
Coombs is home to just over a thousand people.
Coombs is famous for its Old Country Market, which features a family of goats living on the roof, and Butterfly World, which features a small indoor tropical rainforest.
Victoria, British Columbia - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia (2599 words)
The Spanish and British took up the exploration of the northwest coast of North America beginning with the voyage of Captain James Cook in 1776, although the Victoria area of the Strait of Juan de Fuca was not penetrated until 1791.
With the discovery of gold on the British Columbia mainland in 1858, Victoria became the port, supply base, and outfitting centre for miners on their way to the Fraser Canyon gold fields, mushrooming from a population of 300 to over 5000 literally within a few days.
In 1866 when the island was politically united with the mainland, Victoria remained the capital of the new united colony and became the provincial capital when British Columbia joined the Canadian Confederation in 1871.
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