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The Cowichan Valley Regional District is a regional district in the Canadian province of British Columbia is on the southern part of Vancouver Island, bordered by the Nanaimo and Alberni-Clayoquot Regional Districts to the north and northwest, and by the Capital Regional District to the south and east. As of the 2001 Census, the Regional District had a population of 71,998. The district seat is in Duncan. This article is about Yukon Territory in Canada. ... Motto: none Official languages Chipewyan, Cree, English, French, Gwichâ€™in, Inuinnaqtun, Inuktitut, Inuvialuktun, North Slavey, South Slavey, TÃ¥Ã®chÃ´ [1] Flower Mountain avens Tree Tamarack Bird Gyr Falcon Capital Yellowknife Largest city Yellowknife Commissioner Tony Whitford Premier Joe Handley (Consensus government (no party affiliations)) Parliamentary representation - House seats - Senate seats... Motto: Fortis et liber (Latin: Strong and free) Official languages English (see below) Flower Wild rose Tree Lodgepole Pine Bird Great Horned Owl Capital Edmonton Largest city Calgary Lieutenant-Governor Norman Kwong Premier Ed Stelmach (PC) Parliamentary representation - House seats - Senate seats 28 6 Area Total - Land - Water (% of total... Official language(s) English Capital Juneau Largest city Anchorage Area Ranked 1st - Total 663,267 sq mi (1,717,855 kmÂ²) - Width 808 miles (1,300 km) - Length 1,479 miles (2,380 km) - % water 13. ... The Alberni-Clayoquot Regional District of British Columbia is located on west central Vancouver Island. ... The Regional District of Bulkley-Nechako (RDBN) is a regional district in the Canadian province of British Columbia, Canada. ... 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The Comox-Strathcona Regional District of British Columbia, Canada, is on the eastern coast of Vancouver Island and part of the mainland north of the Sunshine Coast. ... The Regional District of East Kootenay (RDEK) is a regional district in the Canadian province of British Columbia, Canada. ... The Fraser Valley Regional District (FVRD) is a regional district in British Columbia, Canada. ... The Fraser-Fort George Regional District of British Columbia is located in the east central part of the province. ... Motto: Building a sustainable region Area: 2,878. ... Kitimat-Stikine is a Regional District in northwestern British Columbia, Canada. ... The Regional District of Kootenay Boundary (RDKB) is a regional district in the province of British Columbia, Canada. ... Mount Waddington is a Regional District in British Columbia. ... The Regional District of Nanaimo is a regional local government located on the eastern coast of Vancouver Island, British Columbia, Canada. ... The Regional District of North Okanagan (NORD) is a regional district in the Canadian province of British Columbia, Canada. ... The Northern Rockies Regional District is a regional district in northeastern British Columbia, Canada. ... Okanagan-Similkameen is a Regional District in British Columbia External links Okanagan-Similkameen Regional District Webpage Categories: | ... The Peace River Regional District is a regional district in northeastern British Columbia, Canada. ... The Regional District of Powell River includes the District Municipality of Powell River and a number of unincorporated areas. ... Skeena-Queen Charlotte is a Regional District in British Columbia. ... Squamish-Lillooet is a regional district in British Columbia, Canada. ... Stikine Region is the northwesternmost Regional District in the Canadian province of British Columbia. ... The Sunshine Coast Regional District of British Columbia is located on the southern mainland coast, across the Jaun de Fuca Strait from Vancouver Island. ... Thompson Nicola is a region in the Canadian province of British Columbia. ... Image File history File links Cowichan_Valley_Regional_District,_British_Columbia_Location. ... The Canadian Province of British Columbia is divided into Regional Districts, analogous to counties in other jurisdictions. ... Canada consists of ten provinces and three territories. ... Motto: Splendor Sine Occasu (Latin: Splendour without diminishment) Official languages English de facto (none stated in law) Flower Pacific dogwood Tree Western Redcedar Bird Stellers Jay Capital Victoria Largest city Vancouver Lieutenant-Governor Iona Campagnolo Premier Gordon Campbell (BC Liberal) Parliamentary representation - House seats - Senate seats 36 6 Area... 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. ... The Regional District of Nanaimo is a regional local government located on the eastern coast of Vancouver Island, British Columbia, Canada. ... The Alberni-Clayoquot Regional District of British Columbia is located on west central Vancouver Island. ... The Capital Regional District (CRD) is a sub-provincial administrative district encompassing the southern tip of Vancouver Island and the southern Gulf Islands: (Saltspring, Galiano, Pender, Saturna, Mayne), and several smaller islands. ... The Canada 2001 Census was a detailed enumeration of the Canadian population. ... Duncan, The City of Totems (pop. ...

Geography

The Cowichan Valley Regional District covers an area between the Stuart Channel and Saanich Inlet on the east coast of Vancouver Island and the southern part of the West Coast Trail, with Cowichan Lake located in its central region. It includes the Gulf Islands of Thetis, Kuper and Valdes. The total land area is 3,473.12 km² (1,340.98 sq mi). Saanich Inlet is a body of salt water that lies between the Saanich Peninsula and the Malahat highlands of Vancouver Island, British Columbia, Canada. ... West Coast Trail Following the southwestern edge of Vancouver Island (British Columbia, Canada), the the West Coast Trail is 75 km long backpacking trail[1]. Because of the high number of shipwrecks along this stretch of coast in the late 1800s, the Pachena Lighthouse and the â€œDominion Life Saving Trail... Map showing the location of the Southern Gulf Islands The Gulf Islands is the name collectively given to the islands in the Strait of Georgia between Vancouver Island and the mainland Pacific coast of British Columbia, Canada. ... Thetis Island (population: 350) is an island off the coast of British Columbia, Canada. ... Kuper Island belongs to the Penelakut First Nations Tribe, located in the southern Gulf Islands chain. ... Valdes Island is one of the Gulf Islands located in the Strait of Georgia, British Columbia, Canada. ...

Communities

Incorporated communities

Duncan, The City of Totems (pop. ... Ladysmith is a town located on the 49th parallel on the east coast of Vancouver Island British Columbia, Canada. ... Lake Cowichan is located on southern Vancouver Island, British Columbia. ... North Cowichan is a District municipality on the east coast of Vancouver Island in British Columbia, Canada in the Cowichan Valley Regional District. ... Chemainus is a town on the east coast of Vancouver Island, British Columbia, Canada. ...

Native reserves

Kuper Island belongs to the Penelakut First Nations Tribe, located in the southern Gulf Islands between Vancouver Island and the mainland Pacific coast of British Columbia, Canada. ...

Electoral areas

Malahat or The Malahat refers to an unincorporated district, region, highway, and First Nations tribe located on the western side of Saanich Inlet on southern Vancouver Island, British Columbia, Canada. ... Mill Bay is a quiet village of about 3,200 people located on Vancouver Island, British Columbia, Canada about 20 miles north of Victoria, British Columbia, the capital. ...

Cowichan Valley B is a regional district electoral area in the Cowichan Valley Regional District, British Columbia, Canada. ... Shawnigan Lake, British Columbia is a village community on Vancouver Island with an approximate population of 4000. ...

Cowichan Bay is a bay and community located near Duncan, in British Columbia. ...

Honeymoon Bay is an unincorporated town of the Canadian province of British Columbia. ... Mesachie Lake is a village on Vancouver Island, Canada. ...

Saltair is an unincorporated community with a population of 1,800 on the east coast of Vancouver Island, British Columbia, Canada located between Chemainus and Ladysmith. ...

Youbou is a community located on the north shore of Cowichan Lake, west of Duncan and a 25-minute drive west of the community of Lake Cowichan, Canada. ...

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Categories: Regional districts of British Columbia | Regional District of Cowichan Valley, British Columbia Image File history File links Flag_of_British_Columbia. ... Motto: Splendor Sine Occasu (Latin: Splendour without diminishment) Official languages English de facto (none stated in law) Flower Pacific dogwood Tree Western Redcedar Bird Stellers Jay Capital Victoria Largest city Vancouver Lieutenant-Governor Iona Campagnolo Premier Gordon Campbell (BC Liberal) Parliamentary representation - House seats - Senate seats 36 6 Area... Wikipedia does not yet have an article with this exact name. ... The Alberni-Clayoquot Regional District of British Columbia is located on west central Vancouver Island. ... The Regional District of Bulkley-Nechako (RDBN) is a regional district in the Canadian province of British Columbia, Canada. ... The Capital Regional District (CRD) is a sub-provincial administrative district encompassing the southern tip of Vancouver Island and the southern Gulf Islands: (Saltspring, Galiano, Pender, Saturna, Mayne), and several smaller islands. ... Cariboo Regional District, British Columbia The Cariboo Regional District spans the towns of Quesnel, Williams Lake, 100 Mile House, and Wells in the central interior of British Columbia. ... Central Coast Regional District is a regional district in British Columbia, Canada. ... The Regional District of Central Kootenay (RDCK) is a regional district in the province of British Columbia, Canada. ... The Regional District of Central Okanagan (RDCO) is a regional district in the Canadian province of British Columbia, Canada. ... The Columbia-Shuswap Regional District is located in the heart of the southern interior region of British Columbia, on the Trans-Canada Highway between Vancouver and Calgary. ... The Comox-Strathcona Regional District of British Columbia, Canada, is on the eastern coast of Vancouver Island and part of the mainland north of the Sunshine Coast. ... The Regional District of East Kootenay (RDEK) is a regional district in the Canadian province of British Columbia, Canada. ... The Fraser Valley Regional District (FVRD) is a regional district in British Columbia, Canada. ... Fraser-Fort George is a Regional District in British Columbia External links Regional District of Fraser-Fort George Webpage Categories: | ... Motto: Building a sustainable region Area 2,878. ... Kitimat-Stikine is a Regional District in northwestern British Columbia, Canada. ... The Regional District of Kootenay Boundary (RDKB) is a regional district in the province of British Columbia, Canada. ... Mount Waddington is a Regional District in British Columbia. ... The Regional District of Nanaimo is a regional local government located on the eastern coast of Vancouver Island, British Columbia, Canada. ... The Regional District of North Okanagan (NORD) is a regional district in the Canadian province of British Columbia, Canada. ... The Northern Rockies Regional District is a regional district in northeastern British Columbia, Canada. ... Okanagan-Similkameen is a Regional District in British Columbia External links Okanagan-Similkameen Regional District Webpage Categories: | ... The Peace River Regional District is a regional district in northeastern British Columbia, Canada. ... The Regional District of Powell River includes the District Municipality of Powell River and a number of unincorporated areas. ... Skeena-Queen Charlotte is a Regional District in British Columbia. ... Squamish-Lillooet is a regional district in British Columbia, Canada. ... Stikine Region is the northwesternmost Regional District in the Canadian province of British Columbia. ... The Sunshine Coast Regional District of British Columbia is located on the southern mainland coast, across the Jaun de Fuca Strait from Vancouver Island. ... Thompson Nicola is a region in the Canadian province of British Columbia. ... This is a list of communities in British Columbia, a province in Canada. ... Partial skyline of Abbotsford as viewed from Mill Lake Abbotsford ( ) is a Canadian city, in the Fraser Valley of British Columbia. ... Kamloops is a city in south central British Columbia, Canada at the confluence of the two branches of the Thompson River and near Kamloops Lake. ... Kelowna (2005 Population 105,621, Metropolitan Area 165,221) is a city on Okanagan Lake in the Okanagan Valley of British Columbia, Canada. ... There are several federal and provincial electoral districts with the name Nanaimo. ... These cutbanks on the Nechako River are Prince Georges signature natural landmark. ... Vancouver (pronounced: ) is a city in southwestern British Columbia, Canada. ... Victoria is a Canadian city, and it is the capital of the province of British Columbia. ... Coordinates: Country Canada Province British Columbia District Greater Vancouver Regional District Established 1892 (municipality status) â€“ 1992 (city status) Mayor Derek Corrigan MPs Peter Julian (NDP), Bill Siksay (NDP) MLAs Raj Chouhan, Richard T. Lee, John Nuraney, Harry Bloy Area - City 98. ... Member of Parliament James Moore (City Centre / Westwood Plateau) (Conservative) Paul Forseth (Burquitlam) (Conservative) Member of the Legislative Assembly Diane Thorne (NDP) Mayor Maxine Wilson Councillors Kent Becker Fin Donnelly Louella Hollington Mae Reid Bill LeClair Barrie Lynch Lou Sekora Population (2005) 113,498 Immigrant Population 39,000 (35%) Languages... Delta is a district municipality in British Columbia, Canada. ... This page is for the city of Richmond, British Columbia. ... // Introduction The District of Saanich is a municipality on Vancouver Island in British Columbia. ... Surrey is a Canadian city in the province of British Columbia that is within the Greater Vancouver Regional District (GVRD), and geographically it is at the centre of the larger region known as the Lower Mainland of BC. It is the provinces second-largest city by population, surpassed only... Mayor Kurt Alberts Councillors Charlie Fox Howie Vickberg Grant Ward Jordan Bateman Steve Ferguson Kim Richter Mel Kositsky Bob Long Population (Estimated) 92,000 Area 303 square kilometres Incorporation Date April 26, 1873 Member of Parliament Mark Warawa (Conservative) Member of the Legislative Assembly Mary Polak (BC Liberal Party), Langley... Location of Maple Ridge, British Columbia Maple Ridge is a District Municipality in British Columbia, located east of Vancouver, on the Fraser River. ... Member of Parliament Peter Julian (NDP) Dawn Black (NDP) Member of the Legislative Assembly Chuck Puchmayr (NDP) Mayor Wayne Wright Councillors Jonathan Cote Calvin Donnelly Bill Harper Betty McIntosh Bob Osterman Lorrie Williams Location , Population (2001) 54,656 Immigrant Population 15,025 (28%) Languages English(Official) 78% French(Official) 1... This article is about the District of North Vancouver. ... Port Coquitlam is a city in British Columbia. ... , Campbell River is a city in British Columbia at the south end of Discovery Passage on northern Vancouver Island. ... Template:Hide = Motto: Template:Unhide = Latin: Cor Viride Provinciae (English: The Green Heart of the Province) Chilliwack, British Columbia, Canadas Location. ... Courtenay is a city on the east coast of Vancouver Island, in the province of British Columbia, Canada. ... Cranbrook, British Columbia ( ) is a city in southeast British Columbia, seat of the Regional District of East Kootenay. ... Fort Saint John (more common spelling Fort St. ... Penticton ( ) is a city in south central British Columbia between Okanagan Lake and Skaha Lake (at one time known officially as Dog Lake). According to the 2001 census its population is 30,985 (41,574 in the greater area). ... Port Alberni is a city located in the province of British Columbia in Canada. ... Orthographic projection centred over Prince Rupert BC Coast, showing Prince Rupert and Vancouver Prince Rupert is a city in the province of British Columbia, Canada. ... Vernon is a city in the south central region of British Columbia called the Okanagan at the north end of Okanagan Lake and Kalamalka Lake. ... Williams Lake is a city in British Columbia, Canada. ...

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