Cumberland is a village in the Comox Valley on Vancouver Island in British Columbia, Canada. The village got its name after Cumberland in Great Britain. The name was appropriate as both were heavy coal producers. The site was originally incorporated as Union because it was first constructed for the Union Coal Company. There are many old company houses and structures still intact in Cumberland, and at one point it boasted the second largest Chinatown on the west coast of North America. A village is a human settlement commonly found in rural areas. ... NIPPLE NIPPLE NIPPLE The Comox Valley is a region on the east coast of Vancouver Island, British Columbia, Canada that includes the City of Courtenay, the Town of Comox, the Village of Cumberland, and the unincorporated settlements of Royston, Union Bay, Fanny Bay, Black Creek and Merville. ... Vancouver Island is separated from mainland British Columbia by the Strait of Georgia and the Queen Charlotte Strait, and from Washington State by the Juan De Fuca Strait. ... Motto: Splendor Sine Occasu (Latin: Splendour without diminishment) Official languages English Capital Victoria Largest city Vancouver Lieutenant-Governor of British Columbia Iona Campagnolo Premier Gordon Campbell (BC Liberal) Parliamentary representation - House seat - Senate seats 36 6 Area - Total - % water Ranked 5th 944,735 km² 2. ... Cumberland is one of the 39 traditional counties of England. ...
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The Corporation of the Village of Cumberland
. . . fifth largest Chinatown in British Columbia - census population 1911 - 677.
Courtenay is a city on the east coast of Vancouver Island, in the province of BritishColumbia, Canada.
It is the largest city in the area commonly known as the Comox Valley, and it is the seat of the Regional District of Comox-Strathcona.
Courtenay lies just 4 km west of the Town of Comox, 7 km northeast of the Village of Cumberland, 5 km northwest of the unincorporated settlement of Royston, and 108 km northwest of Nanaimo.
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