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Encyclopedia > Highlands, British Columbia
District of Highlands
Country Flag of Canada Canada
Province Flag of British Columbia British Columbia
Region Vancouver Island
Regional district Capital Regional District
Incorporated 1993
Area
 - Total 37.87 km² (14.6 sq mi)
Population (2006)
 - Total 1,903
Time zone PST (UTC-8)
Highways 1
Waterways Strait of Juan de Fuca
Website: Website

The District of Highlands (locally known as "The Highlands") is a municipal district on the Saanich Peninsula, near Victoria, British Columbia, Canada. As one of the Western Communities or West Shore municipalities outside Victoria, Highlands has a population of 1,674. The region stretches along the Strait of Juan de Fuca shoreline from Esquimalt Harbour to Rocky Point. One of the more remote and undeveloped areas of the Capital Regional District, it is one of its newest municipalities, having for many years been an unorganized area under provincial jurisdiction. Image File history File links This is a lossless scalable vector image. ... Regions Political culture Foreign relations Other countriesAtlas  Politics Portal      Canada is a federation which consists of ten provinces that, with three territories, make up the worlds second largest country in total area. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_British_Columbia. ... Motto: Splendor sine occasu (Latin: Splendour without diminishment) Capital Victoria Largest city Vancouver Official languages English (de facto) Government Lieutenant-Governor Steven Point Premier Gordon Campbell (BC Liberal) Federal representation in Canadian Parliament House seats 36 Senate seats 6 Confederation July 20, 1871 (6th province) Area  Ranked 5th Total 944... This is a list of regions of Canada that are not provinces or counties. ... 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. ... Wikipedia does not yet have an article with this exact name. ... YK NWT AB USA AK Capital Cariboo Cowichan GVRD Nanaimo Stikine The Capital Regional District (CRD) is a local government administrative district encompassing the southern tip of Vancouver Island, Canada and the southern Gulf Islands: (Saltspring, Galiano, Pender, Saturna, Mayne), and many smaller islands. ... This article is about the physical quantity. ... Square kilometre (US spelling: Square kilometer), symbol km², is an SI unit of surface area. ... A square mile is an English unit of area equal to that of a square with sides each 1 statute mile (≈1,609 m) in length. ... Timezone and TimeZone redirect here. ... The Pacific Standard Time Zone is a geographic region that keeps time by subtracting eight hours from Coordinated Universal Time (UTC). ... −12 | −11 | −10 | −9:30 | −9 | −8 | −7 | −6 | −5 | −4 | −3:30 | −3 | −2:30 | −2 | −1 | −0:25 | UTC (0) | +0:20 | +0:30 | +1 | +2 | +3 | +3:30 | +4 | +4:30 | +4:51 | +5 | +5:30 | +5:40 | +5:45 | +6 | +6:30 | +7 | +7:20 | +7... This article lists all existing numbered highways in British Columbia, Canada. ... Highway 1 is the British Columbia section of the Trans-Canada Highway. ... The Strait of Juan de Fuca separates Vancouver Island of British Columbia from the Olympic Peninsula of Washington state. ... The Saanich Peninsula is located north of Victoria, British Columbia, Canada. ... This article is about the city of Victoria. ... The Western Communities is a term used to describe municipalities and unincorporated districts west of Esquimalt Harbour and Portage Inlet, and south of the Malahat in the Capital Regional District (CRD) of British Columbia, Canada. ... The Strait of Juan de Fuca separates Vancouver Island of British Columbia from the Olympic Peninsula of Washington state. ... The Township of Esquimalt is a municipality at the southern tip of Vancouver Island, in British Columbia, Canada. ... Categories: Regional districts of British Columbia | Geographic regions of British Columbia | Canada-place stubs ... Motto: Splendor sine occasu (Latin: Splendour without diminishment) Capital Victoria Largest city Vancouver Official languages English (de facto) Government Lieutenant-Governor Steven Point Premier Gordon Campbell (BC Liberal) Federal representation in Canadian Parliament House seats 36 Senate seats 6 Confederation July 20, 1871 (6th province) Area  Ranked 5th Total 944...


Although the area is seen as a target for residential expansion of the Greater Victoria region, it remains best known for lakes, hills, and wilderness. It is home to many parks, notably large portions of Gowlland Tod Provincial Park and Mount Work Regional Park. These parks protect Douglas fir habitat, old-growth forest, wildflowers, arbutus and manzanita. Greater Victoria (also known as the Greater Victoria Region) is located in British Columbia, Canada, on the southern tip of Vancouver Island. ... Gowlland Tod Provincial Park is a provincial park in British Columbia, Canada. ... Species See text Douglas-fir is the common name applied to coniferous trees of the genus Pseudotsuga in the family Pinaceae. ... Species See text. ... Species See text See Manzanita (album) for the Mia Doi Todd album. ...


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Greater Victoria (also known as the Greater Victoria Region) is located in British Columbia, Canada, on the southern tip of Vancouver Island. ... This article is about the city of Victoria. ... Victorias Chinatown gate. ... James Bay is a neighbourhood of Victoria, BC. It occupies the south side of the Inner Harbour close to downtown. ... // Introduction The District of Saanich is a municipality on Vancouver Island in British Columbia. ... Please wikify (format) this article or section as suggested in the Guide to layout and the Manual of Style. ... Cadboro Bay Cadboro Bay is a seaside community in the Canadian province of British Columbia, located in the Municipality of Saanich just to the north of the Municipality of Oak Bay. ... Gordon Head is a neighbourhood in the Greater Victoria municipality of Saanich. ... Ten Mile Point is a very exclusive, expensive neighbourhood of the District of Saanich in Victoria, British Columbia, and is the most easterly point on Vancouver Island. ... Greater Victoria (also known as the Greater Victoria Region) is located in British Columbia, Canada, on the southern tip of Vancouver Island. ... Bear Mountain is the blanket term for a new golf resort and adjacent lifestyle community straddling the boundary between the City of Langford and the District of Highlands, in the Western Communities of Greater Victoria, British Columbia, Canada. ... Brentwood Bay, British Columbia is a small village just north of Victoria and south of Sidney on the southern tip of Vancouver Island. ... East Sooke is an unincorporated community situated south of Sooke, British Columbia, Canada. ... Saanichton is a component community of the district municipality of Central Saanich, north of Victoria, British Columbia Categories: | ... Swartz Bay, located on the north end of the Saanich Peninsula on Vancouver Island, is the location of one of BC Ferries main terminals. ... Willows Beach, Victoria is a neighbourhood in the Municipality of Oak Bay, in Victoria, British Columbia. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_British_Columbia. ... Motto: Splendor sine occasu (Latin: Splendour without diminishment) Capital Victoria Largest city Vancouver Official languages English (de facto) Government Lieutenant-Governor Steven Point Premier Gordon Campbell (BC Liberal) Federal representation in Canadian Parliament House seats 36 Senate seats 6 Confederation July 20, 1871 (6th province) Area  Ranked 5th Total 944... Wikipedia does not yet have an article with this exact name. ... This is a list of regional district electoral areas in the Canadian province of British Columbia. ... List of school districts in British Columbia // Many school districts were in existence prior to British Columbia joining Canada in 1871. ... // Canadian provinces and territories are normally grouped into the following regions (generally from west to east): Northern Canada (The North) Yukon Northwest Territories Nunavut Western Canada British Columbia Prairies Alberta Saskatchewan Manitoba Eastern Canada Central Canada Ontario Quebec Atlantic Canada Maritimes New Brunswick Prince Edward Island Nova Scotia Newfoundland and... This is a list of communities in British Columbia, a province in Canada. ... Municipalities in British Columbia consist of a group of privately-owned properties that have incorporated and formed a local government. ... This is a list of incorporated cities of Canada in alphabetical order by province. ... First Nations in British Columbia constitute a large number of peoples. ... This is a list of ghost towns in the Canadian province of British Columbia, including those still partly-inhabited as well as those completely abandoned or derelict. ... For other uses, see Vancouver (disambiguation). ... This article is about the city of Victoria. ... Location of Kelowna within the Central Okanagan in British Columbia, Canada Country Province Regional District Central Okanagan Settled 1879 Incorporated 1905 Government  - Mayor Sharon Shepherd  - Governing body Kelowna City Council  - MP Ron Cannan  - MLAs Al Horning Sindi Hawkins Area  - City 283 km²  (109. ... Partial skyline of Abbotsford as viewed from Mill Lake. ... “Kamloops” redirects here. ... There are several federal and provincial electoral districts with the name Nanaimo. ... These cutbanks on the Nechako River are Prince Georges signature natural landmark. ... A district municipality is a designation for a class of municipalities found in several locations, including British Columbia, Canada and Lithuania. ... Barriere is a forestry city in central British Columbia, Canada, located 60km north of the larger city of Kamloops. ... Central Saanich is a district municipality in Greater Victoria and a member municipality of the Capital Regional District. ... The District of Chetwynd is a small town in the foothills of the Rocky Mountains in northeastern British Columbia, Canada, and a member municipality of the Peace River Regional District. ... Clearwater is a small town in the North Thompson River valley in British Columbia, Canada, about 124 km north of Kamloops. ... Coldstream is a district municipality in British Columbia, Canada, located at the northern end of Kalamalka Lake in the Okanagan Valley. ... Delta is a district municipality in British Columbia, Canada. ... , Elkford is a small community in southeast British Columbia. ... The Township of Esquimalt is a municipality at the southern tip of Vancouver Island, in British Columbia, Canada. ... Fort St. ... Hope ( ) is a community of approximately 7,000 people located at the confluence of the Fraser and Coquihalla rivers in the province of British Columbia, Canada. ... Houston is a forestry, mining and tourism town in the north-central portion of British Columbia, Canada. ... Hudsons Hope is a small town in northern British Columbia. ... Invermere is a community in eastern British Columbia, Canada, near the border of Alberta. ... The District of Kent is a district municipality located 116 kilometres (72 miles) east of Vancouver, British Columbia. ... Lake Country is a District Municipality with a population of approximately 10,000 in the Okanagan Valley, British Columbia, Canada. ... Mayor Kurt Alberts Councillors Charlie Fox Howie Vickberg Grant Ward Jordan Bateman Steve Ferguson Kim Richter Mel Kositsky Bob Long Population (2006) 93,726 [1] Area 316 square kilometres[2] Incorporation Date April 26, 1873 Member of Parliament Mark Warawa (Conservative) Member of the Legislative Assembly Mary Polak (BC Liberal... Lantzville is a coastal community on the east side of Vancouver Island, British Columbia, Canada along the western shore of Strait of Georgia and immediately north of the City of Nanaimo, British Columbia. ... Lillooet (formerly Cayoosh Flat) is a small but historic and highly scenic community on the Fraser River in western Canada, about 240 kilometres (150 miles) up the British Columbia Railway line from Vancouver. ... Logan Lake is a community in central British Columbia. ... , Mackenzie is a small town in central British Columbia. ... Motto: Rivers of bounty, Peaks of gold Location of Maple Ridge within the Greater Vancouver Regional District in British Columbia, Canada Country Province Regional District Greater Vancouver Incorporated 1874 Government  - Mayor Gord Robson Area  - Total 265. ... The District of Metchosin is a small, coastal community (fewer than 5000 people) in Greater Victoria, British Columbias Western Communities. ... Mission is a Canadian district municipality, in the province of British Columbia and is situated on the north bank of the Fraser River, overlooking the Fraser Valley. ... This article or section does not cite any references or sources. ... North Cowichan is a District municipality on the east coast of Vancouver Island in British Columbia, Canada in the Cowichan Valley Regional District. ... North Saanich is located on the Saanich Peninsula, approximately 25 kilometres north of Victoria, British Columbia on southern Vancouver Island. ... The Capilano Suspension Bridge There are two municipalities in the Greater Vancouver region of British Columbia that use the name North Vancouver. ... Oak Bay is a municipality in the Capital Regional District on Vancouver Island in the province of British Columbia, Canada. ... 100 Mile House (or One Hundred Mile House) is a district municipality located in the Cariboo District of central British Columbia, Canada (51°3860. ... Peachland is a small town of about 5000 people in the Okanagan Valley, on the west side of Okanagan Lake in British Columbia, Canada. ... Port Edward, BC from Porpoise Harbour The District of Port Edward is a town of approximately 775, located on the north coast of British Columbia. ... Location of Port Hardy, British Columbia Port Hardy is a small community in British Columbia, Canada located on the north-eastern coast of Vancouver Island. ... // Introduction The District of Saanich is a municipality on Vancouver Island in British Columbia. ... The District of Sechelt is centrally located on the Sunshine Coast of British Columbia. ... Sicamous BC is a town in British Columbia located adjacent to the Trans-Canada Highway at the Highway 97A junction of Mara Lake and the Shuswap Lake system. ... Sooke is an incorporated community situated on the southern tip of Vancouver Island, Canada. ... Sparwood is a town in British Columbia, Canada. ... Squamish is a growing community in the Canadian province of British Columbia, located at the north end of Howe Sound. ... Stewart, British Columbia, main street Stewart is a small town at the head of the Portland Canal in western British Columbia, Canada. ... Nickname: Location of Summerland, British Columbia Country Province Region South Okanagan Government  - Mayor David Gregory Summerland (2003 population 11,179) is a community on the west side of Okanagan Lake in the interior of British Columbia, Canada. ... Taylor (pop. ... Tofino is a village of about 1,650 residents on the west coast of Vancouver Island, in British Columbia, Canada, located at the western terminus of provincial highway 4. ... Coordinates: , Country Province Regional District Peace River Incorporated April 1981 (district) Government  - Mayor Mike Caisley  - Governing body Tumbler Ridge District Council  - MP Jay Hill  - MLA Blair Lekstrom Area  - Town 1,574. ... Cities of Vancouver Island Ucluelet is a village (population about 1,700) on the west coast of Vancouver Island in British Columbia, Canada. ... Vanderhoof ( ) lies in the geographical centre[2] of British Columbia, Canada. ... , Latitude: 53. ... West Vancouver is a district municipality in the province of British Columbia. ...

 

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