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Encyclopedia > Ladysmith, British Columbia
Town of Ladysmith
Location of Ladysmith in British Columbia
Coordinates: 48°59′43″N 123°48′57″W / 48.99528, -123.81583
Country Flag of Canada Canada
Province Flag of British Columbia British Columbia
Region Vancouver Island
Regional district Cowichan Valley
Incorporated 1904
Government
 - Governing body Ladysmith Town Council
 - Mayor Robert Hutchins
Area
 - Town 12.18 km²  (4.7 sq mi)
Elevation 40 m (131 ft)
Population (2006)
 - Town 7,538
Time zone PST (UTC-8)
Highways 1
Website:Town of Ladysmith

Ladysmith is a town located on the 49th parallel on the east coast of Vancouver Island British Columbia, Canada. The local economy is based on forestry, tourism and agriculture. A hillside location adjacent to a sheltered harbour form the natural characteristics of the community. Image File history File links Download high-resolution version (713x698, 57 KB) Ladysmith, British Columbia location. ... Motto: Splendor Sine Occasu (Latin: Splendour Without Sunset (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 5th - Total 944,735... 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 Sunset (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 5th - Total 944,735... 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 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... Area is a physical quantity expressing the size of a part of a surface. ... Square kilometre (U.S. spelling: square kilometer), symbol km², is a decimal multiple of SI unit of surface area square metre, one of the SI derived units. ... 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. ... Elevation histogram of the surface of the Earth – approximately 71% of the Earths surface is covered with water. ... ‹ The template below (Unit of length) is being considered for deletion. ... A foot (plural: feet or foot;[1] symbol or abbreviation: ft or, sometimes, ′ – a prime) is a unit of length, in a number of different systems, including English units, Imperial units, and United States customary units. ... 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. ... Ronda, Spain Main street in Bastrop, Texas, United States, a small town A town is a community of people ranging from a few hundred to several thousands, although it may be applied loosely even to huge metropolitan areas. ... On the Earth, a circle of latitude is an imaginary east-west circle that connects all locations with a given latitude. ... For other uses, see Coast (disambiguation). ... 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 Sunset (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 5th - Total 944,735...


As of 2006, the population was 7,538. The area of the town was 8.43 square kilometres. Total private dwellings were 2,833. Population density was 828.5 people per square kilometre. 2006 is a common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Area is a physical quantity expressing the size of a part of a surface. ... Square kilometre (U.S. spelling: square kilometer), symbol km², is a decimal multiple of SI unit of surface area square metre, one of the SI derived units. ... A dwelling is a structure in which humans or other animals live. ...


Ladysmith is also known for its annual "Festival of Lights" in which the entire commercial sector and many homes are decorated with strings of colourful lights for six weeks in celebration of Christmas. This article needs to be cleaned up to conform to a higher standard of quality. ... Christmas is an annual holiday that celebrates the birth of Jesus. ...


Ladysmith is the nearest town to the birthplace of actress Pamela Anderson. Actors in period costume sharing a joke whilst waiting between takes during location filming. ... Pamela Denise Anderson (born July 1, 1967) is a Canadian/American[1] actress, sex symbol, glamour model, producer, TV personality, and author. ...


History

Ladysmith was founded by James Dunsmuir about 1898, a year after he built shipping wharves for loading coal at Oyster Harbour. Dunsmuir, owner of coal mines in the Nanaimo area, needed a location to house the families of his miners. He chose to build the community at Oyster Harbour, some twenty miles south of his Extension British Columbia mines. Many buildings were moved from Extension and Wellington by rail and by oxen. James Dunsmuir (b July 8, 1851, Fort Vancouver – d June 6, 1920, Cowichan Bay, British Columbia) was a British Columbian industrialist and politician. ... Nanaimo (2004 pop. ... Motto: Splendor Sine Occasu (Latin: Splendour Without Sunset (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 5th - Total 944,735...


Ladysmith, British Columbia was named after Ladysmith, South Africa, which was named after "Juana Maria de los Delores de Leon Smith" also known as "Lady Smith", the Spanish wife of Sir Harry Smith, the Governor of the Cape Colony. Dunsmuir thought this would be a fitting tribute at the conclusion of the Boer War. In addition to commemorating the end of the war by naming his town after Ladysmith, Dunsmuir also chose to name the streets of the community after generals who fought victoriously in the Boer War. Included in this honour are Generals Buller, Kitchener, Baden-Powell, Methuen and Symonds. Motto: Splendor Sine Occasu (Latin: Splendour Without Sunset (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 5th - Total 944,735... Ladysmith (1991: pop. ... Juana Maria de los Delores de Leon Smith (d. ... Lieutenant-General Harry George Wakelyn Smith (28 June 1787-12 October 1860) was a notable English soldier and military commander of the early 19th century. ... Anthem: God Save the Queen Cape Colony Capital Cape Town Language(s) English and Dutch1 Religion Dutch Reformed Church, Anglican Government Constitutional monarchy Last Monarch King George VI Last Prime Minister  - 1908 – 1910 John X. Merriman Last Governor  - 1901 - 1910 Walter Hely-Hutchinson Historical era 19th century  - Dutch East India... Combatants British Empire Orange Free State South African Republic Commanders Sir Redvers Buller Lord Kitchener Lord Roberts Paul Kruger Louis Botha Koos de la Rey Martinus Steyn Christiaan de Wet Casualties 6,000 - 7,000 (A further ~14,000 from disease) 6,000 - 8,000 (Unknown number from disease) Civilians... Buller may refer to: Augustibuller, a Swedish festival Buller District, an area of New Zealand Mount Buller, a ski area in Australia Redvers Buller, British soldier Category: ... The Earl Kitchener Field Marshal Horatio Herbert Kitchener, 1st Earl Kitchener, KG, KP, GCB, OM, GCSI, GCMG, GCIE, ADC, PC (24 June 1850 – 5 June 1916) was an Irish-born British Field Marshal, diplomat and statesman popularly referred to as Lord Kitchener. ... Robert Stephenson Smyth Baden-Powell, 1st Baron Baden-Powell OM, GCMG, GCVO, KCB (22 February 1857 – 8 January 1941), also known as B-P, was a lieutenant-general in the British Army, writer, and founder of the Scout Movement. ... Methuen & Co Limited is a firm of British publishers, which began publishing in London in 1892. ... Symonds is a name originating in the Cornwall area of Great Britain, sometime during the mid 1600s. ...


The Town of Ladysmith was incorporated June 3, 1904.


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Coordinates: 48°59′51″N, 123°49′13″W Image File history File links Flag_of_British_Columbia. ... Municipalities in British Columbia consist of a group of privately-owned properties that have incorporated and formed a local government. ... Wikipedia does not yet have an article with this exact name. ... Motto: Splendor Sine Occasu (Latin: Splendour Without Sunset (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 5th - Total 944,735... 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. ... YK NWT AB USA AK Capital Cariboo Cowichan GVRD Nanaimo Stikine The Regional District of Bulkley-Nechako (RDBN) is a regional district in the Canadian province of British Columbia, Canada. ... 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. ... 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. ... YK NWT AB USA AK Capital Cariboo Cowichan GVRD Nanaimo Stikine 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. ... YK NWT AB USA AK Capital Cariboo Cowichan GVRD Nanaimo Stikine 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... The Regional District of East Kootenay (RDEK) is a regional district in the Canadian province of British Columbia, Canada. ... YK NWT AB USA AK Capital Cariboo Cowichan GVRD Nanaimo Stikine 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. ... YK NWT AB USA AK Capital Cariboo Cowichan GVRD Nanaimo Stikine 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. ... YK NWT AB USA AK Capital Cariboo Cowichan GVRD Nanaimo Stikine Stikine Region (pronounced ) is the northwesternmost region 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. ... Partial skyline of Abbotsford as viewed from Mill Lake. ... “Kamloops” redirects here. ... 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. ... Nanaimo redirects here. ... These cutbanks on the Nechako River are Prince Georges signature natural landmark. ... For other uses, see Vancouver (disambiguation). ... 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NodeWorks - Encyclopedia: Ladysmith, British Columbia (314 words)
Ladysmith is a town located on the 49th parallel on the east coast of Vancouver Island British Columbia, Canada.
Ladysmith is also known for its annual "Festival of Lights" in which the entire commercial sector and many homes are decorated with strings of colourful lights for six weeks in celebration of Christmas.
Ladysmith, British Columbia was named after Ladysmith, South Africa, which was named after "Juana Maria de los Delores de Leon Smith" also known as "Lady Smith", the spanish wife of Sir Harry Smith, the Governor of the Cape Colony.
Victoria, British Columbia - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia (3012 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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