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Wild marmots: Chopper, Marlu, and Van Isle Violet, [35] [36] Groundhog Day forecast, via the Marmot Recovery Foundation at Nanaimo, Vancouver Island. [37] [38] In 2023 the Vancouver Island marmot was featured on a United States Postal Service forever stamp as part of the Endangered Species set, based on a photograph from Joel Sartore's Photo Ark.
Macdonald employs over 1,000 associates and staff members in its 20 offices throughout the province. The company's head office in Vancouver was recently named the top grossing brokerage office in the Vancouver Metropolitan Area by the Real Estate Board of Greater Vancouver and is one of the largest single brokerage offices in British Columbia.
Their office is located in Vancouver. BCREA members are licensed by the Real Estate Council of British Columbia under the Real Estate Services Act. Effective January 1, 2007, licensees are required to complete continuing education for licence renewal. [1] The continuing education courses are called the Applied Practice and Legal Update course.
Moose (Alces alces) LC; Elk (Cervus canadensis) LC; European fallow deer (Dama dama) introduced LC [3] Mule deer (Odocoileus hemionus) LC; White-tailed deer (Odocoileus virginianus) LC; Caribou (Rangifer tarandus) VU
The climate of Vancouver Island is the mildest in Canada, with temperatures on the coast even in January being usually above 0 °C (32 °F). In summer, the warmest days usually have a maximum of 28–33 °C (82–91 °F). The southeastern part of the island notably has a warm summer (Csb) Mediterranean climate with numerous vineyards.
Canada is a nation heavily dependent on the real estate industry which accounted for roughly 14% of its GDP in 2020 [126] and over 20% in 2023. [127] There is a high risk that if investor sentiment changes, buyer demand may drop significantly, triggering a vicious cycle of prices declines that snowball . [ 128 ]
Mount Washington is a mountain on the eastern edge of the Vancouver Island Ranges of British Columbia and the site of Mount Washington Alpine Resort, popular for skiing and many other activities. It is located approximately 25 kilometres (16 mi) from the Comox Valley .
In 2013, in response to the federal electoral district redistribution, two separatist groups emerged to make Vancouver Island its own country or province. [26] [27] They hoped to move the British Columbia Legislature to a different city, make Vancouver Island its own province, and fly the flag of Vancouver Island by 2021. [28]