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Parksville hosts an annual Canada Day celebration. In the morning there is a parade that runs along the Island Hwy. Residents and visitors gather along the road to watch the procession and then walk down to Parksville Community Park where there are vendors, including food trucks, live music performances, some carnival attractions, and fireworks ...
The Kʼómoks migrated south to present-day Comox, where they allied with the resident Pentlatch against their common enemy. [7] In 1862, a smallpox epidemic swept across Vancouver Island, killing an estimated 30% of First Nations people. A census of First Nations in the Comox Valley taken in 1876 revealed that the local First Nations ...
Vancouver Island, British Columbia, Canada 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 .
The Duke and Duchess of Cambridge at the official Canada Day celebration in Ottawa, 2011. Most communities across the country host organized celebrations for Canada Day, typically outdoor public events, such as parades, carnivals, festivals, barbecues, air and maritime shows, fireworks, and free musical concerts, [59] as well as citizenship ...
Denman Island K-7 Opened by the settlers of Denman Island in 1878 as a single-room school a few hundred meters east of the current fire department land on Denman Road. In 1896, a second school was built on the site to replace the first. A bigger school was built in 1912 on the adjoining plot of land to accommodate a growing population on the ...
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The three ferries (Coastal Renaissance, Coastal Inspiration, and Coastal Celebration) were ordered by BC Ferries to replace the aging V-class ferries. They operate on two of the busiest routes connecting the Lower Mainland to Vancouver Island—Tsawwassen↔Swartz Bay and Tsawwassen↔Duke Point. In the past, they have also served the Horseshoe ...
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