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Chemainus / ʃ ə ˈ m eɪ n ə s / is a community within the municipality of North Cowichan in the Chemainus Valley on the east coast of southern Vancouver Island, British Columbia, Canada. Founded as an unincorporated logging town in 1858, Chemainus is now famous for its 53 outdoor murals .
Chemainus River Park occupies what was once the traditional territories of the Nanaimo First Nation, the Chemainus First Nation, the Cowichan Indian Band and the Cowichan Tribes. The indigenous people used this area for fishing, berry picking and bark stripping. The park also contains the vestiges of a historically significant railway grade. [2]
British Columbia Highway 18 connects North Cowichan to Lake Cowichan as a 2-lane facility with a speed limit as high as 100 km/h. Bus service in the municipality is provided by the Cowichan Valley Regional District with service connecting the North Cowichan communities of Chemainus and Crofton with the south end and Duncan.
The Chemainus River is located on southern Vancouver Island, British Columbia, Canada. Its source is on the east flank of El Capitan Mountain in the Vancouver Island Ranges , and it flows eastwards to the Strait of Georgia near the North Cowichan community of Chemainus, British Columbia .
Westholme is a community located in the Chemainus River Valley alongside the Island Highway, between Chemainus and Duncan in British Columbia, Canada. It is part of the Chemainus Land District in the District Municipality of North Cowichan. [1] Westholme is one of the original settlements on Vancouver Island.
Mount Sicker is in southern Vancouver Island, British Columbia.The twin summits of Big Sicker Mountain, [2] at 716 metres (2,349 ft), and Little Sicker Mountain, [3] at 660 metres (2,170 ft), are near Crofton, Chemainus and Duncan.
The Ladysmith-Chemainus Chronicle, a weekly community paper on Vancouver Island with a circulation of 1,898, has been printed locally and was founded in 1908. [20] [21] It is circulated in the communities of Ladysmith and Chemainus, in central Vancouver Island. [21] It is archived online in the Google news archive. [20]
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