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Alberni-Clayoquot C, British Columbia
The Alberni–Clayoquot Regional District of British Columbia is located on west central Vancouver Island. Adjacent regional districts it shares borders with are the Strathcona and Comox Valley Regional Districts to the north, and the Nanaimo and Cowichan Valley Regional Districts to the east. The regional district offices are located in Port Alberni. Communities Cities * Port Alberni - Pop 17,678 Regional District Electoral Areas * Area A (Bamfield) ** Bamfield - Pop 179 ** Kildonan ** Sarita * Area B (Beaufort) * Area C (Long Beach) ** Estevan Point ** Port Alberni * Area D (Sproat Lake) ** Great Central ** Kleecoot ** Sproat Lake * Area E (Beaver Creek) * Area F (Cherry Creek) District Municipalities * Tofino - Pop 1,932 * Ucluelet - Pop 1,717 Indian Reserves NB Indian Reserves are not part of municipal or regional district governance and are outside the regional district's jurisdiction, and also counted separately in the census figures. Population figures here are ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Regional District
In the province of British Columbia in Canada, a regional district is an administrative subdivision of the province that consists of a geographic region with specific boundaries and governmental authority. there were 28 regional districts in the province. History Regional districts came into being as an order of government in 1965 with the enactment of amendments to the Municipal Act. Until the creation of regional districts, the only local form of government in British Columbia was incorporated municipalities, and services in areas outside municipal boundaries had to be sought from the province or through improvement districts. Government structure Similar to counties in other parts of Canada, regional districts serve only to provide municipal services as the local government in areas not incorporated into a municipality, and in certain regional affairs of shared concern between residents of unincorporated areas and those in the municipalities such as a stakeholder role in r ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Great Central, British Columbia
Great may refer to: Descriptions or measurements * Great, a relative measurement in physical space, see Size * Greatness, being divine, majestic, superior, majestic, or transcendent People * List of people known as "the Great" *Artel Great (born 1981), American actor Other uses * ''Great'' (1975 film), a British animated short about Isambard Kingdom Brunel * ''Great'' (2013 film), a German short film * Great (supermarket), a supermarket in Hong Kong * GReAT, Graph Rewriting and Transformation, a Model Transformation Language * Gang Resistance Education and Training Gang Resistance Education And Training, abbreviated G.R.E.A.T., provides a school-based, police officer instructed program that includes classroom instruction and various learning activities. Their intention is to teach the students to avoid gang ..., or GREAT, a school-based and police officer-instructed program * Global Research and Analysis Team (GReAT), a cybersecurity team at Kaspersky Lab *'' Great!'', a 20 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Keeshan Indian Reserve No '', an ancient fortress which is a National Historic Site of Canada, also used in the name of Keeshan Indian Reserve No. 9 or Keeshan 9, an Indian Reserve of the Huy-aa-aht First Nation, which includes the site
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Keeshan may refer to: *Bob Keeshan, an American television producer and actor *Keeshan is an anglicization of the Nuu-chah-nulth name ''Kiix?in Kiix-in, or Kiix?in , earlier romanized as Keeshan, was the principal residence of the Huu-ay-aht (Ohiaht) group of the Nuu-chah-nulth people. The name is onomatopoeic, and comes from the sound of waves crashing against the rocks below the vill ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ittatsoo Indian Reserve No
The Yuułuʔiłʔatḥ Government () or Ucluelet First Nation is the modern treaty government of the Yuułuʔiłʔatḥ in the Canadian province of British Columbia (located on the west coast of Vancouver Island on the northwest side of Barkley Sound). History Yuułuʔiłʔatḥ have lived on the west coast of Vancouver Island for thousands of years. Today’s nation comprises the descendants from the families that in the past occupied 9 different villages in the Barkley Sound area: hitaču, ƛakmaqis, ʔuuc, k̓ʷinaqułtḥ, namint, yuułuʔił, w̓aayi, huʔuł, and kʷisitis. Each of the villages historically had one longhouse for summer and winter usage. Resource harvesting across Yuułuʔiłʔatḥ territory followed a seasonal round. Yuułuʔiłʔatḥ were fishers and whalers, with salmon being the most sustainable resource. Large quantities would be harvested in the fall and then stored throughout the winter months. The food resources spread across Yuułuʔiłʔatḥ t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hesquiat Indian Reserve No
The Hesquiaht First Nation (pronounced Hesh-kwit or Hes-kwee-at) is a Nuu-chah-nulth First Nations band government based on the west coast of Vancouver Island in British Columbia, Canada. The Hesquiaht First Nation are members of the Nuu-chah-nulth Tribal Council. Its members are Hesquiaht people. Hesquiaht is the most northern and isolated of the five Central Region Nuu-chah-nulth Nations. Two of eight Hesquiaht Reserves are occupied by Hesquiaht members— one at Hot Springs Cove and the other at Hesquiaht Harbour. Hot Springs Cove is named after the natural hot springs located at the south end of a narrow peninsula on the east side of the cove. The Reserve Community of Hot Springs (Refuge Cove) village is located on the cove’s west side, home to approximately 80 individuals and 25 families (39 dwellings). Approximately 100 people live in Hot Springs Cove, with a commute of over one hour by boat into Tofino. The Hot Springs Cove reserve is located on territory claimed by the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Alberni Indian Reserve No , an English string quartet
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Alberni may refer to: *Port Alberni, a city of Vancouver Island, British Columbia, Canada *Alberni (electoral district), a defunct electoral district of British Columbia, Canada *Alberni Inlet, an inlet of Vancouver Island, British Columbia, Canada *Alberni Valley, a valley of Vancouver Island, British Columbia, Canada * HMCS ''Alberni'', a ''Flower''-class of the Royal Canadian Navy People with the surname *Luis Alberni (1886–1962), Spanish-born American actor See also *Alberni Quartet The Alberni Quartet is a British string quartet, whose members have included: * 1st violin Dennis Simons, then Howard Davis, currently Karin Leishman * 2nd violin Howard Davis, then John Knight, then Peter Pople, currently Victoria Sayles * Viol ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ucluelet
Ucluelet (, also Ukee) is a district municipality (population 1,717) on the Ucluelet Peninsula on the west coast of Vancouver Island in British Columbia, Canada. Ucluelet means "people of the safe harbour" in the indigenous Nuu-chah-nulth (Nootka) language. As of 2021, its population was 2,066, a 20.3% increase from 1,717 in 2016. Geography Ucluelet is located at the western edge of Barkley Sound, northwest of the British Columbia provincial capital, Victoria, on the outer west coast of Vancouver Island. The closest city is Port Alberni, which is approximately to the east. The District of Tofino is northwest of Ucluelet on Highway 4. In between Tofino and Ucluelet is the Long Beach unit of the Pacific Rim National Park Reserve. Barkley Sound lies southeast of Ucluelet and is a marine area that features the Broken Islands Group unit of the Pacific Rim National Park Reserve. The fishing and scientific research community of Bamfield lies on its farther shore. History A ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
