Bowser ( ) is a community on the east coast of
Vancouver Island
Vancouver Island is an island in the northeastern Pacific Ocean and part of the Canadian Provinces and territories of Canada, province of British Columbia. The island is in length, in width at its widest point, and in total area, while are o ...
in
British Columbia
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,
Canada
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. It has a population of 1,729. Approximately north of
Nanaimo
Nanaimo ( ) is a city on the east coast of Vancouver Island, in British Columbia, Canada. As of the Canada 2021 Census, 2021 census, it had a population of 99,863, and it is known as "The Harbour City." The city was previously known as the "H ...
, Bowser is in a region informally known as Lighthouse Country, spanning a stretch of highway that extends from
Qualicum Beach :''"Qualicum" re-directs here. For the neighbourhood in Ottawa, see Qualicum, Ottawa''
Qualicum Beach () is a town located on Vancouver Island, British Columbia, Canada. In the 2021 census, it had a population of 9,303. It is situated at the fo ...
in the south to
Horne Lake
Horne Lake is located west of Qualicum Beach. Named after Adam Grant Horne, Hudson's Bay Company
The Hudson's Bay Company (HBC; french: Compagnie de la Baie d'Hudson) is a Canadian retail business group. A fur trading business for much of ...
to the west and
Fanny Bay
Fanny Bay is a small hamlet in the Canadian province of British Columbia. It is located on Baynes Sound on the east coast of Vancouver Island. In 2001, its population was listed as 815. It is best known for its fine oysters. The area is served b ...
in the north and east to
Denman Denman may refer to:
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* Denman Shire, New South Wales, Australia
** Denman, New South Wales, a town in the Hunter Valley of Australia
* Denman Island, one of the Gulf Islands of British Columbia, Can ...
and
Hornby Island
Hornby Island of British Columbia, Canada, is one of the two northernmost Gulf Islands, located near Vancouver Island's Comox Valley, the other being Denman Island.
A small community of 1,016 residents (as of the 2016 census), Hornby is home to ...
s. Bowser is in the
Regional District of Nanaimo
The Regional District of Nanaimo is a regional district located on the eastern coast of Vancouver Island, British Columbia, Canada. It is bordered to the south by the Cowichan Valley Regional District, to the west by the Alberni-Clayoquot Regi ...
and in its Electoral Area H, one of
eight in the District. The community was named after
William J. Bowser, premier of British Columbia from 1915 to 1916.
Bowser's local hotel was famous in the 1930s for a dog trained by his owners to deliver beer bottles to tables, receive the payment, and deliver change, a feat listed in "
Ripley's Believe It or Not!
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".
Bowser has lent its name to a soil series which is widespread on eastern Vancouver Island. Bowser loamy sand is mapped under the whole community.
Bowser is served by the coast-spanning
Island Highway
The Island Highway is actually a series of highways that follows much of the eastern coastline of Vancouver Island, British Columbia, Canada.
While the Island Highway has no officially designated starting point, it is understood to begin at the ...
and the
Island Rail Corridor
The Island Rail Corridor, previously the Esquimalt & Nanaimo Railway (E&N Railway), is a railway operation on Vancouver Island and is the only remaining railway on Vancouver Island after the closure of the Englewood Railway in November 2017. T ...
.
References
Sources
*"Bowser." ''Encyclopedia of British Columbia.'' 2000
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External links
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Populated places in the Regional District of Nanaimo