Honeymoon Bay is an unincorporated community in the
Canadian province
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of
British Columbia
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. It is located on
Cowichan Lake
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in the southeastern part of
Vancouver Island
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— approximately northwest of
Victoria
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— at . In 2011, its population was listed at 580.
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Historically, its main industry has been forestry
Forestry is the science and craft of creating, managing, planting, using, conserving and repairing forests, woodlands, and associated resources for human and environmental benefits. Forestry is practiced in plantations and natural stands. Th ...
.
Many years ago a lonely young bachelor in this area announced he would return to England to find a bride. The community took the name Honeymoon Bay as a result but he never returned.
Honeymoon Bay is one of several towns in the Cowichan Valley
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with significant South Asian Canadian
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(primarily Sikh-Canadian
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) community history for over 130 years, gaining notoriety in the forestry industry
The wood industry or timber industry (sometimes lumber industry -- when referring mainly to sawed boards) is the industry concerned with forestry, logging, timber trade, and the production of primary forest products and wood products (e.g. furnitu ...
at local sawmill
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s from the early 20th century until the 1980s.
References
External links
Honeymoon Bay's own website
Honeymoon Bay Area Information
Unincorporated settlements in British Columbia
Populated places in the Cowichan Valley Regional District
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