Nanaimo, the Glossary
Nanaimo is a city of about 100,000 on the east coast of Vancouver Island, in British Columbia, Canada.[1]
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- Port cities and towns on the Canadian Pacific coast
Adam Walker (Canadian politician)
Adam Walker is a Canadian politician who was elected to the Legislative Assembly of British Columbia in the 2020 British Columbia general election.
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Al Hill (ice hockey)
Alan Douglas Hill (born April 22, 1955) is a Canadian former professional ice hockey centre.
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Alaska
Alaska is a non-contiguous U.S. state on the northwest extremity of North America.
Aleutian Low
The Aleutian Low is a semi-permanent low-pressure system located near the Aleutian Islands in the Bering Sea during the Northern Hemisphere winter.
Allison Crowe
Allison Louise Crowe (born November 16, 1981) is a Canadian singer, songwriter, guitarist, and pianist born in Nanaimo, British Columbia, whose home is Corner Brook, Newfoundland and Labrador.
AllMusic
AllMusic (previously known as All-Music Guide and AMG) is an American online music database.
Andrew Colvile
Andrew Colvile (born Andrew Wedderburn; 6 November 1779 – 3 February 1856) was a Scottish businessman, notable as the governor of the Hudson's Bay Company, a huge organisation set up for the North American fur trade but also instrumental in the early history of Canada.
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Area code 250
Area code 250 is a telephone area code in the North American Numbering Plan (NANP) for the Canadian province of British Columbia outside the Lower Mainland, including Vancouver Island–home to the provincial capital, Victoria–and the province's Interior region.
Area codes 778, 236, and 672
Area codes 778, 236, and 672 are telephone area codes in the North American Numbering Plan (NANP) for the Canadian province of British Columbia.
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Aspengrove School
Aspengrove School is a pre-school to grade 12 school in Nanaimo, British Columbia, Canada.
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Bathtub racing
Bathtub racing is a competition that involves the use of bathtub boats, small powered watercraft designed around bathtubs or close facsimiles.
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BC Ferries
British Columbia Ferry Services Inc., operating as BC Ferries (BCF), is a former provincial Crown corporation, now operating as an independently managed, publicly owned Canadian company.
BC United
BC United (BCU), formerly known as the British Columbia Liberal Party or BC Liberals, is a provincial political party in British Columbia, Canada.
Black Canadians
Black Canadians, also known as African Canadians (French: Canadiens Africains) or Afro-Canadians (French: Afro-Canadiens), are Canadians of full or partial sub-Saharan African descent.
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Black Press
Black Press Group Ltd. (BPG) is a Canadian commercial printer and newspaper publisher founded in 1975 by David Holmes Black, who has no relation to Canadian-born media mogul Conrad Black.
Bob Hindmarch
Robert George Hindmarch (May 27, 1930 – February 20, 2021) was a Canadian educator, sports administrator and ice hockey coach.
British Columbia
British Columbia (commonly abbreviated as BC) is the westernmost province of Canada.
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British Columbia Highway 1
Highway 1 is a provincial highway in British Columbia, Canada, that carries the main route of the Trans-Canada Highway (TCH).
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British Columbia Highway 19
Highway 19 is the main north–south thoroughfare on Vancouver Island from Nanaimo to Port Hardy.
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British Columbia Highway 19A
Highway 19A, known locally as the Oceanside Route or the Old Island Highway, is a provincial highway in British Columbia, Canada.
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British Columbia Hockey League
The British Columbia Hockey League (BCHL) is an independent Canadian Junior ice hockey league with 21 teams in British Columbia and Alberta.
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British Columbia New Democratic Party
The New Democratic Party of British Columbia (BC NDP) is a provincial political party in British Columbia, Canada.
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Buddhism in Canada
Buddhism is among the smallest minority-religions in Canada, with a very slowly growing population in the country, partly the result of conversion, with only 4.6% of new immigrants identifying themselves as Buddhist.
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Bungee jumping
Bungee jumping, also spelled bungy jumping, is an activity that involves a person jumping from a great height while connected to a large elastic cord.
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Buttertubs Marsh
Buttertubs Marsh is a bird sanctuary in Nanaimo, British Columbia, Canada.
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Callum Montgomery
Callum Montgomery (born May 14, 1997) is a Canadian soccer player who plays for Canadian Premier League side Cavalry FC.
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Campbell River, British Columbia
Campbell River is a city in British Columbia, Canada, on the east coast of Vancouver Island at the south end of Discovery Passage, which lies along the 50th parallel north along the important Inside Passage shipping route. Nanaimo and Campbell River, British Columbia are cities in British Columbia, Mining communities in British Columbia and Populated places on the British Columbia Coast.
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Campus radio
Campus radio (also known as college radio, university radio or student radio) is a type of radio station that is run by the students of a college, university or other educational institution.
Canada
Canada is a country in North America.
Canada Border Services Agency
The Canada Border Services Agency (CBSA; Agence des services frontaliers du Canada, ASFC) is a federal law enforcement agency that is responsible for border control (i.e. protection and surveillance), immigration enforcement, and customs services in Canada.
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The Canadian Junior Football League (CJFL) is a national Major Junior Canadian football league consisting of 19 teams playing in five provinces across Canada.
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CBC Music
CBC Music (formerly known as CBC FM, CBC Stereo and CBC Radio 2) is a Canadian FM radio network operated by the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation.
CBC Radio One
CBC Radio One is the English-language news and information radio network of the publicly owned Canadian Broadcasting Corporation.
CBCV-FM
CBCV-FM is a Canadian radio station, which broadcasts the programming of the CBC Radio One network in Victoria, British Columbia, and throughout Vancouver Island, the Southern Gulf Islands, and the Sunshine Coast.
CBU (AM)
CBU is a Canadian non-commercial public radio station, in Vancouver, British Columbia.
CBU-FM
CBU-FM (105.7 MHz) is a non-commercial public radio station in Vancouver, British Columbia.
Census geographic units of Canada
The census geographic units of Canada are the census subdivisions defined and used by Canada's federal government statistics bureau Statistics Canada to conduct the country's quinquennial census.
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CHEK-DT
CHEK-DT (channel 6) is an independent television station in Victoria, British Columbia, Canada, serving Vancouver Island and Greater Vancouver.
CHLY-FM
CHLY-FM (101.7 MHz) is a non-profit campus-community radio station in Nanaimo, British Columbia, Canada.
Christianity in Canada
Christianity is the most adhered-to religion in Canada, with 19,373,330 Canadians, or 53.3%, identifying themselves as of the 2021 census.
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Christopher Hart (actor)
Christopher Hart (born 22 February 1961) is a Canadian actor and magician whose roles include Thing, the disembodied hand, in the 1991, 1993, and 1998 movies The Addams Family, Addams Family Values, and Addams Family Reunion.
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CHWF-FM
CHWF-FM (106.9 The Wolf) is a Canadian radio station located in Nanaimo, British Columbia, operating on 106.9 FM under the ownership of Jim Pattison Group division Island Radio.
CIVI-DT
CIVI-DT (channel 53) is a television station in Victoria, British Columbia, Canada, part of the CTV 2 system.
CKAY-FM
CKAY-FM is a Canadian radio station that broadcasts a classic hits format at 91.7 FM, licensed to Gibsons, British Columbia with studios in Sechelt.
CKWV-FM
CKWV-FM (102.3 The Wave) is a Canadian radio station located in Nanaimo, British Columbia. It broadcasts on 102.3 FM and is owned by Island Radio, a division of the Jim Pattison Group.
Comox Valley
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. Nanaimo and Comox Valley are mid Vancouver Island.
Conseil scolaire francophone de la Colombie-Britannique
The Conseil scolaire francophone de la Colombie-Britannique (also known as Francophone Education Authority or School District No 93) is the French-language school board for all French schools located in British Columbia.
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Conservative Party of Canada
The Conservative Party of Canada (CPC; Parti conservateur du Canada, PCC), colloquially known as the Tories, is a federal political party in Canada.
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Constance Isherwood
Constance Dora Isherwood (Holmes; January 19, 1920January 26, 2021) was a Canadian lawyer based in British Columbia who focused on civil and family law, and real estate law.
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CTV 2
CTV 2 is a Canadian English-language television system owned by the Bell Media subsidiary of BCE Inc.
David Gogo
David Gogo (born March 18, 1969), is a Canadian blues guitarist, singer-songwriter and bandleader who is currently signed to the independent Cordova Bay Records label.
Departure Bay ferry terminal
Departure Bay is a major ferry terminal in Nanaimo, British Columbia, owned and operated by BC Ferries that provides ferry service across the Strait of Georgia to Horseshoe Bay in West Vancouver.
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Diana Krall
Diana Jean Krall (born November 16, 1964) is a Canadian jazz pianist and singer known for her contralto vocals.
Doug Routley
Doug Routley (born May 9, 1961) is the current MLA for Nanaimo-North Cowichan in the Canadian province of British Columbia.
Duke Point ferry terminal
Duke Point is a major ferry terminal owned and operated by BC Ferries that provides ferry service across the Strait of Georgia to Tsawwassen.
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East Asian Canadians
East Asian Canadians are Canadians who were either born in or can trace their ancestry to East Asia.
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Electoral district (Canada)
An electoral district in Canada is a geographical constituency upon which Canada's representative democracy is based.
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English language
English is a West Germanic language in the Indo-European language family, whose speakers, called Anglophones, originated in early medieval England on the island of Great Britain.
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Entrance Island (British Columbia)
Entrance Island is a small rocky island in the Strait of Georgia, due north of Gabriola Island.
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Environment and Climate Change Canada
Environment and Climate Change Canada (ECCC; Environnement et Changement climatique Canada)Environment and Climate Change Canada is the applied title under the Federal Identity Program; the legal title is Department of the Environment.
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Esquimalt
The Township of Esquimalt is a municipality at the southern tip of Vancouver Island, in British Columbia, Canada. Nanaimo and Esquimalt are Populated places on the British Columbia Coast and port cities and towns on the Canadian Pacific coast.
Ethan Katzberg
Ethan Katzberg (born April 5, 2002) is a Canadian hammer thrower and the reigning world champion in that event, winning gold in Budapest at the 2023 World Championships.
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European Canadians
European Canadians or Euro-Canadians, are Canadians who were either born in or can trace their ancestry to the continent of Europe.
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Expo 86
The 1986 World Exposition on Transportation and Communication, or simply Expo 86, was a World's Fair held in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada from May 2 until October 13, 1986.
Ferry
A ferry is a boat that transports passengers, and occasionally vehicles and cargo, across a body of water.
Fisheries and Oceans Canada
Fisheries and Oceans Canada (DFO; Pêches et Océans Canada, MPO) is a department of the Government of Canada that is responsible for developing and implementing policies and programs in support of Canada's economic, ecological and scientific interests in oceans and inland waters.
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Fishery
Fishery can mean either the enterprise of raising or harvesting fish and other aquatic life or, more commonly, the site where such enterprise takes place (a.k.a., fishing grounds).
Francisco de Eliza
Francisco de Eliza y Reventa (1759 – February 19, 1825) was a Spanish naval officer, navigator, and explorer.
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Francisco Javier Winthuysen y Pineda
Francisco Javier Winthuysen y Pineda (born El Puerto de Santa María, 1747 - Died off Cape St. Vincent, 1797) was a Spanish naval officer.
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Frank Ney
Frank James Ney (May 12, 1918 – November 24, 1992) was a mayor of Nanaimo, British Columbia, Canada, serving for twenty-one years.
Gabriola Island
Gabriola Island is one of the Gulf Islands in the Strait of Georgia in British Columbia (BC), Canada.
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Gene Carr (ice hockey)
Eugene William Carr (September 17, 1951 – December 13, 2023) was a Canadian professional ice hockey forward who played 465 games in the National Hockey League (NHL).
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Glen Clark
Glen David Clark (born November 22, 1957) is a Canadian retail executive and former politician who served as the 31st premier of British Columbia from 1996 to 1999.
Gogo (musician)
Paul Roland Gogo (born April 24, 1965), known as Gogo, is a Canadian rock-and-roll keyboard player, and multi-instrumentalist, best known for being the keyboardist of the Canadian rock band Trooper.
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Google LLC is an American multinational corporation and technology company focusing on online advertising, search engine technology, cloud computing, computer software, quantum computing, e-commerce, consumer electronics, and artificial intelligence (AI).
Google Earth
Google Earth is a computer program that renders a 3D representation of Earth based primarily on satellite imagery.
Green Party of British Columbia
The Green Party of British Columbia, or simply the BC Greens, is a provincial political party in British Columbia, Canada.
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Green Party of Canada
The Green Party of Canada (Parti vert du Canada) is a federal political party in Canada, founded in 1983 with a focus on green politics.
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Gulf Islands
The Gulf Islands is a group of islands in the Salish Sea between Vancouver Island and the mainland coast of British Columbia.
H. R. MacMillan
Harvey Reginald MacMillan, (September 9, 1885 – February 9, 1976) was a Canadian forester, forestry industrialist, wartime administrator, and philanthropist.
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HD Radio
HD Radio (HDR) is a trademark for an in-band on-channel (IBOC) digital radio broadcast technology.
Hinduism in Canada
Hinduism is the third-largest religion in Canada, which is followed by approximately 2.3% of the nation's total population.
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History of the Jews in Canada
Canadian Jews, whether by culture, ethnicity, or religion, form the fourth largest Jewish community in the world, exceeded only by those in Israel, the United States and France.
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Horseshoe Bay ferry terminal
Horseshoe Bay is a major ferry terminal owned and operated by BC Ferries in British Columbia, Canada.
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House of Commons of Canada
The House of Commons of Canada (Chambre des communes du Canada) is the lower house of the Parliament of Canada.
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Hudson's Bay Company
The Hudson's Bay Company (HBC; Compagnie de la Baie d'Hudson) is an American and Canadian-based retail business group.
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Hullo (ferry)
Hullo, officially the Vancouver Island Ferry Company, is a privately owned passenger ferry service in the Canadian province of British Columbia.
Independent politician
An independent, non-partisan politician or non-affiliated politician is a politician not affiliated with any political party or bureaucratic association.
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Independent station
An independent station is a broadcast station, usually a television station, not affiliated with a larger broadcast network.
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Indigenous peoples
There is no generally accepted definition of Indigenous peoples, although in the 21st century the focus has been on self-identification, cultural difference from other groups in a state, a special relationship with their traditional territory, and an experience of subjugation and discrimination under a dominant cultural model.
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Indigenous peoples in Canada
Indigenous peoples in Canada (Peuples autochtones au Canada, also known as Aboriginals) are the Indigenous peoples within the boundaries of Canada.
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Ingrid Jensen
Ingrid Jensen (born January 12, 1966) is a Canadian jazz trumpeter.
International Baccalaureate
The International Baccalaureate Organization (IBO), more commonly known as the International Baccalaureate (IB), is a nonprofit foundation headquartered in Geneva, Switzerland, and founded in 1968.
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Internment
Internment is the imprisonment of people, commonly in large groups, without charges or intent to file charges.
Irreligion in Canada
Irreligion is common throughout all provinces and territories of Canada.
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Islam in Canada
Islam is the second-largest religion in Canada practised by approximately 5% of the population.
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Island Highway
The Island Highway is a series of highways that follows much of the eastern coastline of Vancouver Island, British Columbia, Canada.
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Island Rail Corridor
The Island Corridor, previously the Esquimalt & Nanaimo Railway (E&N Railway), is a railway operation on Vancouver Island.
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James Lunney
James D. Lunney (born September 5, 1951) is a Canadian politician.
Japan
Japan is an island country in East Asia, located in the Pacific Ocean off the northeast coast of the Asian mainland.
Jean Crowder
Jean A. Crowder (born July 7, 1952) is a Canadian businesswoman and politician.
Jim Pattison Group
The Jim Pattison Group is a Canadian conglomerate based in Vancouver.
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Jimmy Claxton
James Edgar Claxton (December 14, 1892 - March 3, 1970) was a Canadian-American baseball pitcher, and the first black man to play organized white baseball in the twentieth century.
Jodelle Ferland
Jodelle Micah Ferland (born October 9, 1994) is a Canadian actress.
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John DeSantis
John DeSantis, sometimes credited as John De Santis or John Desantis, (born November 13, 1973) is a Canadian actor, best known as Lurch on the Fox Family show The New Addams Family.
Joseph William McKay
Joseph William McKay (Mackay) (31 January 1829 – 17 December 1900) was a fur trader, businessman, politician and explorer who had a long career in the employ of the Hudson's Bay Company in Canada.
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Juan Carrasco (explorer)
Juan Carrasco was a Spanish naval officer, explorer, and navigator.
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Justin Chatwin
Justin Chatwin (born October 31, 1982) is a Canadian actor.
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Köppen climate classification
The Köppen climate classification is one of the most widely used climate classification systems.
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Kirsten Sweetland
Kirsten Sweetland (born September 24, 1988) is a retired Canadian professional triathlete, the Junior World Champion of the year 2006, and the 2010 U23 World Championship silver medalist.
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Lantzville
Lantzville is a coastal community on the east side of Vancouver Island, British Columbia, Canada, along the western shore of the Strait of Georgia and immediately north of Nanaimo.
Latin American Canadians
Latin American Canadians (Canadiens d'Amérique latine; Canadenses da América Latina; Canadienses de América Latina), sometimes also referred to as Spanish Canadians, are Canadians who are descendants of people from countries of Latin America.
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Layla Zoe
Layla Zoe is a Canadian blues and blues rock singer-songwriter.
Legislative Assembly of British Columbia
The Legislative Assembly of British Columbia (Assemblée législative de la Colombie-Britannique) is the deliberative assembly of the Parliament of British Columbia, in the province of British Columbia, Canada.
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Leonard Krog
Leonard Eugene Krog is a Canadian politician and lawyer in British Columbia, who currently serves as mayor of Nanaimo.
Liberal Party of Canada
The Liberal Party of Canada (LPC; region, PLC) is a federal political party in Canada.
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Lisa Marie Barron
Lisa Marie Barron is a Canadian politician from British Columbia.
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List of census metropolitan areas and agglomerations in Canada
This is a list of the census metropolitan areas and agglomerations in Canada by population, using data from the 2021 Canadian census and the 2016 Canadian census.
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List of cities in British Columbia
A city is a classification of municipalities used in the Canadian province of British Columbia. Nanaimo and List of cities in British Columbia are cities in British Columbia.
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List of House members of the 44th Parliament of Canada
This is a preliminary list of members of the House of Commons of Canada in the 44th Canadian Parliament.
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List of postal codes of Canada: V
This is a list of postal codes in Canada where the first letter is V. Postal codes beginning with V are located within the Canadian province of British Columbia.
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List of sovereign states
The following is a list providing an overview of sovereign states around the world with information on their status and recognition of their sovereignty.
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List of the largest municipalities in Canada by population
The table below lists the 100 largest census subdivisions (municipalities or municipal equivalents) in Canada by population, using data from the 2021 Canadian census for census subdivisions.
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Lorna Vinden
Lorna Vinden Anderson (1931 – June 9, 2008), born Lorna Margaret Skidmore, was a Canadian wheelchair athlete, competing in pentathlon, track and field, archery, and swimming events at the 1967 and 1969 Wheelchair Pan American Games, and the 1968 Paralympics in Tel Aviv.
MacMillan Bloedel
MacMillan Bloedel Limited was a Canadian forestry company headquartered in Vancouver, British Columbia.
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Marc-André Leclerc
Marc-André Leclerc (October 10, 1992 – March 5, 2018) was a Canadian rock climber, ice and mixed climber, and alpinist.
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May Tully
May Tully (born 1880s – March 9, 1924) was a Canadian actress, writer, director, and producer in theatre and film, and, according to sportswriter Damon Runyon, "perhaps the greatest woman baseball fan that ever lived.".
Mediterranean climate
A Mediterranean climate, also called a dry summer climate, described by Köppen as Cs, is a temperate climate type that occurs in the lower mid-latitudes (normally 30 to 44 north and south latitude).
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Michael Edgson
Michael Edgson (born 6 May 1969) is a Canadian retired Paralympic swimmer.
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Middle Eastern Canadians
Middle Eastern Canadians are Canadians who were either born in or can trace their ancestry to the Middle East, which includes West Asia and North Africa.
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Mythologies of the Indigenous peoples of the Americas
The Indigenous peoples of the Americas comprise numerous different cultures.
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Nanaimo (provincial electoral district)
Nanaimo is a provincial electoral district for the Legislative Assembly of British Columbia, Canada.
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Nanaimo Airport
Nanaimo Airport is a privately owned and operated regional airport located south southeast of Nanaimo, British Columbia, Canada.
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Nanaimo bar
The Nanaimo bar is a bar dessert that requires no baking and is named after the Canadian city of Nanaimo in British Columbia.
Nanaimo Bastion
The Nanaimo Bastion is a historical octagon-shaped blockhouse located at 98 Front Street in Nanaimo, British Columbia, Canada.
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Nanaimo Buccaneers
The Nanaimo Buccaneers are a junior 'A' ice hockey team based in Nanaimo, British Columbia.
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Nanaimo City Council
The Nanaimo City Council is the governing body for the city of Nanaimo, British Columbia, Canada.
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Nanaimo Clippers
The Nanaimo Clippers are a junior ice hockey team based in Nanaimo, British Columbia, Canada.
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Nanaimo Harbour
Nanaimo Harbour, also known as the Port of Nanaimo, is a natural harbour on the east coast of Vancouver Island in the Canadian province of British Columbia.
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Nanaimo Harbour ferry terminal
Nanaimo Harbour, often associated with and referred to as the "Gabriola Island Ferry", is a ferry terminal owned and operated by BC Ferries in British Columbia that goes from downtown Nanaimo across the Northumberland Channel to Descanso Bay on Gabriola Island.
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Nanaimo Harbour Water Aerodrome
Nanaimo Harbour Water Aerodrome is a seaplane base (SPB) serving the city of Nanaimo, British Columbia, Canada.
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Nanaimo Museum
The Nanaimo Museum (originally the Nanaimo Centennial Museum) is a museum located in Nanaimo, British Columbia, Canada; it opened in November 1967.
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Nanaimo NightOwls
The Nanaimo NightOwls are a collegiate summer baseball team located in Nanaimo, British Columbia.
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Nanaimo Regional Transit System
Regional District of Nanaimo Transit System provides both conventional bus service and special needs paratransit services within the Regional District of Nanaimo in British Columbia, Canada.
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Nanaimo Timbermen
The Nanaimo Timbermen are a Senior A box lacrosse club, based in Nanaimo, British Columbia.
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Nanaimo-North Cowichan
Nanaimo-North Cowichan is a provincial electoral district in British Columbia, Canada, established by the Electoral Districts Act, 2008.
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Nanaimo—Alberni
Nanaimo—Alberni was a federal electoral district in British Columbia, Canada, that was represented in the House of Commons of Canada from 1979 to 1988.
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Nanaimo—Cowichan
Nanaimo—Cowichan is a former federal electoral district in British Columbia, Canada, which was represented in the House of Commons of Canada between 1988 and 2015.
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Nanaimo—Ladysmith
Nanaimo—Ladysmith is a federal electoral district in British Columbia, in southeastern Vancouver Island.
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Nanoose Bay
Nanoose Bay is a community on the east coast of southern Vancouver Island, British Columbia, Canada.
New Democratic Party
The New Democratic Party (NDP; Nouveau Parti démocratique, NPD) is a federal political party in Canada.
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Oceanic climate
An oceanic climate, also known as a marine climate or maritime climate, is the temperate climate sub-type in Köppen classification represented as Cfb, typical of west coasts in higher middle latitudes of continents, generally featuring cool to warm summers and cool to mild winters (for their latitude), with a relatively narrow annual temperature range and few extremes of temperature.
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Open government
Open government is the governing doctrine which maintains that citizens have the right to access the documents and proceedings of the government to allow for effective public oversight.
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Pacific coast
Pacific coast may be used to reference any coastline that borders the Pacific Ocean.
Pacific Time Zone
The Pacific Time Zone (PT) is a time zone encompassing parts of western Canada, the western United States, and western Mexico.
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Panethnicity
Panethnicity is a political neologism used to group various ethnic groups together based on their related cultural origins; geographic, linguistic, religious, or 'racial' (i.e. phenotypic) similarities are often used alone or in combination to draw panethnic boundaries.
Parksville, British Columbia
Parksville is a city on Vancouver Island in British Columbia, Canada. Nanaimo and Parksville, British Columbia are cities in British Columbia and Populated places on the British Columbia Coast.
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Parksville-Qualicum
Parksville-Qualicum is the name of a provincial electoral district in the Canadian province of British Columbia.
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Phil Olsen (javelin thrower)
Philip Einar Olsen (31 January 1957 – 15 March 2020) was a Canadian athlete, a javelin thrower who competed in the finals in the 1976 Summer Olympics and won a gold medal at the 1978 Commonwealth Games.
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Population
Population is the term typically used to refer to the number of people in a single area.
Port Alberni
Port Alberni is a city located on Vancouver Island in the province of British Columbia, Canada. Nanaimo and Port Alberni are cities in British Columbia and Populated places on the British Columbia Coast.
Port Theatre
The Port Theatre is a venue for performing arts, located in Nanaimo, British Columbia.
Premier of British Columbia
The premier of British Columbia is the first minister and head of government for the Canadian province of British Columbia.
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Prince Rupert, British Columbia
Prince Rupert is a port city in the province of British Columbia, Canada. Nanaimo and Prince Rupert, British Columbia are cities in British Columbia, Populated places on the British Columbia Coast and port cities and towns on the Canadian Pacific coast.
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Protection Island (Nanaimo)
Protection Island is a small island located 1.5 km north-east of downtown Nanaimo, British Columbia, Canada in the Nanaimo Harbour.
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Provinces and territories of Canada
Canada has ten provinces and three territories that are sub-national administrative divisions under the jurisdiction of the Canadian Constitution.
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Rathtrevor Beach Provincial Park
Rathtrevor Beach Provincial Park is a provincial park in Parksville, British Columbia, Canada.
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Raymond Collishaw
Raymond Collishaw, (22 November 1893 – 28 September 1976) was a distinguished Canadian fighter pilot, squadron leader, and commanding officer who served in the Royal Naval Air Service (RNAS) and later the Royal Air Force.
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Red Carr
Alfred George Richard "Red" Carr (December 29, 1916 – May 16, 1990) was a Canadian ice hockey left winger.
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.
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Regional District of Nanaimo
The Regional District of Nanaimo is a regional district located on the eastern coast of Vancouver Island, British Columbia, Canada. Nanaimo and regional District of Nanaimo are mid Vancouver Island.
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Saitama (city)
is the capital and largest city of Saitama Prefecture, Japan.
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Saitama Prefecture
is a landlocked prefecture of Japan located in the Kantō region of Honshu.
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Saysutshun (Newcastle Island Marine) Park
Saysutshun (Newcastle Island Marine) Provincial Park, formally known as Newcastle Island Marine Provincial Park, is a provincial park located on a small island off the coast of Nanaimo, British Columbia, Canada.
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School District 68 Nanaimo-Ladysmith
School District 68 Nanaimo-Ladysmith is a school district on central Vancouver Island in British Columbia.
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Shane Sutcliffe
Shane Sutcliffe (born June 17, 1975) is a Canadian former professional boxer who competed from 1992 to 2004.
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Sheila Malcolmson
Sheila Malcolmson (born March 26, 1966) is a Canadian politician who has served as the Member of the Legislative Assembly of British Columbia for the electoral district of Nanaimo since January 30, 2019.
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Sikhism in Canada
Sikhism is the fourth-largest religious group in Canada, with nearly 800,000 adherents, or 2.1% of Canada's population, as of 2021.
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Skagway, Alaska
The Municipality and Borough of Skagway is a first-class borough in Alaska on the Alaska Panhandle.
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Snuneymuxw First Nation
The Snuneymuxw First Nation (pronounced) is located in and around the city of Nanaimo on east-central Vancouver Island, British Columbia, Canada. Nanaimo and Snuneymuxw First Nation are mid Vancouver Island.
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South Asian Canadians
South Asian Canadians are Canadians who were either born in or can trace their ancestry to South Asia or the Indian subcontinent, which includes the nations of India, Pakistan, Bangladesh, Nepal, Bhutan, Sri Lanka, and the Maldives.
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Southeast Asia
Southeast Asia is the geographical southeastern region of Asia, consisting of the regions that are situated south of China, east of the Indian subcontinent, and northwest of the Australian mainland, which is part of Oceania.
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Startup company
A startup or start-up is a company or project undertaken by an entrepreneur to seek, develop, and validate a scalable business model.
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Statistics Canada
Statistics Canada (StatCan; Statistique Canada), formed in 1971, is the agency of the Government of Canada commissioned with producing statistics to help better understand Canada, its population, resources, economy, society, and culture.
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Steve Smith (cyclist)
Steve Smith (25 November 1989 – 10 May 2016), commonly known as Stevie Smith, was a Canadian professional downhill mountain biker.
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Strait of Georgia
The Strait of Georgia (Détroit de Géorgie) or the Georgia Strait is an arm of the Salish Sea between Vancouver Island and the extreme southwestern mainland coast of British Columbia, Canada, and the extreme northwestern mainland coast of Washington, United States.
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Susan Juby
Susan Juby (born March 30, 1969)Dave Jenkinson,.
Susan Morgan (politician)
Susan H. Morgan (born September 1, 1949) is an American Republican politician who served in the Oregon House of Representatives from 1999 until 2009.
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Terry Beech
Terry J. Beech (born April 2, 1981) is a Canadian businessman and politician who has served as Member of Parliament for the federal electoral district of Burnaby North—Seymour in the House of Commons of Canada since 2015.
Tim Lander
Tim Lander (26 February 1938 – 20 August 2023) was a Canadian poet.
Time (magazine)
Time (stylized in all caps as TIME) is an American news magazine based in New York City.
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Tofino
Tofino (Nuu-chah-nulth: Načiks) is a town of approximately 2,516 residents on the west coast of Vancouver Island in the Canadian province of British Columbia. Nanaimo and Tofino are Populated places on the British Columbia Coast.
Trewartha climate classification
The Trewartha climate classification (TCC), or the Köppen–Trewartha climate classification (KTC), is a climate classification system first published by American geographer Glenn Thomas Trewartha in 1966.
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Tsawwassen
Tsawwassen is a suburban, mostly residential community on a peninsula in the southwestern corner of the City of Delta in British Columbia, Canada. Nanaimo and Tsawwassen are Populated places on the British Columbia Coast.
Tsawwassen ferry terminal
Tsawwassen is a ferry terminal and a major transportation facility in Delta, British Columbia, part of the BC Ferries system and Highway 17.
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Valdes Island
Valdes Island is one of the Gulf Islands located in the Strait of Georgia, British Columbia, Canada.
Vancouver
Vancouver is a major city in western Canada, located in the Lower Mainland region of British Columbia. Nanaimo and Vancouver are cities in British Columbia and port cities and towns on the Canadian Pacific coast.
Vancouver Island
Vancouver Island is an island in the northeastern Pacific Ocean and part of the Canadian province of British Columbia.
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Vancouver Island Junior Hockey League
The Vancouver Island Junior Hockey League (VIJHL) is a junior ice hockey league of 11 clubs on Vancouver Island.
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Vancouver Island Raiders
The Vancouver Island Raiders are a Canadian Junior Football team based in Nanaimo, British Columbia.
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Vancouver Island University
Vancouver Island University (abbreviated as VIU, formerly known as Malaspina University-College and earlier as Malaspina College) is a Canadian public university serving Vancouver Island and coastal British Columbia.
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Victoria, British Columbia
Victoria is the capital city of the Canadian province of British Columbia, on the southern tip of Vancouver Island off Canada's Pacific coast. Nanaimo and Victoria, British Columbia are cities in British Columbia, Populated places on the British Columbia Coast and port cities and towns on the Canadian Pacific coast.
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Vista Radio
Vista Radio Ltd. (also formerly known as Vista Broadcast Group) is a Canadian radio broadcasting company.
West Coast League
The West Coast League (WCL) is a collegiate summer baseball wooden bat league founded in 2005, comprising teams from Washington, Oregon, British Columbia and Alberta.
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Western Lacrosse Association
The Western Lacrosse Association (WLA) is a men's Senior A box lacrosse league with seven teams in British Columbia.
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WildPlay Element Parks
WildPlay Element Parks is a Canadian-owned chain of outdoor recreation parks located across British Columbia, Ontario and New York.
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1887 Nanaimo mine explosion
The Nanaimo mine explosion occurred on May 3, 1887, in Nanaimo, British Columbia killing 150 miners. Nanaimo and 1887 Nanaimo mine explosion are mid Vancouver Island.
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2012 Canadian federal electoral redistribution
The federal electoral redistribution of 2012 was a redistribution of electoral districts ("ridings") in Canada following the results of the 2011 Canadian census.
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2017 British Columbia general election
The 2017 British Columbia general election was held on May 9, 2017, to elect 87 members (MLAs) to the Legislative Assembly to serve in the 41st Parliament of the Canadian province of British Columbia.
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2019 Canadian federal election
The 2019 Canadian federal election was held on October 21, 2019.
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2020 British Columbia general election
The 2020 British Columbia general election was held on October 24, 2020, to elect members of the Legislative Assembly to serve in the 42nd parliament of the Canadian province of British Columbia.
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2021 Canadian census
The 2021 Canadian census was a detailed enumeration of the Canadian population with a reference date of May 11, 2021.
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2021 Canadian federal election
The 2021 Canadian federal election was held on September 20, 2021, to elect members of the House of Commons to the 44th Canadian Parliament.
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2023 World Athletics Championships – Men's hammer throw
The men's hammer throw at the 2023 World Athletics Championships was held at the National Athletics Centre in Budapest on 19 and 20 August 2023.
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See also
Port cities and towns on the Canadian Pacific coast
- Esquimalt
- Nanaimo
- Port Edward, British Columbia
- Prince Rupert, British Columbia
- Vancouver
- Victoria, British Columbia
References
[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nanaimo
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