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In the 2021 Canadian census conducted by Statistics Canada, Highlands had a population of 2,482 living in 906 of its 927 total private dwellings, a change of 11.6% from its 2016 population of 2,225. With a land area of 38.01 km 2 (14.68 sq mi), it had a population density of 65.3/km 2 (169.1/sq mi) in 2021.
Ogden Point is a deep water port facility located in the southwestern corner of the city of Victoria, British Columbia, Canada.Its advantageous geographic location on the southern tip of Vancouver Island, by the Strait of Juan de Fuca, close to major population centres Vancouver and Seattle, has made it an attractive cruise ship destination.
Its name commemorates the Golden Jubilee of Queen Victoria in 1887. Founded in 1890, Royal Jubilee was Victoria's main hospital until 1983, when an expanded Victoria General Hospital re-opened in the suburban municipality of View Royal. [2] Royal Jubilee offers critical-care, surgery, diagnostics, emergency facilities and other
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. Only the first three characters are listed, corresponding to the Forward Sortation Area (FSA). The V postal code area is currently the most utilized in Canada, with only three of the ...
Victoria General Hospital (VGH) is an acute care facility located in View Royal, British Columbia, Canada, a western suburb of Victoria. VGH provides emergency, general surgery and medical treatment services. It is one of two acute-care hospitals on southern Vancouver Island, along with the Royal Jubilee Hospital. VGH is the only one of the two ...
Port Kells was founded in 1889 as the Township of Port Kells, and was established by two Irish pioneers, both named Henry Kells, who were brothers-in-law. It was originally intended as a port and was laid out in 1890 by the Royal Engineers. [1] The area did not grow into the thriving town the two had intended, instead becoming mainly agricultural.
Eagle Ridge Hospital officially opened its doors on 7 April 1984 [1] and operates a 24-hour emergency department, ambulatory, long-term care and acute care programs. It is a Centre of Excellence for elective surgery for urology, obstetrics and gynaecology, plastics and orthopedics.
Port Renfrew is a small unincorporated community located on the south shore of Port San Juan, an inlet on the west coast of Vancouver Island in British Columbia, Canada. Port Renfrew has a population of 262 (as of the 2021 Canadian census ) [ 2 ] and has been touted as "the Tall Tree Capital of Canada".