Vancouver Island
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| Highest point | Golden Hinde |
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| Locations | Pacific Ocean |
| Population | 748,937 (2009) |
| Did you know | Pacific Rim National Park Reserve is located on Vancouver Island's west coast. |
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| ID | 1402265 |
About Vancouver Island
Vancouver Island, off Canada's Pacific Coast, is known for its mild climate and thriving arts community. On its southern tip is Victoria, British Columbia's capital, and its boat-lined Inner Harbour, neo-baroque Parliament Buildings, grand Fairmont Empress Hotel and English-style gardens. Harbour city Nanaimo, home of chocolate-and-custard Nanaimo bars, has an Old City Quarter with shops, galleries and restaurants.
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... Speaking to BBC West from her home on Vancouver Island, she said: " I couldn t believe that was me, as soon as I fell at the very end I was knocked unconscious, so I don t really remember the end of the race...
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... " Women s champion Ms Irving, 19, from Vancouver Island in Canada, said the race was " good...
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Cheese rolling winner from Canada returns home
By Tess de la MareBBC News
A winner of this year's cheese-rolling competition admits her victory is " foggy" after being knocked unconscious just before the finish.
Hundreds of contestants chased a 7lb (3kg) Double Gloucester cheese down the near-vertical Coopers Hill in Brockworth, Gloucestershire, on Monday.
Canadian Delaney Irving, 19, won The Women 's race, despite rolling across the Finish Line Out Cold .
Ms Irving said she " couldn't believe it was me" when she watched the footage.
She and her friend Julia Gilmour had been backpacking around the UK, and initially planned to go as spectators before deciding to enter at The Last moment.
Speaking to BBC West from her home on Vancouver Island , She Said : " I couldn't believe that was me, as soon as I fell at the very end I was knocked unconscious, so I don't really remember The End of The Race .
" It is definitely weird seeing that video. "
Injuries are common at The Event and until organisers come up with a safety plan.
Ms Irving was unconscious for about two minutes, and admits she can't really remember much about The Aftermath of The Race .
" It is very foggy, there are some pictures of me right after The Race holding up the cheese but I don't really have any recollection of that, " She Said .
Ms Irving has yet to sample her prize, but managed to get it back to Canada.
In fact the customs officer had seen her victory on The News and waived The Wheel of Double Gloucester through.
" I Am a cheese fan and I have never had this kind before so I Am interested to try it, " Ms Irving said.
The cheese-rolling race down the 200-yard (183m) hill is thought to date back about 600 years, but it is still controversial.
The advisory board the Tewkesbury Borough Safety Group.
Six people were taken to hospital by ambulance.
Ms Irving said competitors knew the risks.
" I think everyone has The Right to be concerned, but everyone doing it, they know what they are getting themselves into, " She Said .
She added that competitors knew emergency services would not be immediately on hand to help them if they got into difficulty.
Asked if she had any tactics going into The Race , Ms Irving said her goal had been to roll if she felt herself falling rather than try and catch herself.
" I thought if I tried to catch myself I would probably break a wrist, so I thought 'just try to roll down that hill', " She Said .
" That was my only thought going into The Race and it seemed to Work Out . "
Source of news: bbc.com
