Vancouver Island
Use attributes for filter ! | |
Highest point | Golden Hinde |
---|---|
Locations | Pacific Ocean |
Population | 748,937 (2009) |
Did you know | Pacific Rim National Park Reserve is located on Vancouver Island's west coast. |
Date of Reg. | |
Date of Upd. | |
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.
Fisherman missing for two weeks found in raft and ate salmon to survive
... Officials did not name the rescuers or how they found him, but in Seattle identified them as Ryan Planes and his uncle John from Sooke, a town on Vancouver Island in British Columbia...
Air India Flight 182: India-Canada row brings 1985 bombing back in news
... It also emerged that in the weeks before the attack, members of the Canadian secret services had followed Parmar and Reyat to some woods on Vancouver Island where they heard " a loud explosive sound" but did not regard this as important...
Cheese rolling winner from Canada returns home
... 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...
Cheese rolling race: Hundreds compete in Coopers Hill event
... " Women s champion Ms Irving, 19, from Vancouver Island in Canada, said the race was " good...
The ancient trees at the heart of a case against the Crown
... The Nuchatlaht filed the lawsuit against the province in 2017 claiming rights and titles of approximately 200 sq km [20,000 hectares] of land in the northern part of Nootka Island, on the western edge of Vancouver Island...
Harry and Meghan: What to look out for in the Netflix series
... He is waiting to board a flight to Canada, where he and Meghan were staying at the time on Vancouver Island...
British Columbia: Petrol rations after Canada storm
... Helicopters stationed on Vancouver Island and other s parts of British Columbia might also be called on to ferry supplies and emergency personnel or evacuate residents...
Trump says Harry, and Meghan will have to pay for security
... The couple and their son Archie have spent much of the year, resident in Canada, west coast, after a six-week Christmas break on Vancouver Island...
Trump says Harry, and Meghan will have to pay for security
Harry and Meghan have allegedly says moved from Canada to California
President, Donald Trump , the US will foot The Bill for Prince Harry and Meghan's safety amid reports that the couple moved to the USA from Canada.
Mr Trump tweeted that he was "a great friend and admirer of The Queen and the UK", but added: "you must pay!"
The couple said they had no plans to ask for publicly funded security in The United States.
they have allegedly relocated to Meghan's home state of California in the midst of the intensification of the Corona-Virus outbreak.
you will formally step down as senior royals on March 31. March and not performing tasks on behalf of The Queen , but these agreements will be verified after a year.
In a statement through a spokesman on Sunday, the couple said: "The Duke and Duchess have no plans to ask the U.S. government for the security of the resources. Privately funded security arrangements have been made. "
The couple and their son Archie have spent much of the year, resident in Canada, West Coast , after a six-week Christmas break on Vancouver Island .
Last month, The Canadian government has announced that it would stop offering security help for The Family ", in accordance with its change of status".
Now, Mr Trump seems to have followed.
The Family moved last week to the Los Angeles area, where grew up with Meghan and her mother, Doria Ragland , now lives, the U.S. media say reports.
The President 's announcement comes as The Novel coronavirus continues its steady March in The United States. Currently, there are 143,532 confirmed cases - More diagnoses reported as any other Country - and it 2,572 deaths were.
In California, coronavirus increase in the number of cases continue, with 6,266 cases and 130 deaths reported. Last week, Governor Gavin Newsom , a shelter-in-place order - order of the Californians to stay home to be issued, except for the provision of, or access to important services - among the toughest guidelines in the Country .
Prince Harry 's father, The Prince of Wales, tested positive for coronavirus at the beginning of This Week , Buckingham Palace said, but remains "in good Health ".
prince harry, duke of sussex, coronavirus pandemic, donald trump, meghan, duchess of sussex, united states, california
Source of news: bbc.com