Chemainus, British Columbia

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Chemainus, British Columbia is a small coastal town on Vancouver Island renowned for its outdoor mural gallery and rich Indigenous and logging history.

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Chemainus 7
Chemainus area 1
Chemainus outdoor mural gallery 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf community
town
climate temperate oceanic climate
country Canada
daylightSavingTimeZone Pacific Daylight Time
linked to: Pacific Time Zone
economy service sector
tourism
hasAreaCode 236
250
672
778
hasAttraction Chemainus Theatre Festival
Chemainus outdoor mural gallery
heritage buildings
waterfront park
hasFeature public art tourism strategy
small coastal town character
hasHeritage Hul’qumi’num-speaking First Nations
hasPort Chemainus harbour
hasPostalCodePrefix V0R
indigenousLanguage Hul’qumi’num
knownFor Indigenous history
logging history
outdoor mural gallery
public art murals
tourism
language English
locatedBetween Duncan
Nanaimo
locatedIn British Columbia
Cowichan Valley Regional District
North Cowichan
locatedOn Vancouver Island
locatedOnCoastOf Strait of Georgia
linked to: Georgia Strait
namedAfter Che-main-us (Tsa-meeun-is)
Hul’qumi’num chief Chemainus
near Chemainus River
partOf Coast Salish traditional territory
District of North Cowichan
primaryIndustryHistorically logging
sawmilling
province British Columbia
timeZone Pacific Time Zone
traditionalTerritoryOf Stz’uminus First Nation
transport Chemainus River bridge
Highway 1

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Penelakut Tribe locatedNear Chemainus, British Columbia
Ladysmith hasNeighbouringCommunity Chemainus
linked to: Chemainus, British Columbia
Hul’q’umi’num’ spokenIn Chemainus area
linked to: Chemainus, British Columbia
Cowichan Valley contains Chemainus
linked to: Chemainus, British Columbia
Chemainus, British Columbia hasAttraction Chemainus outdoor mural gallery
linked to: Chemainus, British Columbia
Stuart Channel nearbyCommunity Chemainus
linked to: Chemainus, British Columbia
Thetis Island locatedNear Chemainus
linked to: Chemainus, British Columbia
Penelakut Island locatedNear Chemainus
linked to: Chemainus, British Columbia
Penelakut Island hasFerryServiceTo Chemainus
linked to: Chemainus, British Columbia
Cowichan Valley Regional District hasUnincorporatedCommunity Chemainus
linked to: Chemainus, British Columbia