Bowser

BOWSER, pop 1,432, is a community on the east side of VANCOUVER ISLAND looking into GEORGIA STRAIT 66 km north of NANAIMO. It is named for William J. BOWSER, BC premier 1915–16. The ESQUIMALT & NANAIMO RWY arrived in 1914 and a post office was established in 1915. LOGGING sustained the local economy for many years; now it is a commercial centre catering to TOURISM and the surrounding rural area. Although it is not the source of the community's name, the local hotel in the 1930s did boast a...

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