Ladysmith

LADYSMITH, town, pop 7,538 (2006), overlooks Oyster Harbour on the east coast of VANCOUVER ISLAND halfway between DUNCAN and NANAIMO. It was founded in 1901 by Premier James DUNSMUIR as a residential suburb for workers at his COAL mine at EXTENSION, 11 km north. It was also a shipping port for coal. It was named for the town in S Africa that was relieved by the British after a long siege during the Boer War; this event occurred while the townsite was being developed and many streets are named...

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