Qualicum Beach

QUALICUM BEACH, town, pop 8,502 (2006), is a retirement/resort community on the east side of VANCOUVER ISLAND, 47 km north of NANAIMO. The name derives from a PENTLATCH word for chum SALMON. The earliest settlers arrived at the mouth of the Little Qualicum R in the 1880s and in 1894 the wagon road arrived from Nanaimo. A village was laid out in 1910, though it was not incorporated until 1942. The community took advantage of its fine CLIMATE, sandy beaches and excellent sport FISHING to develop...

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