Qualicum Bay

Qualicum Bay (49˚24'00" 124˚38'00" Between Nanaimo and Courtenay, E side of Vancouver I), Qualicum Beach (49˚21'00" 124˚27'00" SE of Qualicum Bay), Qualicum River (49˚24'00" 124˚37'00" Flows E and N into Str of Georgia, just SE of Qualicum Bay). The name is an adaptation of a Pentlatch First Nation word for chum salmon (sometimes also spelled Quall-e-hum or Quallchum in early accounts of the region). The Pentlatch people—a Northern Coast Salish group occupying traditional territory on...

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