BC Forest Discovery Centre
The BC Forest Discovery Centre, located in Duncan, chronicles the history of logging in British Columbia, Canada. It is a 100-acre site with 2.5 km of operational 3 ft narrow gauge railway.Photo: SoftwareSimian, CC BY-SA 3.0.
- Email: info.bcfdc@shawlink.ca
- Type: Museum
- Description: forestry museum in Duncan, British Columbia
- Address: 2892 Drinkwater Road
- Wheelchair access: limited
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Cowichan Community Centre.
Cowichan Community Centre
Community center
Photo: Sandtrooper, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The Cowichan Community Centre is a facility serving Cowichan Valley, British Columbia. It has a pool, theatre, arena, and gymnasium. It was built in 1978, on the former site of the Cowichan Curling Rink. Cowichan Community Centre is situated 2½ km south of BC Forest Discovery Centre.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include North Cowichan and Duncan.
North Cowichan
Town
Photo: Chris.mcluckie, CC BY-SA 3.0.
North Cowichan is a district municipality established in 1873 on Vancouver Island, in British Columbia, Canada. The municipality is part of the Cowichan Valley Regional District. North Cowichan is situated 2½ km north of BC Forest Discovery Centre.
Duncan
Duncan is a city in the South Vancouver Island region of British Columbia. It is known for having one of the largest totem pole collections: more than 40. The Cowichan Historical Society provides free totem tours in the summer months.
Koksilah
Village
Koksilah is a community located just southeast of the City of Duncan, British Columbia, Canada. Its name is derived, via that of the Koksilah River, from that of the Hwulqwselu people, one of the Hǝn̓q̓ǝmin̓ǝm̓-speaking peoples of the area today organized as the Cowichan Tribes and government. Koksilah is situated 6 km southeast of BC Forest Discovery Centre.
BC Forest Discovery Centre
- Categories: tourism and tourist attraction
- Location: North Cowichan, Cowichan Valley Regional District, British Columbia, Canada, North America
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Latitude
48.80219° or 48° 48′ 8″ northLongitude
-123.71524° or 123° 42′ 55″ westOpen location code
84WRR72M+VWOpenStreetMap ID
node 6580642585OpenStreetMap feature
tourism=museumOpenStreetMap attribute
wheelchair=limitedWikidata ID
Q4835286
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In Other Languages
“BC Forest Discovery Centre” goes by many names.
- Japanese: “BCフォレストディスカバリーセンター”
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Bloedel, Stewart & Welch No. 1 and BC Forest Products Log Car.
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