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W 124° 59.580

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Village of Cumberland BC 

When coal was discovered in the Cumberland area in the last century, the area suddenly enjoyed the popularity of a gold-rush town. Coal was a precious commodity needed to fuel the large fleet of British navy ships, which sailed the Pacific. Cumberland was formed and was soon swelling with entrepreneurial miners and get rich quick hopefuls.

Chinese labourers where hired and a thriving city of 10,000 people was quickly established. Over time the population declined to its present numbers.

Cumberland owes its existence to the large amounts of coal discovered in those early years. Interestingly, opportunities now exist that could revive the coal mining attributes of this quaint and respected community.

Today Cumberland is considered a Historic Village, and is located approximately nine-km to the South West of Courtenay. It is the oldest of the three larger communities, Courtenay, Comox and Cumberland, within the Comox Valley and celebrated its 100th anniversary in 1998.

Cumberland had a population of approximately 2618 in 2001 and covers about 29.74 Square km in land area. (11.48 square miles, 2974 hectares). Today the village is home to a variety of shops and services, including a unique Museum, an auction house, antiques and collectibles, live entertainment venues and a variety of restaurants.

Situated against the Beaufort Mountain Range it is an excellent location to access the numerous parks and trails located just to the West. Including the Cuberland Community Forest which boosted the greatest mountain biking and hiking trails around.

New boundary expansion in 2002 has added 22 sq km to the Village. According to BC Stats annual population estimates, the population of Cumberland in 2003 was 2,747.

The Cumberland trails are world renown among mountain bikers. The vistas alone are so worth a hike or ride through the trails. To A mountain biker it is the quality and diversity of the trails that keeps them coming back for more.

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