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Colwood is a city located on Vancouver
Island to the southwest of Victoria, capital of British
Columbia. Colwood was incorporated in 1985 and has a population
of approximately 15,000 people. Colwood lies within the boundaries
of the Capital Regional District
within an area called the Western
Communities, or the West Shore.
Colwood's best known landmark is Hatley Castle, a
castle-like building originally built as a residence for James Dunsmuir,
Premier and later Lieutenant
Governor of British Columbia. Colwood almost
became the seat of the Commonwealth Crown in 1940, when, after the
eruption of World War
II, it had originally been planned that King George VI, Queen Elizabeth, and their children,
Princesses Elizabeth and Margaret, would
leave London, UK, for Colwood,
to reside at Hatley Castle, which the federal government had
purchased for use as a Royal Palace for the King and his
family.[1]
However, it was decided that morale in Britain would be diminished
if the Royal Family were to abandon the European front, and they
remained in London and Windsor. Following the collapse of those
plans, the site was turned over to the Canadian Armed Forces, and
from 1941 until the mid 1990s operated as Royal Roads Military
College. The military college was closed in the 1990s and the
lands have since formed the campus for Royal
Roads University which opened in 1995. The original residence
is surrounded by extensive and attractive gardens, including a
Japanese garden.
The city is the site for many regional amenities, including the
Juan de Fuca Recreation Centre, Bear Mountain Arena, and the
library facilities for the Western Communities.
As it lies geographically to the south of Victoria, Colwood is
western
Canada's southernmost city.
Neighbourhoods of
Colwood
- Belmont Park
- Colwood Corners
- Esquimalt Lagoon
- Hatley
Park
- Royal Roads
- Triangle Mountain
- Royal Bay
- Latoria Walk
Demographics
Colwood had a population of 14,687 people in 2006, which was an
increase of 6.9% from the 2001 census count. The median household
income in 2005 for Colwood was $68,798, which is above the British
Columbia provincial average of $52,709.[2]
Education
Colwood is a part of the School District 62 Sooke.
There are five elementary schools: Colwood, David Cameron, John
Stubbs (in Belmont Park), Sangster, and Wishart. There is one
middle school: Dunsmuir.
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