View Royal, British Columbia

View Royal, British Columbia

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View Royal is a town in Greater Victoria and a part of the Capital Regional District of British Columbia, Canada. View Royal has a population of approximately 8000 residents and was incorporated as a municipality in December 1988.

The main built-up area of View Royal straddles the neck of the Esquimalt peninsula between Esquimalt Harbour and Portage Inlet. A larger, mostly wooded area stretches northward around Thetis Lake Park. View Royal borders Esquimalt Harbour to the south, Colwood and Langford to the west, Highlands and Saanich to the north, and Esquimalt and the Esquimalt Nation reserve to the east.

View Royal has a rich history that is closely linked to the entire region. Originally settled by Dr. John Helmcken in the 1850's several historic sites can be found in View Royal including the oldest continuously operating pub in the province of British Columbia, the Six Mile Pub founded in 1855. The Esquimalt First Nation have occupied View Royal for time immemorial.

Several changes have gone on in View Royal in recent years, including the move by Great Canadian Casinos into a large complex on the Old Island Highway, with the municipality receiving a percentage of the profits in a contractual agreement for the next 20 years. In 1983, the Victoria General Hospital relocated to View Royal.

External links

* [http://www.town.viewroyal.bc.ca/ Town of View Royal]
* [http://www.sixmilepub.com/history.htm History of the Six Mile Pub]
* [http://www.viewroyalfastball.ca View Royal Fastball Association]


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