Tahsis
Sign in to saveTahsis is a village municipality on the west coast of Vancouver Island, British Columbia, Canada, about (by air) northwest of the provincial capital Victoria at . , the Canadian census listed 316 residents, a decline from the 2006 Census count of 366 residents. The Village of Tahsis economy used to be dependent on forestry, but after the closure of the local sawmill in 2001, the economy became heavily dependent on sport fishing for salmon and halibut, outdoor recreation and tourism.
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- Locality
- Area A (Kyuquot/Nootka/Sayward)
- Region
- British Columbia
- Country
- Canada
- Population
- 393
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Key facts
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- Tahsis
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- Village of Tahsis
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- Village
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- Tahsis Inlet and Village
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- Vancouver Island#Canada British Columbia
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- Location of Tahsis in British Columbia
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- Country
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- Canada
- Settlement.subdivision_type1
- Province
- Settlement.subdivision_name1
- British Columbia
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- Region
- Settlement.subdivision_name2
- Vancouver Island
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- Regional district
- Settlement.subdivision_name3
- Strathcona
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- Governing body
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- Tahsis Village Council
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- Incorporated
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- First Nations
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Tahsis is a village municipality on the west coast of Vancouver Island, British Columbia, Canada, about (by air) northwest of the provincial capital Victoria at . , the Canadian census listed 316 residents, a decline from the 2006 Census count of 366 residents. The Village of Tahsis economy used to be dependent on forestry, but after the closure of the local sawmill in 2001, the economy became heavily dependent on sport fishing for salmon and halibut, outdoor recreation and tourism.
The village is situated at the head of the steep-sided Tahsis Inlet (part of Nootka Sound). The inlet is protected from Pacific storms by its geography, making the docking facilities a valuable asset.
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Tahsis” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.
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