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'''Bowser''' (Population 131), is a community on the eastern coast of [[Vancouver Island]], located approximately 66 km north of [[Nanaimo]]. It is situated in a region which was informally known as Lighthouse Country, which is a stretch of highway that extends from [[Qualicum Beach]] in the South to [[Horne Lake]] to the west to Fanny Bay in the North and across to Denman and Hornby Islands.
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'''Bowser''' ({{IPAc-en|ˈ|b|aʊ|z|ər}} {{respell|BOUGH|zər}})<ref>{{Citation| via = The Canadian Press | title = The Canadian Press Stylebook| place = Toronto| publisher = [[The Canadian Press]]| edition = 18th| year = 2017}}</ref> is a community on the east coast of [[Vancouver Island]] in [[British Columbia]], [[Canada]]. It has a population of 1,729. Approximately {{convert|66|km}} north of [[Nanaimo]], Bowser is in a region informally known as '''Lighthouse Country''', spanning a stretch of highway that extends from [[Qualicum Beach]] in the south to [[Horne Lake]] to the west and [[Fanny Bay]] in the north and east to [[Denman Island|Denman]] and [[Hornby Island]]s. Bowser is in the [[Regional District of Nanaimo]] and in its Electoral Area H, one of [[List of regional district electoral areas in British Columbia#Nanaimo Regional District|eight in the District]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.rdn.bc.ca/cms.asp?wpID=319|title=Electoral Areas|publisher=Rdn.bc.ca|date=2011-11-15|accessdate=2014-06-03|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140202101713/http://www.rdn.bc.ca/cms.asp?wpID=319|archive-date=2014-02-02}}</ref> The community was named after [[William John Bowser|William J. Bowser]], premier of British Columbia from 1915 to 1916.<ref>{{BCGNIS|28686|Bowser}}</ref> Bowser is served by the coast-spanning [[Island Highway]].


Bowser's local hotel was famous in the 1930s for a dog trained by his owners to deliver beer bottles to tables, receive the payment, and deliver change. This was cited in, "Ripley's Believe It Or Not."
Bowser's local hotel was famous in the 1930s for a dog trained by his owners to deliver beer bottles to tables, receive the payment, and deliver change,<ref>{{cite web |url=https://islandist.ca/2019/11/26/you-should-know-about-mike-the-bartender/ |title=You Should Know About "Mike" the Bartender |work=Islandist |last=Hagemoen |first=Christine |date=November 26, 2019 |access-date=August 20, 2021 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200617135453/https://islandist.ca/2019/11/26/you-should-know-about-mike-the-bartender/ |archive-date=June 17, 2020 }}</ref> a feat listed in "[[Ripley's Believe It or Not!]]".


Bowser has lent its name to a soil series which is widespread on eastern Vancouver Island. Bowser loamy sand is mapped under the whole community.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://sis.agr.gc.ca/cansis/publications/surveys/bc/bc6/index.html |last1=Day |first1=J.H. |first2=L. |last2=Farstad |first3=D.G. |last3=Laird |date=1959 |title=Soil Survey of Southeast Vancouver Island and Gulf Islands, British Columbia |publisher=Government of Canada |access-date=August 20, 2021 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130522195932/http://sis.agr.gc.ca/cansis/publications/surveys/bc/bc6/index.html |archive-date=2013-05-22 }}</ref>
A regular customer of the Bowser Hotel was Jack Holt, a veteran of the Boer War who was Bowser's postmaster from the period during [[World War I]] until the late 1950s.[http://www.tomwhitfield.ca/bowser.html]


Near the community is the '''Bowser Ecological Reserve''', which was established in 1996 to protect part of a productive forest ecosystem.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Bowser Ecological Reserve |url=https://bcparks.ca/bowser-ecological-reserve/ |access-date=2023-12-28 |website=BC Parks |language=en}}</ref> While the 113-hectare ecological reserve was created for research purposes, including surveying species regenerating after a fire that occurred in the area over 100 years prior, it is open to the public for hiking.
The community was named after [[William John Bowser|William J. Bowser]], Premier of British Columbia from 1915 to 1916.<ref>{{BCGNIS|28686|Bowser}}</ref>


== References ==
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== Sources ==
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*"Bowser."''Encyclopedia of British Columbia.''2000
*"Bowser." ''Encyclopedia of British Columbia.'' 2000
*''Bowser, British Columbia, Canada.'' Accessed Friday, March 17, 2006 <http://www.britishcolumbia.com/regions/towns/?townID=45>
* {{cite web |title=Bowser, British Columbia, Canada |url=http://www.britishcolumbia.com/regions/towns/?townID=45 |website=Britishcolumbia.com |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20060321092833/http://www.britishcolumbia.com/regions/towns/?townID=45 |archive-date=March 21, 2006 |access-date=August 20, 2021}}

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Latest revision as of 23:07, 23 July 2024

Location of Bowser, British Columbia

Bowser (/ˈbaʊzər/ BOUGH-zər)[1] is a community on the east coast of Vancouver Island in British Columbia, Canada. It has a population of 1,729. Approximately 66 kilometres (41 mi) north of Nanaimo, Bowser is in a region informally known as Lighthouse Country, spanning a stretch of highway that extends from Qualicum Beach in the south to Horne Lake to the west and Fanny Bay in the north and east to Denman and Hornby Islands. Bowser is in the Regional District of Nanaimo and in its Electoral Area H, one of eight in the District.[2] The community was named after William J. Bowser, premier of British Columbia from 1915 to 1916.[3] Bowser is served by the coast-spanning Island Highway.

Bowser's local hotel was famous in the 1930s for a dog trained by his owners to deliver beer bottles to tables, receive the payment, and deliver change,[4] a feat listed in "Ripley's Believe It or Not!".

Bowser has lent its name to a soil series which is widespread on eastern Vancouver Island. Bowser loamy sand is mapped under the whole community.[5]

Near the community is the Bowser Ecological Reserve, which was established in 1996 to protect part of a productive forest ecosystem.[6] While the 113-hectare ecological reserve was created for research purposes, including surveying species regenerating after a fire that occurred in the area over 100 years prior, it is open to the public for hiking.

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  1. ^ The Canadian Press Stylebook (18th ed.), Toronto: The Canadian Press, 2017 – via The Canadian Press
  2. ^ "Electoral Areas". Rdn.bc.ca. 2011-11-15. Archived from the original on 2014-02-02. Retrieved 2014-06-03.
  3. ^ "Bowser". BC Geographical Names.
  4. ^ Hagemoen, Christine (November 26, 2019). "You Should Know About "Mike" the Bartender". Islandist. Archived from the original on June 17, 2020. Retrieved August 20, 2021.
  5. ^ Day, J.H.; Farstad, L.; Laird, D.G. (1959). "Soil Survey of Southeast Vancouver Island and Gulf Islands, British Columbia". Government of Canada. Archived from the original on 2013-05-22. Retrieved August 20, 2021.
  6. ^ "Bowser Ecological Reserve". BC Parks. Retrieved 2023-12-28.

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