Duncan, British Columbia

Duncan is a city in the province of British Columbia, Canada. It is located in the Northern Okanagan regional district.

The population of Duncan was 5,047 as reported by the 2021 Canadian census. The mayor of Duncan is Michelle Staples. The city of Duncan is named after William Chalmers Duncan, a settler in its early days. He built a farm called Alderlea and petitioned to have a Esquimalt and Nanaimo Railway station on his land. It was successful and became known as Duncan’s Crossing. The area was first part of the District of North Cowichan and broke away to become Duncan on March 4, 1912.

The city is known as City of Totems because of the massive collection of 41 totem poles in the city. made by many of the Coast Salish peoples there.

The city is home to the Cowichan Valley Capitals of the British Columbia Hockey League (BCHL) and they play their home games at the Cowichan Community Centre.

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