Ladysmith, British Columbia

Ladysmith is a town in the province of British Columbia, Canada. It is located on Vancouver Island and is in the Cowichan Valley regional district. It is also on the 49th parallel north.

The population of Ladysmith was 8,990 as reported by the 2021 Canadian census. The mayor of Ladysmith is Deena Beeston. 

Future BC premier James Dunsmuir built a shipping wharf in the area and called it Oyster Harbour in 1898. He created the town so that miners who were working at his colliery in Extension had a place to live. In 1900, the town's name was changed to honour the lifting of the siege of Ladysmith in South Africa during the Second Boer War. Coal mining and forestry were important industries in the history of the own.

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