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Fairwinds is a settlement in British Columbia in Canada.
It contains the Dolphin Beach Resort and is near the city of Parksville. As of 2016, according to the Canadian Census, Fairwinds had a population of 1,147.
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Fairwinds is a settlement in British Columbia in Canada.
It contains the Dolphin Beach Resort and is near the city of Parksville. As of 2016, according to the Canadian Census, Fairwinds had a population of 1,147.
British Columbia is the westernmost province of Canada. Situated in the Pacific Northwest between the Pacific Ocean and the Rocky Mountains, the province has a diverse geography, with rugged landscapes that include rocky coastlines, sandy beaches, forests, lakes, mountains, inland deserts and grassy plains. British Columbia borders the province of Alberta to the east; the territories of Yukon and Northwest Territories to the north; the U.S. states of Washington, Idaho and Montana to the south, and Alaska to the northwest. With an estimated population of over 5.6 million as of 2024, it is Canada's third-most populous province. The capital of British Columbia is Victoria, while the province's largest city is Vancouver. Vancouver and its suburbs together make up the third-largest metropolitan area in Canada, with the 2021 census recording 2.6 million people in Metro Vancouver. British Columbia is Canada's third-largest province in terms of total area, after Quebec and Ontario.
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Fairwind may refer to one of the following ships:
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