Colwood is a city on Vancouver Island to the southwest of Victoria, capital of British Columbia, Canada. Colwood was incorporated in 1985 and has a population of approximately 19,000 people. Colwood lies within the boundaries of the Greater Victoria area or Capital Regional District, in a region called the Western Communities, or the West Shore.
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CHTT-FM is a commercial radio station licensed to Victoria, British Columbia, Canada. The station is owned by Rogers Radio, a division of Rogers Sports & Media, and airs an adult hits format branded as "Jack 103.1". Its studios are at 817 Fort Street in Downtown Victoria.
The transmitter is on Fulton Road in the Colwood. The signal can be heard around lower Vancouver Island and in some sections of Washington state.
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CHBE-FM is a commercial radio station in Victoria, British Columbia. The station is owned by Bell Media and broadcasts a Contemporary hit radio format. The radio studios and offices are on Park Place in Esquimalt.
CHBE has an effective radiated power of 20,000 watts horizontal polarization only. The transmitter is on Claudette Court in Victoria. CHBE broadcasts using HD Radio technology. The HD-2 digital subchannel carries the talk format on co-owned CFAX. The HD3 subchannel rebroadcasts the comedy format heard on CKST.
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CIOC-FM is a commercial radio station in Victoria, British Columbia, Canada, branded as "Ocean 98.5". It is owned by Rogers Radio, a division of Rogers Sports & Media. It broadcasts an adult contemporary format, switching to Christmas music for much of November and December. Its radio studios are located at 817 Fort Street in Downtown Victoria.
CIOC-FM has an effective radiated power of 47,000 watts. The transmitter is off Fulton Road in Victoria. The signal covers much of the southern part of Vancouver Island, along with some sections of Puget Sound and the Olympic Peninsula in Washington.
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Hatley Park is a neighbourhood in Colwood, British Columbia. Named after Hatley Park National Historic Site, which contains Hatley Castle, it is the home of Royal Roads University. Another notable landmark in the area is the Hatley Memorial Gardens, a large cemetery located opposite Hatley Park National Historic Site.
The neighborhood lies between Hatley Plaza and the Hatley Memorial Gardens. While some farmland remains in the area, most has been converted to middle-class residential subdivisions and commercial establishments. The neighbourhood's major thoroughfare is Highway 14, locally known as Sooke Road.
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The Western Communities, also called the West Shore or Westshore are a group of suburban municipalities west of Victoria, British Columbia, Canada. They include Colwood, Langford, Metchosin, and The Highlands, as well as communities in unincorporated districts west of Esquimalt Harbour and Portage Inlet, and south of Malahat in the Capital Regional District. The town of View Royal, which straddles Esquimalt Harbour, may also be included. It is an area of growing residential subdivisions and commercial centres.
West Shore Park & Recreation is governed by the West Shore Parks & Recreation Society's board of directors made up of representatives from the City of Colwood, the City of Langford, the District of Metchosin, the District of Highlands, the Juan de Fuca Electoral Area and the Town of View Royal.
Set along more than 5 kilometres (3.1 mi) of oceanfront, this fast-growing seaside community is one of the 13 component municipalities of Greater Victoria.
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