The railroad continues to cross Duncan as does the Trans-Canada Highway. The city is about 50 kilometres from both Victoria to the south and Nanaimo to the north. Although the City of Duncan has a population of less than 5000 it serves the Cowichan Valley, which has a population of approximately 78,000. Duncan is the seat of the Cowichan Valley Regional District. It derives the name from Quw’utsun’ ( Khowutzun ) Cowichan, literally translated from Coast Salish into "The Warm Land". Duncan records the highest average mean temperature in Canada at 11 degrees Celsius.
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25th annual Islands Folk Festival |
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The Islands Folk Festival is held at beautiful Providence Farm near Duncan on Vancouver Island, BC, Canada. 2009 marks our 25th Anniversary Folk Festival. For a quarter Century we have combined the spirit of music and community. Thousands of musicians hav
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