Parksville
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Parksville est une ville de la Colombie-Britannique située dans le district régional de Nanaimo. Au recensement de 2006, on y a dénombré une population de 10 993[1] habitants.
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Les Espagnols furent les premiers Européens à explorer cet endroit en 1791. Dans les cartes espagnoles, la rivière Englishman est appelée « Rio de Grullas » (rivière des hérons).
Le premier colon européen à Parksville fut John Hirst, qui a défriché 120 hectares (300 acres) de terre des deux côtés de la rivière Englishman en 1873.
Parksville fut nommée d'après le premier maître de poste, Nelson Park, en 1877. Le village de Parksville fut incorporé le19 juin 1945. Parksville devint town le 1er avril 1978, et city le 1er juin 1981.
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