Coombs is a small community on Vancouver Island

Vancouver Island

Vancouver Island is a large island in British Columbia, Canada. It is one of several North American locations named after George Vancouver, the British Royal Navy officer who explored the Pacific Northwest coast of North America between 1791 and 1794...

 in British Columbia

British Columbia

British Columbia is the westernmost of Canada's provinces and is known for its natural beauty, as reflected in its Latin motto, Splendor sine occasu . Its name was chosen by Queen Victoria in 1858...

, situated on provincial highway 4A approximately 10 km (6.2 mi) west of Parksville

Parksville, British Columbia

-Demographics:Parksville had a population of 10,993 people in 2006, which was an increase of 6.5% from the 2001 census count. The median household income in 2006 for Parksville was $55,524, which is below the British Columbia provincial average of $62,346....

. Coombs is home to approximately 1,327 people and is renowned for its Old Country Market (which features a family of goats living on the roof), Butterfly World (which includes a small indoor tropical rainforest

Tropical rainforest

A tropical rainforest is an ecosystem type that occurs roughly within the latitudes 28 degrees north or south of the equator . This ecosystem experiences high average temperatures and a significant amount of rainfall...

 ), Jessica's waterslide, (at 1336 Winchester Rd), the World Parrot refuge, and the Coombs Bluegrass Festival held every B.C. Day weekend.

Climate

Coombs experiences a rather drier climate, possibly featuring a Mediterranean Dry Summer climate, unlike its more humid counterparts around the edge of the island.

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