Cedar, British Columbia

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Cedar is a small village of the Canadian province of British Columbia. It is located near the east coast of Vancouver Island — about 8 kilometers (5 miles) southeast of Nanaimo. Its geographical coordinates are 49°07′N 123°51′W.^[1] Cedar was once home to the mystical rake Brother XII.

The village was so named because of the profusion of Thuja plicata trees in its vicinity, which were mistaken for cedars by early settlers. Cedar certainly existed prior to 1888, as on 1 April of that year a post office was opened.^[2]

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