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| Place | Maple Bay |
| Type | Community |
| Province / Territory | British Columbia (BC) |
| Location | Comiaken Land District |
| Country | Canada |
| Latitude | 48.816667 |
| Longitude | -123.61667 |
| Postal Code (FSA) | V9L |
| Area Code | 236, 250, 604, 672, 778 |
| Importance | Village / hamlet |
| CGN ID | JCAZS |
Maple Bay is a community in Comiaken Land District, British Columbia, Canada. It is classified as a village / hamlet. Maple Bay is located at 48.8167°N, 123.6167°W.
Maple Bay rests at the edge of the Pacific, where the land rises sharply toward the heights of Stoney Hill. It lies 7.9 km east-north-east of Duncan, BC (from Duncan, BC: bearing 58°T), and is situated 13.3 km south-south-east of Chemainus. The atmosphere here carries a salt-heavy stillness, particularly as the evening light catches the dark, evergreen slopes and turns the sheltered water into a sheet of hammered silver. Beyond the immediate shoreline, the terrain shifts into the quiet interior, where Quamichan Lake sits four kilometers inland and the Cowichan River winds its path five kilometers away. The air feels dense with the moisture of the coast, cooling the skin even in the height of summer, while the proximity of the Gulf Islands National Park Reserve of Canada, twenty-four kilometers distant, reminds those who visit that this coastline is part of a much larger, wilder expanse. Settlement in the Comiaken Land District grew from the intersection of maritime necessity and the slow, deliberate cultivation of the soil. Maple Bay developed as a haven for vessels seeking refuge from the open currents, eventually anchoring a local economy that balances small-scale marine activity with the quiet persistence of rural life. The traditions of the place are held in the steady maintenance of docks and the seasonal cycles of the water, reflecting a history shaped by those who looked to the sea for their living. Life in Maple Bay moves with the tide, leaving the residents to observe the changing weather patterns as the primary marker of their days, far from the frantic pace of larger hubs.
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Explore Maple Bay, British Columbia, Canada, with an embedded street and satellite map — switch between views using the small square in the bottom left-hand corner of the map. Coordinates: 48.816667, -123.61667. Live weather conditions and 7-day forecasts — including hourly outlooks — are provided through Open-Meteo, while real-time local and world news feeds help keep the page current. Editorial summaries provide additional local information and context.
Detailed location data for Maple Bay includes the postal code (V9L), telephone area code (236, 250, 604, 672, 778). These are among the most commonly searched location details for any Canadian city or town.
Location data for Maple Bay is sourced from the Canadian Geographical Names Database (CGN), Natural Resources Canada, and verified by coordinates rather than name matching alone. GPS coordinates, province, administrative location and place type are shown in the information panel above.
| Page generated | August 2026 |
| Location data | Canadian Geographical Names Database (CGN), Natural Resources Canada |