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Cumberland, British Columbia

24 answers · 142 facts matched to official text · sources read 2026-11-08

Cumberland is a village in the Comox Valley on Vancouver Island, about a ten-minute commute from Courtenay and Comox. The Village of Cumberland handles planning, building permits, business licences, bylaw enforcement and animal control, dog licences, roads and sidewalks, curbside garbage, recycling and organics collection, its water and sewer utilities, parks and recreation, and Cumberland Fire Rescue. The Comox Valley Regional District runs the Comox Strathcona Waste Management service (the waste management centre on Bevan Road) and the fire service for the rural Cumberland (Royston) area. Policing is by the Comox Valley RCMP detachment, and Highway 19 is a provincial road. Marriage licences, health cards and driver's licences are provincial.

Village of Cumberland boundary, 30.25 km². Source: Municipalities - Legally Defined Administrative Areas of BC, BC Data Catalogue, accessed 2026-11-08. Zoning map and 27 zones →

Building, renovating and your property

7

Garbage, recycling and waste

2

Water, sewer, roads and snow

1

Pets, animals and wildlife

5

Parking, tickets and driving

1

Bylaws, noise and complaints

5

Starting and running a business

2

Housing and renting

1
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