Capilano may refer to a number of things mostly associated with the area of
Capilano in
British Columbia
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Canada
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, or, alternately, the
one
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in
Edmonton
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in neighbouring
Alberta
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Institutions
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Capilano University
Capilano University (CapU) is a teaching-focused public university based in North Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada, located on the slopes of the North Shore Mountains, with programming that also serves the Sea-to-Sky Corridor and the Sunshi ...
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Capilano RFC
The Capilano Rugby Football Club is a Canadian rugby union team based in West Vancouver, British Columbia. The Capilano Rugby Football Club currently play in the British Columbia Premiership and have won the BC Premier Championship three times.
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, a rugby union club (BC)
Landmarks
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Capilano Lake
Capilano Lake is a manmade lake located in the District of North Vancouver and West Vancouver in British Columbia, Canada.
History
The lake accounts for approximately 40% of Greater Vancouver's water supply. The southern part of the lake is wi ...
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Capilano Mall
Capilano Mall is a shopping mall in the City of North Vancouver in British Columbia, Canada. It is located on Marine Drive, near the city's western border with the District of North Vancouver. It is the second largest shopping mall in the nort ...
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Capilano River
The Capilano River flows from north to south through the Coast Mountains on the North Shore of the Burrard Inlet between British Columbia's district municipalities of West Vancouver and North Vancouver and empties into Burrard Inlet, opposite Sta ...
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Capilano River Regional Park
Capilano River Regional Park is located in the District of North Vancouver in British Columbia, Canada. It is one of twenty-three regional parks operated by the Metro Vancouver
The Metro Vancouver Regional District (MVRD), or simply Metr ...
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Capilano Suspension Bridge
The Capilano Suspension Bridge is a simple suspension bridge crossing the Capilano River in Upper Capilano, British Columbia, Canada, in the District of North Vancouver. The current bridge is long and above the river. It is part of a private ...
(BC)
People
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Capilano Herald Extraordinary
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, a position at the Canadian Heraldic Authority
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Joe Capilano
Joe Capilano (c. 1854–1910), also known as Capiano Joe, was a leader of the Squamish from 1895 to 1910, who was called ''Sa7plek'' (Sahp-luk). He fought for the recognition of native rights and lifestyle.
He spent his youth fishing and hunting ...
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Squamish chief from the area of the BC location, and its namesake
Places
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Capilano Transit Centre
Ottewell is a large residential neighbourhood in east Edmonton, Alberta, Canada. "The area is named for the Ottewell family, who were among the first settlers south of the river in the 1880s".
The neighbourhood is bounded on the west by 75 Street ...
(AB)
Political ridings
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Capilano—Howe Sound
Capilano—Howe Sound was a federal electoral district in British Columbia, Canada, that was represented in the House of Commons of Canada from 1988 to 1997. This riding was created in 1987 from parts of Capilano and Cariboo—Chilcotin ridi ...
a federal electoral district (BC)
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West Vancouver-Capilano
West Vancouver-Capilano is a provincial electoral district for the Legislative Assembly of British Columbia, Canada, representing parts of both the municipality of West Vancouver, and neighbouring Capilano within the District of North Vancou ...
, a provincial electoral district (BC)
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Capilano (electoral district)
Capilano was a federal electoral district in British Columbia, Canada, that was represented in the House of Commons of Canada from 1968 to 1988. This riding was created in 1966 from parts of Coast—Capilano riding.
It was abolished in 1987 w ...
, a defunct federal electoral district (BC)
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Coast—Capilano
Coast—Capilano was a federal electoral district in British Columbia, Canada, that was represented in the House of Commons of Canada from 1949 to 1968. This riding was created in 1947 from parts of Vancouver North riding.
The riding consist ...
, a defunct federal electoral district (BC)
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North Vancouver-Capilano, a defunct provincial electoral district (BC)
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