🚴 Canada's village that bought a forest
Coal mining town on Vancouver Island transformed through community forest ownership and mountain biking
📌 Fast Facts
- Location: Vancouver Island, British Columbia, Canada
- Former industry: Coal mining (late 19th–20th century)
- Current management: Comox Valley Watershed Society, non-profit
- Trail network: Over 80 kilometres of purpose-built mountain biking trails
Cumberland is a small village on Vancouver Island that transitioned from coal extraction to community-owned forest management and ...