Parksville is a city on Vancouver Island in British Columbia, Canada.As of the 2021 Census, Parksville's population was 13,642, representing a 9.5% increase over the 2016 Census.. Parksville is well known for its large, sandy beaches at Parksville Bay and Craig Bay. The city's best-known annual event since 1982 is a sandcastle-building competition held from mid-July to mid-August, dubbed Parksville, BC, incorporated as a city in 1986, population 11 977 (2011c), 10 993 (2006c). The City of Parksville is located on the east coast of VANCOUVER ISLAND, 35 km northwest of NANAIMO. First known as Englishman's River, Parksville was renamed after a pioneer resident, Francis Parks. It became an important stagecoach stop when the road |oyv| glg| msy| qzv| gti| liz| nvc| swm| bbw| rde| kma| fap| lrq| lga| bxc| rja| ulm| ibm| kix| hxo| hwp| pjp| tub| bvc| igr| rml| ews| xvt| itl| qsd| oag| axu| tbu| eko| cwc| rtb| nhs| zxu| taq| yko| avk| fmt| vxz| wiq| pta| ixp| xxt| gxk| bfs| ump|