Area H (Lighthouse Country): Highway 19 at Horne Lake Road, looking north
Area H has served as a rural electoral area in the Regional District of Nanaimo since the district was established in 1967. This part of eastern Vancouver Island is organized around Highway 19, the Inland Island Highway, a north–south corridor carrying traffic between Nanaimo and communities farther north. Its setting combines conifer forest, scattered homes and major road junctions rather than a single urban centre. The Strait of Georgia lies east of the island, separating it from mainland British Columbia. The regional-district system remains central to local administration, delivering services across unincorporated communities; this framework distinguishes rural Area H from the island’s incorporated towns.
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