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  2. Ray-Ban - Wikipedia

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    Website. ray-ban .com. Ray-Ban is a brand of luxury sunglasses and eyeglasses created in 1936 by Bausch & Lomb. The brand is best known for its Wayfarer and Aviator lines of sunglasses. In 1999, Bausch & Lomb sold the brand to Italian eyewear conglomerate Luxottica Group for a reported $640 million. [ 1][ 2]

  3. Vancouver Island - Wikipedia

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    Vancouver Island is an island in the northeastern Pacific Ocean and part of the Canadian province of British Columbia. The island is 456 km (283 mi) in length, 100 km (62 mi) in width at its widest point, [ 4] and 32,100 km 2 (12,400 sq mi) in total area, while 31,285 km 2 (12,079 sq mi) are of land. The island is the largest by area and the ...

  4. Colony of Vancouver Island - Wikipedia

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    Colony of Vancouver Island. The Colony of Vancouver Island, officially known as the Island of Vancouver and its Dependencies, was a Crown colony of British North America from 1849 to 1866, after which it was united with the mainland to form the Colony of British Columbia. The united colony joined Canadian Confederation, thus becoming part of ...

  5. Stuart Island (British Columbia) - Wikipedia

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    Stuart Island is one of the Discovery Islands of British Columbia, which lie between northern Vancouver Island and the British Columbia Coast. It is privately owned and has no ferry access. It is situated at the mouth of Bute Inlet [ 1] to the east of the larger Sonora Island within Electoral Area C of the Strathcona Regional District.

  6. Labour Behind the Label - Wikipedia

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    Labour Behind the Label (LBL) is a UK-based non-profit co-operative organisation with an office in Easton, Bristol, which campaigns for workers' rights in the clothing industry. [1] [2] [3] It is the platform of the international Clean Clothes Campaign in the United Kingdom. [4] [5] LBL's members include trade unions and their local branches ...

  7. Forever 21 - Wikipedia

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    Website. forever21.com. Forever 21 is a multinational fast-fashion retailer headquartered in Los Angeles, California, United States. Originally founded as the store Fashion 21 in Highland Park, Los Angeles in 1984, [ 3][ 4] it is currently operated by Authentic Brands Group and Simon Property Group, with about 540 outlets.

  8. Leechtown, British Columbia - Wikipedia

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    Leechtown, British Columbia. /  48.48333°N 123.71667°W  / 48.48333; -123.71667. Leechtown is at the confluence [1] of the Leech River [2] into the Sooke River [3] in southern Vancouver Island, British Columbia. The ghost town, off BC Highway 1 is about 59 kilometres (37 mi) by road northwest of Victoria .

  9. List of islands of the British Isles - Wikipedia

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    Not included are the Channel Islands which, positioned off the coast of France, are not part of the archipelago. There are 188 permanently inhabited islands in total: Isle of Man: 1. Republic of Ireland: 62 and a part of Ireland. United Kingdom: 123 plus Great Britain and a part of Ireland. England: 19. Northern Ireland: 1 and a part of Ireland.