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Canadian community named ‘gumboot capital’

11/10/2002

On Tuesday the Canada Post officially honoured the rural Island community of Melville, Vancouver, as the Gumboot capital of the country.

At a ceremony at the Merville General Store, postal workers released a new, official cancellation stamp, drawn by local artist Terri Rodstrom, showing a rubber boot and proclaiming the title.

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