Major Cities - HarbordaleThe largest city at 600,000 and also the capitol is Harbordale, which resides on the Victoria coastline. The city majorly resides on a peninsula; jotting out into the Bay of Liberty with bridges connecting it to the mainland as well as the peninsula itself. The city is home to several miles of beaches, a bustling commercial center, Cascadia's national government and Victoria's state government.
GovernmentThe city is overseen by a Council, with no overseeing 'mayor' - This is not a coincidence, with Harbordale's position as home to the national government and Victoria's state government, the city charter is intentionally ran by a council of five members (each elected from a district) to avoid having a single executive figure in a city with a governor and the nation's Premier.
Emergency ServicesHarbordale as the largest city respectly carries the nation's largest municipal police force at 3,400. Emergency Medical Services are handled by the Harbordale Bureau of Emergency Medical Services, which handles all emergency medical services and heavy rescue. Fire suppression is handled by the Harbordale Fire Department. Several detachments of Cascadian Mounted Police are present, with the primary duties of protecting national government locations as well as the Premier.
Points of Interest
Victoria State HouseThe home of all operations of Victoria's state government, the Victorian State House dates back to the original Colonial Parliament Building built in 1832. Showing the best architecture of the era, and as the oldest state house among the five Cascadian States, the building is recognized as a landmark by the Cascadian government.
Cascadian National Assembly BuildingBuilt in 1974, the National Assembly Building is the meeting place of the Cascadian People's Assembly. The new building was built after the original, built in 1921, was majorly damaged by a fire in 1968. The cause of the fire remains unknown.
Premier's ResidenceThe Premier's Residence is perhaps world renowned as among the most 'average' Executive Mansions - if it could be called a mansion - on Mundus. A relatively modest two story, six bedroom house houses the Premier and family and attains to most executive business. The house is currently occupied by Premier Minerva Todd, her husband James, and their daughter Millicent. The 19th century house was donated to the National Government by the late General Edward Mudd in 1923, who after a personal dispute with his children gave the house to the government instead, who established it as the Premier's residence. A renovation was authorized in 1986 by the National Assembly to establish two 'wings' on each side of the house.
Victoria Governor's MansionThe Governor's Mansion, once the Colonial Governor's Mansion was built in 1856 and is a sprawling complex which handles all of the state executives affairs. The mansion is open to touring Monday to Friday 8am to 2pm.
Cascadian Steel TowerFamously "Built only with Cascadian Steel" the Cascadian Steel Tower is the largest building in Cascadia at 101 stories tall. The chief renter of the building, and its namesake, is Cascadian Steel Incorporated, one of the nation's largest corporations, and one of the largest steel producers on Mundus.
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