Town of Lake Cowichan Cowichan Valley Regional District, British Columbia

Town - A populated place with legally defined boundaries, incorporated as a town municipality under the provincial Municipal Act. E end of Cowichan Lake, W of Duncan, Cowichan Land District

Mapped Location

Town of Lake Cowichan: The mapped location is an approximation and should not be used for navigation or wayfinding.

 

Information

General information on Town of Lake Cowichan

  • Feature Type: Incorporated

 

Official, historical, colloquial and alternative toponyms for Town of Lake Cowichan

A brief list of names that this geographic feature has been named

Name Description
Town of Lake Cowichan Official

 

Origin Notes and History of Town of Lake Cowichan

References to Town of Lake Cowichan that document the origin of its place name

Cowichan Lake (Post Office) adopted in the 18th Report of the Geographic Board of Canada, 31 March 1924. Incorporated as the Village Municipality of Lake Cowichan 19 August 1944. Lake Cowichan (Village, Post Office & Railway Station) confirmed 6 March 1952. Re-incorporated as a Town Municipality, effective 26 November 1996 per Letters Patent 19 December 1996. Lake Cowichan (Town) confirmed 28 April 1997.

B.C. Geographical Names in Province of British Columbia
BC place name cards, or correspondence to/from BC's Chief Geographer or BC Geographical Names Office  |  Province of British Columbia

Sutton Green Post Office was opened 1 July 1890; changed to Cowichan Lake Post Office 1 November 1890; changed to Lake Cowichan Post Office 1 December 1922. See the municipality's own website.

B.C. Geographical Names in Province of British Columbia
BC place name cards, or correspondence to/from BC's Chief Geographer or BC Geographical Names Office  |  Province of British Columbia

 

Cowichan Valley Regional District

Political Boundaries

Last updated: 2023-09-25