City of Parksville Regional District of Nanaimo, British Columbia

City - A populated place with legally defined boundaries, incorporated as a city municipality under the provincial Municipal Act. E side Vancouver Island between Nanaimo and Qualicum Beach, Nanoose Land District

Mapped Location

City of Parksville: The mapped location is an approximation and should not be used for navigation or wayfinding.

 

Information

General information on City of Parksville

  • Feature Type: Incorporated

 

Official, historical, colloquial and alternative toponyms for City of Parksville

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

Name Description
City of Parksville Official

 

Origin Notes and History of City of Parksville

References to City of Parksville that document the origin of its place name

Parksville incorporated as a Village Municipality 19 June 1945. Parksville (Post Office) adopted 2 December 1948 on C.3590. Form of name changed to Parksville (Village) 2 November 1950 on 92 F, in keeping with incorporated status. Re-incorporated as a Town Municipality 30 March 1978. Re-incorporated as a City Municipality 1 May 1986.

B.C. Geographical Names in Province of British Columbia
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Parksville Post Office was opened 1 February 1887, Nelson Parks postmaster, and after whom the village was named (The Daily Colonist, Islander Section, 12 December 1948). According to the Nanoose District register in the Land Titles Office, Nelson, Frank, George T. and James E. Parks, in partnership, pre-empted Lots 12, 13 & 14 on 5 October 1885. See also the municipality's own website.

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Regional District of Nanaimo

Political Boundaries

Last updated: 2023-09-27