Village of Telkwa Regional District of Bulkley-Nechako, British Columbia

Village (1) - A populated place with legally defined boundaries, incorporated as a village municipality under the provincial Municipal Act. Junction of Bulkley and Telkwa Rivers, just SE of Smithers, Range 5 Coast Land District

Mapped Location

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

 

Information

General information on Village of Telkwa

  • Feature Type: Incorporated

 

Official, historical, colloquial and alternative toponyms for Village of Telkwa

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

Name Description
Village of Telkwa Official

 

Origin Notes and History of Village of Telkwa

References to Village of Telkwa that document the origin of its place name

Telkwa (Post Office) adopted 6 October 1936, as labelled on BC Lands' map 3D, 1919 & 1937. Incorporated as Village Municipality 18 July 1952. Boundary amendment effective 19 May 1993, gazette date 22 July 1993; Telkwa (Village) confirmed 13 July 1994 on 93L/11.

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Telkwa Post Office was opened 1 August 1910. See also the municipalty's own website.

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"The traditional name is Dehilkwa, and it means where the rivers flow west." (information shared February 2005 by Gary R. George, as told by Rita A. George and the late Andrew George Sr., all Bulkley Valley residents of Wet'suwet'en ancestry.)

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Regional District of Bulkley-Nechako

Political Boundaries

Last updated: 2023-09-27