Edelweiss Columbia-Shuswap Regional District, British Columbia


Locality - A named place or area, generally with a scattered population of 50 or less. NE side of Golden (municipality), Kootenay Land District

Mapped Location

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

 

Information

General information on Edelweiss

  • Feature Type: Place

 

Official, historical, colloquial and alternative toponyms for Edelweiss

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

Name Description
Edelweiss Official

 

Origin Notes and History of Edelweiss

References to Edelweiss that document the origin of its place name

Edelweiss (settlement) adopted 3 April 1952 on 82N/SE, as identified in Directories since 1928 or earlier; form of name changed to Edelweiss (locality) 29 November 1984 (Ottawa file 203-2).

B.C. Geographical Names in Province of British Columbia

Built c1912 by the Canadian Pacific Railway as residences for the Swiss mountain guides hired to accompany climbing parties (Canadian Alpine Journal, Vol XXVII-2, 1940, p.231).

B.C. Geographical Names in Province of British Columbia

 

Last updated: 2023-09-27