Bedwell Harbour Capital Regional District, British Columbia

Landing (1) - A coastal or shore location where boats may put in to load or unload. W. side South Pender Island, Cowichan Land District

Mapped Location

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

 

Information

General information on Bedwell Harbour

  • Feature Type: Place

 

Official, historical, colloquial and alternative toponyms for Bedwell Harbour

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

Name Description
Bedwell Harbour Official

 

Origin Notes and History of Bedwell Harbour

References to Bedwell Harbour that document the origin of its place name

South Pender (Post Office and Steamer Landing) adopted 3 May 1951 on C.3450, as labelled on BC Lands' map 2A, 1913, et seq. Name changed to Bedwell Harbour (Landing) 31 October 1980 on 92B/14 (file T.1.45).

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

South Pender Post Office opened 1 June 1903, located in the store at Bedwell Harbour, Sec 20. Post Office moved July 1963 to NE 1/4 Sec 2, thence c1969 to SE 1/4 Sec 4. Closed 7 July 1970.

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

 

Capital Regional District

Political Boundaries

Last updated: 2023-09-25