Cadboro Bay Capital Regional District, British Columbia


Community - An unincorporated populated place, generally with a population of 50 or more, and having a recognized central area that might contain a post office, store and/or community hall, etc, intended for the use of the general public in the region. SE side of Saanich municipality, just E of Victoria, Victoria Land District

Mapped Location

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

 

Information

General information on Cadboro Bay

  • Feature Type: Place

 

Official, historical, colloquial and alternative toponyms for Cadboro Bay

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

Name Description
Cadboro Bay Official

 

Origin Notes and History of Cadboro Bay

References to Cadboro Bay that document the origin of its place name

Cadboro Bay (Post Office) adopted 12 June 1934 on National Defence sheet, Victoria, as identified in 1930 BC Gazetteer (Ottawa file OBF 1449). Form of name changed to Cadboro Bay (Community) 24 November 1980 on 92B/6.

B.C. Geographical Names in Province of British Columbia

Cadboro Bay Post Office opened 1 December 1914; designated a sub-office of Victoria Post Office 1 June 1946.

B.C. Geographical Names in Province of British Columbia

Sneka was the name of the Indian village once located here (November 1967 advice from Don Abbott, Provincial Museum).Sngeka is a more accurate spelling (November 1967 advice from Wilson Duff, Provincial Museum).

B.C. Geographical Names in Province of British Columbia

 

Last updated: 2023-09-25