Glen Lake Capital Regional District, British Columbia

Locality - A named place or area, generally with a scattered population of 50 or less. S of Langford Lake, W of Victoria, Esquimalt Land District

Mapped Location

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

 

Information

General information on Glen Lake

  • Feature Type: Place

 

Official, historical, colloquial and alternative toponyms for Glen Lake

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

Name Description
Glen Lake Official

 

Origin Notes and History of Glen Lake

References to Glen Lake that document the origin of its place name

Glen Lake (Post Office & Station) adopted 2 March 1950 on 92B/5. Form of name changed to Glen Lake (settlement) at some subsequent date. Form of name changed to Glen Lake (locality) 29 November 1984 on Ottawa file 203-2.

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

Glen Lake CNR station, Victoria-Sooke line - located 10.3 miles from Victoria station. "A new Post Office, Glen Lake, is to be established in Electoral District of Nanaimo, BC, on Parcel A, Plan 2560 Esquimalt Land District, approximately two miles west of Colwood, two and one-half miles south west of Langford Station and twelve miles west of Victoria Post Offices. The name which is being assigned to this Post Office owes its origin to the name of a lake in the District." (4 November 1946 letter from Post Office Department). Glen Lake Post Office opened 31 January 1947, located inside the general store; amalgamated as a sub-office of Victoria Post Office 1 June 1964.

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