Lasqueti qathet Regional District, British Columbia
Post Office - A Canada Post designation; the post office name may or may not be the same as the name of the place where it is located. At False Bay, W side of Lasqueti Island, Nanaimo Land District
Mapped Location
Lasqueti: The mapped location is an approximation and should not be used for navigation or wayfinding.
Information
General information on Lasqueti
- Feature Type: Place
Official, historical, colloquial and alternative toponyms for Lasqueti
A brief list of names that this geographic feature has been named
| Name | Description |
|---|---|
| Lasqueti | Official |
Origin Notes and History of Lasqueti
References to Lasqueti that document the origin of its place name
Lasqueti (Post Office) adopted 21 July 1944 on C350. False Bay (Landing) adopted in the same location 2 November 1950 on 92F. Form of name changed to Lasqueti (community) 31January 1983 on 92F/8. Configured as a dual name "False Bay (Lasqueti PO)" for display on federal maps. The dual name was dismantled July 1993: False Bay (community) and Lasqueti (Post Office) are separate entities, and both names will be labelled on BC maps.
Lasqueti Post Office was opened 1 May 1911, the island having being so-named in 1791 by Narvaez, after Juan Maria Lasqueti, a prominent Spanish naval officer.
qathet Regional District
- Bliss Landing
- Blubber Bay
- Brem River
- Brew Bay
- Cranberry
- False Bay
- Gillies Bay
- Lang Bay
- Larsons Landing
- Lasqueti
- Lund
- Malibu
- Marshall School Junction
- McCalls Landing
- Myrtle Point
- City of Powell River
- Saltery Bay
- Sliammon
- Stillwater
- Theodosia Arm
- Van Anda
- Westview
- Wildwood
Political Boundaries
Last updated: 2023-10-01