Lund qathet 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. W side of Malaspina Peninsula, NW of Powell River (city), New Westminster Land District
Mapped Location
Lund: The mapped location is an approximation and should not be used for navigation or wayfinding.
Information
General information on Lund
- Feature Type: Place
Official, historical, colloquial and alternative toponyms for Lund
A brief list of names that this geographic feature has been named
| Name | Description |
|---|---|
| Lund | Official |
Origin Notes and History of Lund
References to Lund that document the origin of its place name
Lund (Post Office & Settlement) adopted in the 1930 BC Gazetteer. Form of name changed to Lund (Settlement) 27 April 1945 on C.3591, then to Lund (Post Office & Steamer Landing) 2 November 1950 on 92 F, then to Lund (Community) 31 January 1983 on 92F/15.
When brothers Frederick and Charles Thulin settled here in December 1889, they named their home after Lund, the city in Sweden from which they had come. For lack of other transportation they sometimes had to row to Vancouver and back.
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