Tumbler Ridge Peace River 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. Junction of Flatbed Creek and Murray River, SE of Chetwynd, Peace River Land District

Mapped Location

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

 

Information

General information on Tumbler Ridge

  • Feature Type: Place

 

Official, historical, colloquial and alternative toponyms for Tumbler Ridge

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

Name Description
Tumbler Ridge Official

 

Origin Notes and History of Tumbler Ridge

References to Tumbler Ridge that document the origin of its place name

Adopted 15 February 1983 on 93 P/2, referring to the populated core within the 54,830+ hectare Tumbler Ridge District Municipality.

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

See Victoria's Times-Colonist newspaper 9 April & 10 April 1981 for descriptions of this "instant" settlement, constructed to service coal development & exports from Denison and Teck Corporation's mine sites. "Nowhere else in North America has crime prevention through environmental design been applied to the development of a whole new town...." (Times-Colonist 15 November 1981). See also Tumbler Ridge District Municipality's own website, link through www.civicnet.gov.bc.ca/ (April 2000)

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

 

Peace River Regional District

Political Boundaries

Last updated: 2023-10-01