Alice Lake Park
| Feature Type: | Provincial Park - Legally defined land area, under provincial jurisdiction, for camping, outdoor recreation, and preservation of wildlife. |
| Status: | Official |
| Name Authority: | BC Geographical Names Office |
| Relative Location: | E of junction of Squamish and Cheakamus Rivers, New Westminster Land District |
| Latitude-Longitude: | 49°46'59"N, 123°07'00"W at the approximate centre of this feature. |
| Datum: | WGS84 |
| NTS Map: | 92G/14 |
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Origin Notes and History:
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Established per Order in Council #2865, 23 November 1956; area expanded per OIC 394, 14 February 1961; the whole now containing 396 ha. Boundary redescribed per Bill 10-2009: Protected Areas of British Columbia Amendment Act, 20 October 2009; the whole now containing approximately 411 hectares. Source: BC place name cards, or correspondence to/from BC's Chief Geographer or BC Geographical Names Office |
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Alice Lake was named for the wife of Charles Rose, a settler who arrived about 1888. Source: BC place name cards, or correspondence to/from BC's Chief Geographer or BC Geographical Names Office |