| Feature Type: | 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. |
| Status: | Official |
| Name Authority: | BC Geographical Names Office |
| Relative Location: | NE side of Salmon Arm (city), Kamloops Division Yale Land District |
| Latitude-Longitude: | 50°44'59"N, 119°14'04"W at the approximate population centre of this feature. |
| Datum: | WGS84 |
| NTS Map: | 82L/14 |
| Related Maps: |
82L/11 82L/14 |
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Origin Notes and History:
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Canoe (Post Office) adopted in the 1930 BC Gazetteer, as labelled on BC map 1EM, 1915. Form of name changed to Canoe (Post Office & Station) 3 November 1932 on 82L/NW. Form of name changed to Canoe (Community) 15 December 1982 on 82L/14. Source: BC place name cards, or correspondence to/from BC's Chief Geographer or BC Geographical Names Office |
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Canoe Post Office opened 1 September 1909. Source: BC place name cards, or correspondence to/from BC's Chief Geographer or BC Geographical Names Office |
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The Indians found the beach at Canoe Creek a very good landing place for their canoes. Once there were a great many dugout canoes coming and going on Shuswap Lake. There are none now. Source: Akrigg, Helen B. and Akrigg, G.P.V; British Columbia Place Names; Sono Nis Press, Victoria 1986 /or University of British Columbia Press 1997 |