| Feature Type: | Provincial Park - Legally defined land area, under provincial jurisdiction, for camping, outdoor recreation, and preservation of wildlife. |
| Status: |
Official
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| Name Authority: |
BC Geographical Names Office |
| Relative Location: |
SE end of Fraser Lake, Range 5 Coast Land District |
| Latitude-Longitude: |
54°03'29"N, 124°37'00"W at the approximate centre of this feature. |
| Datum: |
WGS84 |
| NTS Map: |
93K/2 |
Origin Notes and History:
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Beaumont Park established per Order in Council 402, 16 February 1960, containing 376 acres. Area increased per OIC 400, 14 February 1964, and per OIC 317, 9 February 1965, and per OIC 718, 8 March 1966; the whole containing 497 acres. Area decreased per OIC 1219, 21 April 1966 and per OIC 2946, 15 September 1969; the whole containing 473 acres. Highway 16 right-of-way deleted per OIC 0779, 24 June 1998; the whole now containing 191.3 ha. Conversion of OIC to Statute designation and boundary redescribed per Bill 50-2004: Parks and Protected Areas Statues Amendement Act 2004, the whole now containing 178 hectares (164 hectares of upland and 14 hectares of foreshore).
Source: BC place name cards, or correspondence to/from BC's Chief Geographer or BC Geographical Names Office
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