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
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Name Authority: |
BC Geographical Names Office |
Relative Location: |
S side Cranberry River, at junction of Hwy 37 and Nisga'a Hwy, NW of Smithers, Cassiar Land District |
Latitude-Longitude: |
55°33'59"N, 128°36'06"W at the approximate population centre of this feature. |
Datum: |
WGS84 |
NTS Map: |
103P/10 |
Origin Notes and History:
Adopted 29 November 1979 on 103 P/10 - the local name for this growing locale at the junction of the Nisga'a and Dease Lake highways.
Source: BC place name cards, or correspondence to/from BC's Chief Geographer or BC Geographical Names Office
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