| 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: | S of Port Moody, in Coquitlam, New Westminster Land District |
| Latitude-Longitude: | 49°15'59"N, 122°53'04"W at the approximate population centre of this feature. |
| Datum: | WGS84 |
| NTS Map: | 92G/7 |
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Origin Notes and History:
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Burquitlam (Post Office) adopted 3 May 1951 on 92 G. Form of name changed to Burquitlam (Community) 3 July 1979 on 92G/7 at 49 15 - 122 54. Altered application 15 June 1982 on 92G/7; now centered at 49 16 - 122 53. Source: BC place name cards, or correspondence to/from BC's Chief Geographer or BC Geographical Names Office |
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Name derived from postions of the two adjoining municipalities - Coquitlam and Burnaby - for the purpose of providing a post office. Burquitlam Post Office opened 1 October 1906, Peter Lawson postmaster. Burquitlam PO amalgamated as a sub-office of New Westminster Post Office 1 August 1946. Community area delineated June 1982 by Coquitlam Planning Department: north of the golf course; east of North Road; south of Port Moody city limits; west of Robinson. Burnaby Planning Department doesn't use the name. Source: BC place name cards, or correspondence to/from BC's Chief Geographer or BC Geographical Names Office |