| Feature Type: | Village (1) - A populated place with legally defined boundaries, incorporated as a village municipality under the provincial Municipal Act. |
| Status: | Official |
| Name Authority: | BC Geographical Names Office |
| Relative Location: | E side of Howe Sound, N of West Vancouver, New Westminster Land District |
| Latitude-Longitude: | 49°27'30"N, 123°14'07"W at the approximate location of the Municipal Hall. |
| Datum: | WGS84 |
| NTS Map: | 92G/6 |
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Origin Notes and History:
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Lions Bay (Steamer Landing) adopted 3 April 1959 on 92 G; corrected to Lions Bay (Railway Station) 8 May 1959. Incorporated as a Village Municipality 17 December 1970. Lions Bay (Village) confirmed 15 April 1982 on 92 G/6. Source: BC place name cards, or correspondence to/from BC's Chief Geographer or BC Geographical Names Office |
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The PGER flag stop here was named after the two peaks that rise above the bay, "The Lions". Source: BC place name cards, or correspondence to/from BC's Chief Geographer or BC Geographical Names Office |
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The original name for these peaks is Chích'iyuy Elxwí7kn (the Twin Sisters). They are named after the daughters of a high Chieftain who were turned to stone by the supernatural powers of the mighty Transformer Brothers. Each peak represents a sister and to this day the white patch of snow which rests between the peaks serves as a reminder of the white mountain goat wool which the sisters were weaving when they were immortalized as mountains. (December 2011 from: Cultural Journey Sea-to-Sky Corridor website, Squamish and Lil'wat First Nations) Source: included with note |