Garibaldi
| Feature Type: | Locality - A named place or area, generally with a scattered population of 50 or less. |
| Status: | Official |
| Name Authority: | BC Geographical Names Office |
| Relative Location: | On BCR at S end of Daisy Lake, S of Whistler, New Westminster Land District |
| Latitude-Longitude: | 49°57'59"N, 123°09'04"W at the approximate population centre of this feature. |
| Datum: | WGS84 |
| NTS Map: | 92G/14 |
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Origin Notes and History:
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Daisy Lake (Post Office, Station, Settlement) identified in the 1930 BC Gazetteer, as labelled on BC map 2D, 1923. Name changed to Garibaldi (Locality) 8 September 1932 on Ottawa file OBF 1259. Confirmed 3 May 1951 on 92 G. Form of name changed to Garibaldi (community) 15 April 1982 on 92 G/14. Form of name changed to Garibaldi (locality) 29 April 1983 on 92 G/14. Source: BC place name cards, or correspondence to/from BC's Chief Geographer or BC Geographical Names Office |
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Daisy Lake Post Office was opened 1 May 1916; name changed to Garibaldi Post Office 1 July 1932. Source: BC place name cards, or correspondence to/from BC's Chief Geographer or BC Geographical Names Office |