| 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 side of Port Simpson at the NW end of the Tsimpsean Peninsula, N of Prince Rupert, Range 5 Coast Land District |
| Latitude-Longitude: | 54°33'23"N, 130°26'00"W at the approximate population centre of this feature. |
| Datum: | WGS84 |
| NTS Map: | 103J/9 |
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Origin Notes and History:
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Port Simpson (village) adopted in the 18th Report of the Geographic Board of Canada, 31 March 1924, as labelled on BC map 3M, 1916; form of name changed to Port Simpson (Post Office & Steamer Landing) 3 April 1952, then to Port Simpson (Community) 28 February 1983. Name changed to Lax Kw'alaams (community) 4 April 1986 per Band Council Resolution [date of BCR not cited]. Agreed 4 July 1986 by DIAND. Canada Post has since agreed to change the name of their post office. Source: BC place name cards, or correspondence to/from BC's Chief Geographer or BC Geographical Names Office |
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Lax Kw'alaams (earlier written Lach Goo Alams) is the name of the village site established beside HBC's Fort Simpson trading post, located here in 1834; it is a Tsimshian name meaning "place of the wild roses". Source: BC place name cards, or correspondence to/from BC's Chief Geographer or BC Geographical Names Office |