Fort Nelson-Liard Regional District
Feature Type:District Municipality (1) - A populated place with legally defined boundaries, incorporated as a district municipality under the provincial Municipal Act.
Status: Not official
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Relative Location: NE corner of the province; N of 58º, W of Gataga and Kechika Rivers, Peace River Land District
Latitude-Longitude: 58°48'13"N, 122°42'23"W at the approximate location of the Municipal Hall.
Datum: WGS84
NTS Map: 94J/15
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Origin Notes and History:

Peace River-Liard Regional District incorporated per Order in Council effective 31 October 1967; name confirmed 4 April 1974 on MCR-5, sheet 3. Split into 2 regional districts: Fort Nelson-Liard Regional District and Peace River Regional District, per OIC 2123/87 effective 22 October 1987. Fort Nelson Regional District renamed Northern Rockies Regional District, per OIC 374/99 effective 26 March 1999.

Source: BC place name cards, or correspondence to/from BC's Chief Geographer or BC Geographical Names Office