"Khutzeymateen Park [a.k.a. Khutzeymateen/K'tzim-a-deen Grizzly Sanctuary]" established by Order in Council 1032, 15 August 1994, containing 44,902 ha. more or less. Conversion of OIC to Statute designation per Bill 50-2004: Parks and Protected Areas Statutes Amendment Act, 17 May 2004; the whole containing approximately 44,902 hectares. Boundary redescribed per Bill 24-2007: Parks and Protected Areas Statutes Amendment Act, 3 May 2007; the whole now containing approximately 45,052 hectares (44,588 hectares of upland and 464 hectares of foreshore).

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

"Khutzeymateen – The name of this inlet, adopted in 1933, is an adaptation of K’tzim-a-deen, a Tsimshian First Nation phrase meaning “deep valley at the end of an inlet.” In 1992 a 443-sq-km portion of the Khutzeymateen R valley and estuary was named Canada’s first grizzly bear sanctuary, off-limits to hunting and logging. An additional 3850-sq-km no-hunting zone surrounds the sanctuary but is not park of the park. In the early 2000s, discussions were being held about the possibility of expanding the no-hunting zone to 8000 sq km." Entry for Khutzeymateen River and Khutzeymateen Inlet.

Source: BC place name cards & correspondence, and/or research by BC Chief Geographer & Geographical Names Office staff.