Fairservice Creek
| Language of origin | English language |
| Feature Type: | Creek (1) - Watercourse, usually smaller than a river. |
| Status: | Official |
| Name Authority: | BC Geographical Names Office |
| Relative Location: | Flows NE then SE into Cowichan River, just below Lake Cowichan (municipality), Cowichan Land District |
| Latitude-Longitude: | 48°48'25"N, 124°00'19"W at the approximate mouth of this feature. |
| Datum: | WGS84 |
| NTS Map: | 92C/16 |
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Origin Notes and History:
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Adopted 11 December 1952 on 92C/16, as labelled on BC Lands' map 2A, 1938. Source: BC place name cards, files, correspondence and/or research by BC Chief Geographer/Geographical Names Office. |
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After Fairservice & Gierin, registered owners of DL19 (file 0114245). The 1935 plan of proposed right-of-way through BL238, L19, B25, Cowichan Lake Dist, indicates that Fairservice-Gierin Timber Company, a subsidiary of Victoria Lumber & Manufacturing Co, owned Lot 19. Stanley Gordon applied for an easement for a transmission line (conditional licence 11928). Source: BC place name cards, files, correspondence and/or research by BC Chief Geographer/Geographical Names Office. |