| Feature Type: | Locality - A named place or area, generally with a scattered population of 50 or less. |
| Status: | Official |
| Other Names: | Porteau Landing, Glen Eden |
| Name Authority: | BC Geographical Names Office |
| Relative Location: | E side of Howe Sound S of Furry Creek, New Westminster Land District |
| Latitude-Longitude: | 49°32'59"N, 123°14'04"W at the approximate population centre of this feature. |
| Datum: | WGS84 |
| NTS Map: | 92G/11 |
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Origin Notes and History:
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Porteau Landing (Settlement) adopted 4 October 1945 on C. 3579 (file H.2.45). Name changed to Glen Eden (Settlement) 4 June 1953 as petitioned by residents (file V.2.50). Confirmed as Glen Eden (settlement) and Porteau (station) 3 April 1959 on 92G. Glen Eden (settlement) rescinded 15 January 1982 on 92G/11 as advised by Department of Highways. Porteau (station) changed to Porteau (locality) 31 March 1983 on 92G/11. Source: BC place name cards, or correspondence to/from BC's Chief Geographer or BC Geographical Names Office |
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Schooner Harbour labelled on Geological Survey sheet 997A, Nanaimo and New Westminster Mining Divisions, 1908. Porteau Post Office opened 1 February 1912, situated on Lot 2076; PGER station named Porteau, as labelled on BC map 2B, 1914; post office was closed 11 December 1928. "Glen Eden Park is a small settlement in Porteau Cove..." (BC Pilot Vol I, 1965, p.287) Source: BC place name cards, or correspondence to/from BC's Chief Geographer or BC Geographical Names Office |
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The name was suggested around 1908 by a Mr. Newberry of Deeks Sand and Gravel Company. It is an adaptation of the French "porte d'eau", meaning a "water gate". Source: Akrigg, Helen B. and Akrigg, G.P.V; 1001 British Columbia Place Names; Discovery Press, Vancouver 1969, 1970, 1973. |