| Feature Type: | Railway Point - A named railway siding, junction, flag stop or timing point with or without an agent. |
| Status: | Official |
| Name Authority: | BC Geographical Names Office |
| Relative Location: | On CNR, just E of Hazelton, Cassiar Land District |
| Latitude-Longitude: | 55°14'59"N, 127°27'05"W at the approximate population centre of this feature. |
| Datum: | WGS84 |
| NTS Map: | 93M/3 |
| Related Maps: |
93M 93M/3 |
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Origin Notes and History:
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Adopted 1 March 1938 on Geological Survey sheet 448A, Hazelton (file H.2.37). Re-approved 5 July 1951 on 93M (file H.1.50). Source: BC place name cards, or correspondence to/from BC's Chief Geographer or BC Geographical Names Office |
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Identified as "to be abandoned 31 May 1960" in CNR Freight timetable 24 April 1960, however, still identified as a 43-car siding in 30 April 1961 timetable. CNR confirmed by letter May 1962 that Bulkley Canyon is still a valid railway point (file H.1.50). Source: BC place name cards, or correspondence to/from BC's Chief Geographer or BC Geographical Names Office |
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"Duncanan" identified on BC name card as original (shortlived) GTP name for the station or siding here. Source: BC place name cards, or correspondence to/from BC's Chief Geographer or BC Geographical Names Office |