| Feature Type: | Community - An unincorporated populated place, generally with a population of 50 or more, and having a recognized central area that might contain a post office, store and/or community hall, etc, intended for the use of the general public in the region. |
| Status: | Official |
| Name Authority: | BC Geographical Names Office |
| Relative Location: | N side Skeena River just below Terrace, Range 5 Coast Land District |
| Latitude-Longitude: | 54°28'59"N, 128°43'05"W at the approximate population centre of this feature. |
| Datum: | WGS84 |
| NTS Map: | 103I/7 |
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Origin Notes and History:
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Remo (Station) adopted 4 November 1948 on 103NE as labelled on BC map 3M, 1916. Name rescinded 9 May 1956. Reinstated as Remo (community) 15 May 1981 - 149 residents according to 1976 census. Source: BC place name cards, or correspondence to/from BC's Chief Geographer or BC Geographical Names Office |
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Breckenridge Landing Post Office opened 1 May 1910, located on NW corner Lot 1103 on the south side of the Skeena River. Renamed Remo Post Office 1 November 1913. Sometime before March 1955, Remo Post Office was relocated to SE corner Lot 3998 on the north side of the Skeena River, adjacent to the CNR station. Station closed mid-1950's; Remo Post Office closed 11 July 1960. Source: BC place name cards, or correspondence to/from BC's Chief Geographer or BC Geographical Names Office |