Qualicum Beach
| Language of origin | Salishan language family pentl’ach language |
| Feature Type: | Town - A populated place with legally defined boundaries, incorporated as a town municipality under the provincial Municipal Act. |
| Status: | Official |
| Name Authority: | BC Geographical Names Office |
| Relative Location: | E side of Vancouver Island just N of Parksville, between Nanaimo and Courtenay, Newcastle Land District |
| Tags: | Indigenous |
| Latitude-Longitude: | 49°20'52"N, 124°26'37"W at the approximate location of the Municipal Hall. |
| Datum: | WGS84 |
| NTS Map: | 92F/8 |
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Origin Notes and History:
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Incorporated as a Village Municipality 5 May 1942. Incorrectly adopted as Qualicum Beach (settlement) 28 July 1945 on C.3579, and 4 October 1945 on C3590. Form of name changed to Qualicum Beach (Village) 11 December 1952 on 92F/8, in keeping with the incorporated status of the municipality. Re-incorporated as a Town Municipality 7 January 1983. Source: BC place name cards, or correspondence to/from BC's Chief Geographer or BC Geographical Names Office |
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Qualicum Beach Post Office was opened 1 November 1913. So-labelled on BC Lands' map 2A, 1913. See also the municipality's own website. Source: BC place name cards, or correspondence to/from BC's Chief Geographer or BC Geographical Names Office |