New Brighton
| 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: | SW side of Gambier Island, Howe Sound, New Westminster Land District |
| Latitude-Longitude: | 49°27'01"N, 123°26'16"W at the approximate population centre of this feature. |
| Datum: | WGS84 |
| NTS Map: | 92G/6 |
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Origin Notes and History:
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New Brighton (Post Office) was adopted 7 December 1937 on 92 G/6; confirmed 28July 1945 on C.3579. Form of name changed to New Brighton (community) 15 April 1982 on 92G/6. Source: BC place name cards, or correspondence to/from BC's Chief Geographer or BC Geographical Names Office |
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New Brighton Post Office was opened 1 August 1919, named after New Brighton, England (significance of this choice not explained); closed 15 December 1940; reopened 1 May 1945. Source: BC place name cards, or correspondence to/from BC's Chief Geographer or BC Geographical Names Office |