Hemer Park
| Feature Type: | Provincial Park - Legally defined land area, under provincial jurisdiction, for camping, outdoor recreation, and preservation of wildlife. |
| Status: | Official |
| Name Authority: | BC Geographical Names Office |
| Relative Location: | W side of Holden Lake, just SW of Nanaimo, Cedar Land District |
| Latitude-Longitude: | 49°05'56"N, 123°49'52"W at the approximate centre of this feature. |
| Datum: | WGS84 |
| NTS Map: | 92G/4 |
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Origin Notes and History:
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Established by Order in Council 1099, 8 May 1981, containing 93 ha. more or less. Conversion of OIC to Statute designation per Bill 17-2000: Protected Areas of British Columbia Act, 29 June 2000; the whole still containing 93 ha. more or less. Redescribed per Bill 50-2004: Parks and Protected Areas Statutes Amendment Act, 17 May 2004; the whole now containing approximately 109 hectares (94 hectares of upland and 15 hectares of foreshore). Source: BC place name cards, or correspondence to/from BC's Chief Geographer or BC Geographical Names Office |
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Donated by the Hemer family. Source: BC place name cards, or correspondence to/from BC's Chief Geographer or BC Geographical Names Office |