Gabriola Sands 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: | Surrounding the isthmus between Pilot and Taylor Bays, at NW end of Gabriola Island, Nanaimo Land District |
| Latitude-Longitude: | 49°11'39"N, 123°51'33"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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Gabriola Sands Park established by Order in Council 1531, 28 June 1960. Boundary extended by inclusion of the area formerly known as Gabriola Sands Recreation Area per OIC 393, 21 March 1989; the whole now containing 5.5 ha. more or less. Boundary redescribed per OIC 1245, 29 September 1994. Conversion of OIC to Statute designation per Bill 17-2000: Protected Areas of British Columbia Act, 29 June 2000; the whole containing 5.3 ha. more or less. Redescribed per Bill 50-2004: Parks and Protected Areas Statutes Amendment Act, 17 May 2004; the whole containing approximately 6 hectares (2 hectares of upland and 4 hectares of foreshore). Source: BC place name cards, or correspondence to/from BC's Chief Geographer or BC Geographical Names Office |