Mill Bay
| 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: | W side of Saanich Inlet between Bamberton and Cobble Hill, Shawnigan Land District |
| Latitude-Longitude: | 48°39'07"N, 123°33'32"W at the approximate population centre of this feature. |
| Datum: | WGS84 |
| NTS Map: | 92B/12 |
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Origin Notes and History:
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Mill Bay (settlement) adopted 17 January 1958 on 92B/12. Identified as Mill Bay (Post Office) in the 1973 supplement to the 1966 BC Gazetteer. Form of name changed to Mill Bay (community) 15 February 1983 on 92B/12. Source: BC place name cards, or correspondence to/from BC's Chief Geographer or BC Geographical Names Office |
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Mill Bay Post Office was opened 1 February 1971. Source: BC place name cards, or correspondence to/from BC's Chief Geographer or BC Geographical Names Office |