| Language of origin | English language |
| Feature Type: | Beach - Gently sloping shore of unconsolidated material along the margins of a sea, lake, or river. |
| Status: | Not official |
| Other Names: | tinwisOfficial |
| Relative Location: | W side of Esowista Peninsula, S of Tofino, Clayoquot Land District |
| Latitude-Longitude: | 49°07'54"N, 125°54'10"W at the approximate centre of this feature. |
| Datum: | WGS84 |
| NTS Map: | 92F/4 |
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Origin Notes and History:
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Adopted 14 July 1975 on 92F/4SW, as an established name. Official name changed 15 May 2025 to tinwis on 92F/4, as requested by Tla-o-qui-aht First Nation, 2024. Source: BC place name cards & correspondence, and/or research by BC Chief Geographer & Geographical Names Office staff, T.1.43. |
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This well-established local name was adopted in 1975 to honour Bob and Doris MacKenzie. They ran a resort here in the 1960s and '70s and owned a large piece of property, which was subdivided about 1970 and developed for additional tourism facilities. Previously known as Garrard's Beach (See Garrard Group). Source: Scott, Andrew; "The Encyclopedia of Raincoast Place Names"; Harbour Publishing, Madeira Park, 2009, pp. 351. |
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MacKenzie Beach was reported to appear on a sign at the beach, 1966, referred to in Tourist Directory, 1971, and appeared in a Pacific Rim National Park pamplet, 1973. The name also appeared as "Mackenzies Beach". Source: BC place name cards & correspondence, and/or research by BC Chief Geographer & Geographical Names Office staff, name card. |