Sandwell 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: | Shore of Lock Bay at NE end of Gabriola Island, Nanaimo Land District |
| Latitude-Longitude: | 49°11'05"N, 123°49'01"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 1152, 16 June 1988. Conversion of OIC to Statute designation per Bill 17-2000: Protected Areas of British Columbia Act, 29 June 2000; the whole containing 12 ha. more or less. Source: BC place name cards, or correspondence to/from BC's Chief Geographer or BC Geographical Names Office |
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Donated to the province in July 1987 by Lawrence Killam, Westport Beach Estates; he requested that the park be named after Percy Sandwell, Jr., an early BC resident now deceased. (July 2006 advice from BC Parks) Source: included with note |