| 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: | E of Point No Point, W of Sooke at S end Vancouver Island, Renfrew Land District |
| Latitude-Longitude: | 48°23'37"N, 123°56'36"W at the approximate centre of this feature. |
| Datum: | WGS84 |
| NTS Map: | 92B/5 |
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Origin Notes and History:
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Established by Order in Council 291, 24 January 1974. Conversion of OIC to Statute designation per Bill 17-2000: Protected Areas of British Columbia Act, 29 June 2000; the whole containing 59 ha. more or less. Boundary redescribed per Bill 50-2004: Parks and Protected Areas Statutes Amendment Act, 17 May 2004; the whole now containing approximately 55 hectares. Source: BC place name cards, or correspondence to/from BC's Chief Geographer or BC Geographical Names Office |
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Property acquired originally in 1885 by James George French, a brother of Field Marshall Lord French, Commander-in-Chief of the British Army in the First World War. Source: BC place name cards & correspondence, and/or research by BC Chief Geographer & Geographical Names Office staff. |