Royal Roads Military College
| Feature Type: | Military College - An educational institution, owned and operated by the Department of National Defense, which grants academic degrees. |
| Status: | Not official |
| Relative Location: | In City of Colwood, W of Victoria, Esquimalt Land District |
| Latitude-Longitude: | 48°26'03"N, 123°28'22"W at the approximate centre of this feature. |
| Datum: | WGS84 |
| NTS Map: | 92B/6 |
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Origin Notes and History:
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Royal Roads Military College adopted 1 April 1966; name rescinded 30 November 1995 (no longer a military college). Since re-opened as a public university, called Royal Roads University. Source: BC place name cards, or correspondence to/from BC's Chief Geographer or BC Geographical Names Office |
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The 565-acre property is called Hatley Park, and features an Edwardian castle built in 1908 by coal baron James Dunsmuir, who had served as Premier of British Columbia 1900-1902, then served as Lieutenant Governor of British Columbia 1906-1909. Source: BC place name cards, or correspondence to/from BC's Chief Geographer or BC Geographical Names Office |