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Dunster Creek

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British Columbia. Creek: Fraser River drainage
Flows N into Fraser River at Dunster
53.1336 N 119.8353 W Google — GeoHack
Name officially adopted in 2019
Official in BC – Canada

Adopted in 2019 as required by water licensing. Because no traditional or local name was brought forward, “Dunster Creek” was chosen because the stream flows through the community of Dunster.

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Charlie Leake Field

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British Columbia. Airport
North of village of McBride
53.315 N 120.1705 W Google — GeoHack
Earliest known reference to this name is 2021
Not currently an official name.
Commanding Officer Charlie Leake

Commanding Officer Charlie Leake

McBride’s 830m airstrip is named for Lieutenant Colonel Charles Leake, CD, RCAF (ret’d) [ca. 1932–2024], raised in McBride. Leake retired after 27 years in the military and returned to the McBride area. He died in Comox, British Columbia.

Leake was a partner in CCI Aviation. CCI stood for Charlie Chitwood, Charlie Leake, and Ian Monroe.

The airstrip, CAV4, accommodates small aircraft, and is operated by the Village of McBride.

References:

  • Arnold, Andrea. “Charlie Leake, veteran, still soaring through life in his 80s.” Rocky Mountain Goat, November 10 (2020). Rocky Mountain Goat
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Mount Sig Harstad

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British Columbia. Mountain
South of McBride, between Castle Creek and Raush River
53.13 N 120.106 W Google — GeoHack
Earliest known reference to this name is 2021
Not currently an official name.

Not an official name.

Buried in the McBride cemetery:
Harstad, Sig   1896 – 1979
Harstad, Eva May   1914 – 1996
Harstad, Leon S.   1944 – 2008
Harstad, Robert A.   1949 – 1993
Harstad, Sheena Maree   1969 – 1970

There is an entry for Mount Sig Harstad in the Cebuano Wikipedia, where we find that “The land around Mount Sig Harstad is mostly mountainous, but immediately surrounding it are hills. The highest point in the vicinity has an elevation of 2,816 meters and is 2.6 km south of Mount Sig Harstad. Less than 2 people per square kilometer around Mount Sig Harstad. The nearest larger town is McBride, 19.4 km north of Mount Sig Harstad. The area around Mount Sig Harstad is almost completely covered in grass.”

There is also a Mount Sig Harstad page on Geonames.

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Edand Creek

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British Columbia. Creek: Fraser River drainage
Flows NE into Fraser upstream of Doré River
53.3333 N 120.1833 W — Map 93H/8 — Google — GeoHack
Earliest known reference to this name is 1985
Name officially adopted in 1985
Official in BC – Canada

Adopted 1987 on 93H/8, as submitted in 1985 by Water Management Branch, Prince George. Name used on water licences (earliest date not cited). Origin/significance not explained.

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John Arrowsmith’s map 1859

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Provinces of British Columbia and Vancouver Island; with portions of the United States and Hudson's Bay Territories. John Arrowsmith, 1859

Provinces of British Columbia and Vancouver Island; with portions of the United States and Hudson’s Bay Territories. John Arrowsmith, 1859
Colonial Dispatches, Uvic


Detail of John Arrowsmith map,1859

Detail of John Arrowsmith map,1859
Colonial Dispatches, Uvic


Detail of Tête Jaune Cache area, John Arrowsmith map,1859

Detail of Tête Jaune Cache area, John Arrowsmith map,1859
Colonial Dispatches, Uvic

THE PROVINCES OF
BRITISH COLUMBIA & VANCOUVER ISLAND
WITH PORTIONS OF THE
UNITED STATE’S & HUDSONS BAY TERRITORIES.
Compiled from ORIGINAL DOCUMENTS.
by JOHN ARROWSMITH.
1859

Handwritten note on map sheet: This map is unpublished but will appear in Part II of British Columbia Papers

John Arrowsmith (1790–1873) was born at Winston, County Durham, England. In 1810 he joined his uncle Aaron Arrowsmith in the cartography business. After his uncle died in 1823, the family firm was carried on by his sons Aaron and Samuel Arrowsmith, and John began working on his own. The Arrowsmiths were founding members of the Geographical Society of London in 1830. The junior Aaron left the family firm in 1832, and upon the death of Samuel in 1839, John merged it into his own successful business.

The map includes the note “Camp of Anderson’s party 1835” near the site of “Yellow Head or Tete Jaune Cache.”

This map includes:
Lake Athabasca
Athabasca River
British Columbia
Mount Brown
Camp of Anderson’s party 1835
Canoe River
Canoe Encampment
Columbia River
Committee Punch Bowl
Cow Dung Lake
Cranberry Lake
Finlay River
Fraser River
Mount Hooker
Jasper Lake
Leather Pass
Miette River
Lac Orignal [as “Lac Original]
Moose Lake
Fraser River North Fork
North Thompson River
Peace River
Thompson River
Tête Jaune Cache
Yellowhead Pass
References:

  • Arrowsmith, John [1790–1873]. Provinces of British Columbia and Vancouver Island; with portions of the United States and Hudson’s Bay Territories. 1859. UVic
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