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Bowser Official Name

Feature Type: Community

Latitude: 49°26'00" Position at: POPULATION CENTRE

Longitude: 124°40'00"

Gazetteer Map: 92F/7
Relative Location: NW of Qualicum Bay, E side Vancouver Island between Parksville and Courtenay, Newcastle Land District

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Bowser	Official Name
Feature Type:	Community
Latitude:	49°26'00"	Position at: POPULATION CENTRE
Longitude:	124°40'00"
Gazetteer Map:	92F/7
Relative Location:	NW of Qualicum Bay, E side Vancouver Island between Parksville and Courtenay, Newcastle Land District
Return all features within 5Km proximity	View geographical name location on a 1:250K mapsheet

Origin Notes and History

Bowser (Post Office and Station) adopted December 2, 1948 on C.3590, as identified on E&N map, 1918 et seq. Form of name changed to Bowser (Post Office) 15 January 1982 on 92F/7. Further changed to Bowser (Community) 15 December 1982 on 92 F/7.
Source: BC place name cards, or correspondence to/from BC's Chief Geographer or BC Geographical Names Office

Bowser Post Office opened 1 April 1915, named after William J. Bowser, former Premier of British Columbia.
Source: BC place name cards, or correspondence to/from BC's Chief Geographer or BC Geographical Names Office