Ladysmith Harbour , originally Oyster Harbour , is a harbour adjoining the Town of Ladysmith on Vancouver Island , British Columbia . The Ladysmith area was originally known as Oyster Harbour when it came into use as a coaling port for the Dunsmuir-owned mine at Extension .
5-597: Oyster Bay Indian Reserve No. 12 , one of the reserves of the Stz'uminus First Nation , is located on the south shore of the harbour, near its head. Chemainus Indian Reserve No. 13 , the largest of the Stz'uminus reserves, is located on the headland on the outer, southwest side of the harbour. From 1938 to 1942, and then again from 1949 to 1957, the British Columbia Shore Station Oceanographic Program
10-505: Is a First Nations government located in southeastern Vancouver Island , British Columbia , Canada , near the town of Ladysmith, British Columbia . The Stz'uminus First Nation is a member government of the Naut'sa mawt Tribal Council . In early 2009, chief and council unanimously passed a band council resolution to officially change the name from Chemainus to Stz'uminus in order to reflect its original Hul'qumi'num language name. In March 2008,
15-533: The Stz'uminus First Nation representative George Harris proposed renaming the nearby Strait of Georgia as the Salish Sea , an idea that reportedly met with approval by B.C.'s Aboriginal Relations Minister Mike de Jong , who pledged to put it before the B.C. cabinet for discussion. Renaming would require a formal application to the Geographical Names Board of Canada . The name was formally adopted as of
20-658: The Throne Speech opening the BC Legislature on February 9, 2010. The Salish Sea name has been used by the Coast Salish Gathering, a trans-boundary organization of Coast Salish leaders, since 2007. The Stz'uminus First Nation's largest Indian reserve, Chemainus Indian Reserve No. 13 , is located on Stuart Channel , which is one of the countless smaller waterways within the Salish Sea as defined. The Salish Sea name
25-540: Was collecting coastal water temperature and salinity measurements for the Department of Fisheries and Oceans from Ladysmith Harbour everyday during this period. 48°59′27″N 123°48′00″W / 48.99083°N 123.80000°W / 48.99083; -123.80000 Stz%27uminus First Nation The Stz'uminus First Nation (formerly known as the Chemainus Indian Band and Chemainus First Nation )
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