Canim Beach Provincial Park
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Canim Beach Provincial Park is a provincial park
in British Columbia
, Canada
, located at the southwest end of Canim Lake
in the Interlakes District of the South Cariboo region, adjacent to the Secwepemc
Indian reserve
community of Canim Lake, British Columbia
jut northeast of 100 Mile House.
"Canim" means a type of large canoe in the Chinook Jargon
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Provincial park
A provincial park is a park under the management of a provincial or territorial government in Canada.While provincial parks are not the same as national parks, their workings are very similar...
in British Columbia
British Columbia
British Columbia is the westernmost of Canada's provinces and is known for its natural beauty, as reflected in its Latin motto, Splendor sine occasu . Its name was chosen by Queen Victoria in 1858...
, Canada
Canada
Canada is a North American country consisting of ten provinces and three territories. Located in the northern part of the continent, it extends from the Atlantic Ocean in the east to the Pacific Ocean in the west, and northward into the Arctic Ocean...
, located at the southwest end of Canim Lake
Canim Lake (British Columbia)
Canim Lake is a lake in British Columbia, Canada. It is located approximately 35 km northeast of 100 Mile House.-Provincial parks around Canim Lake:*Canim Beach Provincial Park*Roserim Creek Provincial Park*Wells Gray Provincial Park...
in the Interlakes District of the South Cariboo region, adjacent to the Secwepemc
Secwepemc
The Secwepemc , known in English as the Shuswap people, are a First Nations people residing in the Canadian province of British Columbia. Their traditional territory ranges from the eastern Chilcotin Plateau and the Cariboo Plateau southeast through the Thompson Country to Kamloops and the Shuswap...
Indian reserve
Indian reserve
In Canada, an Indian reserve is specified by the Indian Act as a "tract of land, the legal title to which is vested in Her Majesty, that has been set apart by Her Majesty for the use and benefit of a band." The Act also specifies that land reserved for the use and benefit of a band which is not...
community of Canim Lake, British Columbia
Canim Lake, British Columbia
Canim Lake is an unincorporated settlement and First Nations Indian reserve reserve community in British Columbia, Canada. It is located east of 100 Mile House in the Cariboo Region....
jut northeast of 100 Mile House.
"Canim" means a type of large canoe in the Chinook Jargon
Chinook Jargon
Chinook Jargon originated as a pidgin trade language of the Pacific Northwest, and spread during the 19th century from the lower Columbia River, first to other areas in modern Oregon and Washington, then British Columbia and as far as Alaska, sometimes taking on characteristics of a creole language...
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