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Welcome to Balfour ...The origin (or the toponymy) of ' . Balfour . ': There seems to be two stories for the naming of Balfour: - Named by Charles Wesley Busk after Lord Balfour, whose family had mining interests in the area. In support of this story, several streets were named after Busk (Charles, Wesley & Busk) and with other streets named after members of his family. - Named after D.B. Balfour, who lived in the area. In support of this story Lady Aberdeen noted in her diary (1895),<1> that "Opposite Pilot Bay a gentleman of the name of Balfour has built a private residence just because of the beauty of the place. And he is fully justified." Balfour is 1,870 feet [570 m] above sea level.<2>. Time Zone: Balfour lies in the Pacific Time Zone (PST/PDT) and observes daylight saving time. The time zone in French: PST- Heure Normale du Pacifique (HNP), PDT- Heure Avancée du Pacifique (HAP). Note: If you travel east from Balfour, you will soon leave Pacific Time and cross into the Mountain Time Zone (MST/MDT). Telephone area codes for Balfour: (250) and (778)<3> The Canadian Postal Codes for Balfour: V0G, V1L<4> Communities Also Named Balfour ...Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 5 communities that are also named Balfour - they are located in Colorado, Iowa, North Carolina, North Dakota and Ontario. For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Balfour. Communities near Balfour ...We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Balfour.
TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Balfour ...Looking for more information about Balfour? A wonderful source is the TripAdvisor website. We always start with the TripAdvisor Tourism page, where you can read an overview with links that will help you find lodging, restaurants and attractions. In addition to the Tourism page for Balfour, there are neighboring communities that also have Tourism pages. More information about those communities can be found on our TripAdvisor Page for Balfour. Adding Balfour to Our Gazetteer ...The earliest source we've referenced which mentioned Balfour was mentioned on a train schedule titled Canadian Pacific Railroad Time Tables (October 1899). We also found Balfour on a map titled Gulf Oil Map of British Columbia (1925). For more details, see References and Mentions for Balfour. Off-the-Road Links ...Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Balfour. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page. The official website for Province of British Columbia: https://www.gov.bc.ca/ Footnotes ...
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