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Welcome to Bamfield ...Bamfield is located on the southwest coast of Vancouver Island. While we don't have a date for the founding of Bamfield, you might get a feel for it by knowing that during our research the earliest mention that we found (so far) was on a map dated 1956. The origin (or the toponymy) of Bamfield: Named after William Eddy Banfield, who operated a trading post in the area. The community's name was mis-spelled 'Bamfield' by postal authorities when they opened the post office. Although the spelling error was acknowledged and corrected, the name 'Bamfield' persisted and has been adopted as its official name. Bamfield is near sea level<1>. Time Zone: Bamfield 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). Area codes for Bamfield: (250) & (778)<2> The Canadian Postal Code for Bamfield: V0R<3> Communities near Bamfield ...We have created a list of 8 communities that are near Bamfield.
TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Bamfield ...Looking for more information about Bamfield? 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 Bamfield, there are neighboring communities that also have Tourism pages. More information about those communities can be found on our TripAdvisor Page for Bamfield. Adding Bamfield to Our Gazetteer ...As we work on our Gazetteer, we occasionally find mention of a community that is new to us. When we find such a community, we add it to our Gazetteer with the hope of adding more information in the future. The earliest source we've referenced which mentioned Bamfield was on a map titled Road Map for British Columbia (from Shell Oil, 1956). For more details, see References and Mentions for Bamfield. Off-the-Road Links ...Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Bamfield. 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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