Carr's Landing Explained

Carr's Landing
Other Name:Carrs
Settlement Type:Neighbourhood
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Type1:Province
Subdivision Type2:Regional district
Subdivision Name2:Central Okanagan
Subdivision Type3:District
Subdivision Name3:Lake Country
Coordinates:50.115°N -119.4631°W
Population Density Km2:auto
Timezone1:PST
Utc Offset1:−08:00
Timezone1 Dst:PDT
Utc Offset1 Dst:−07:00

Carr's Landing, officially Carrs,[1] is a neighbourhood and formal ward in District Municipality of Lake Country, which is located in the Okanagan region of British Columbia, Canada.

It is located by the Okanagan Lake, east of Grant Island, and north of the Okanagan Centre ward.

History

The settlement was named for Andrew Carr, an early settler as of around 1895, who died in 1910. The community and former steamer landing was officially designated only in 1951 as Carr's Landing, based on long-standing use by area residents, even though CPR steamer service had long since ended. In November 1981 the name was officially shortened to Carrs,[1] yet the former name is still being used today.

In 1995, Carr's Landing and its three neighbouring settlements were amalgamated into the new municipality of Lake Country and it became one of the four wards within the municipality.

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Carrs. apps.gov.bc.ca. 2016-07-18.