Kilbella Bay

Kilbella Bay (51˚42'00" 127˚21'00" At NE end of Rivers Inlet), Kilbella River (51˚43'00" 127˚21'00" Flows W and S into Kilbella Bay). Kilbella means “long river” in the Oowekyala language, which is spoken by members of the Wuikinuxv or Oweekeno First Nation (the name of the adjacent Chuckwalla R, by comparison, means “short river”). The Wuikinuxv First Nation reserve at this location, however, is spelled Kiltala. This confusion over the spelling of First Nation names may explain why...

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