Clo-oose, British Columbia
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Clo-oose is a small, native Indian village of the Canadian province of British Columbia. It is located in Pacific Rim National Park Reserve on the west coast of Vancouver Island — about 65 kilometres (40 miles) south of Port Alberni. It is located at [1] Its population is approximately 50[2] and consists of members of the Nitinat band of the Nuu-chah-nulth (aka Nootka) tribe.
[edit] History
It is not clear when Clo-oose became a village in the modern sense of the word but it certainly existed before 1906, since the explorer and seaman John T. Walbran mentions it by name in his book on British Columbia coast names: "Clo-oose, situated about a mile eastward of the entrance to Nitinat Lake, is at this date (1906) the principle village in the neighbourhood".[3] In any event, prior to its establishment as a village, it served as a favourite resting spot for the native halibut fishermen.[4] On 1 September 1911, the Clo-oose post office was opened and it served the community for nearly 55 years, finally closing on 11 August 1966.[5]
[edit] Meaning of the name
There are several interpretations of the Nuu-chah-nulth word "Clo-oose":
[edit] References
- ^ Natural Resources Canada
- ^ BC Stats – Census 2001
- ^ Walbran, John T; British Columbia Coast Names, 1592-1906: their origin and history; Ottawa, 1909 (republished for the Vancouver Public Library by J.J. Douglas Ltd, Vancouver, 1971)
- ^ Akrigg, Helen B. and Akrigg, G.P.V; British Columbia Place Names; Sono Nis Press, Victoria 1986 or University of British Columbia Press 1997
- ^ BC Geographical Names Information System
- ^ S.J. Hartnell, Industrial Timber Mills Bulletin, Youbou, October 1933
- ^ Victoria Colonist, Islander magazine, 7 August 1966
- ^ Victoria Colonist, Islander magazine, 1 July 1967
