Langdale, British Columbia

Langdale
Unincorporated community
Langdale Ferry Terminal
Langdale Ferry Terminal
Langdale is located in British Columbia
Langdale
Langdale
Location in British Columbia
Coordinates: 49°26′2″N 123°28′45″W / 49.43389°N 123.47917°W / 49.43389; -123.47917
Country Canada
Province British Columbia
Regional districtSunshine Coast
Area code604

Langdale is a small residential community in British Columbia, Canada, located within the territory of the Squamish Nation, and part of West Howe Sound, Electoral Area F within the Sunshine Coast Regional District (SCRD).

Langdale has no significant industry other than a ferry terminal. It is also the location of School District 46's Langdale Elementary School.

North of Langdale along the Port Mellon Highway is the small community of Williamson's Landing, as well as Port Mellon, home of the Howe Sound Pulp and Paper Mill.[1]

The settlement is named after Robinson Henry Langdale (1835-1908) who preempted land on Langdale Creek in 1892.[2]: 149 

  1. ^ "Howe Sound Pulp & Paper Mill | British Columbia | Paper Excellence". Paper Excellence Group. Retrieved June 2, 2023.
  2. ^ Akrigg, G.P.V.; Akrigg, Helen B. (1986), British Columbia Place Names (3rd, 1997 ed.), Vancouver: UBC Press, ISBN 0-7748-0636-2