Brim River

The Brim River is a river in the North Coast region of British Columbia, Canada, flowing into Owyacumish Bay which is at the west end of the Barrie Reach of the Gardner Canal.[1]

Names

The name Brim River is thought to have been conferred by Captain Pender of the Royal Navy, though the reason for the name is unknown.

The Haisla language name for the river is Uyagemis ('facing west') ....the Brim and nearby Owyacumish Creek (Anak'edi in Haisla) are in the stewardship area or the holder of the chiefly name Gwenaxnud, head of the Haisla Blackfish clan.[2]

References

  1. ↑ BC Names/GeoBC entry "Brim River"
  2. ↑ from BC Names/GeoBC entry "Brim River" information contributed February 2007 by anthropologist James V. (Jay) Powell, Professor Emeritus, University of British Columbia, Vancouver; consultant to Haisla Nation, 2000-present

Coordinates: 53°30′41″N 128°21′55″W / 53.51139°N 128.36528°W / 53.51139; -128.36528


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