Street/Place Names

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K

Katherine Street
Origin unknown.
Original name of Guernsey Street until 1921
Information welcomed

Kelsey Place
Origin uncertain, probably after Henry Kelsey, explorer, mariner and overseas governor of the HBC.
Named by the Hudson's Bay Company

Kendal Avenue
Origin unknown.
Named by the Hudson's Bay Company

King George Terrace
Named after King George V.
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Kings Road
Origin unknown – continuation of a very old Victoria road of the same name.
With its rocky outcroppings, Kings Road was a source of gravel for streetwork during Oak Bay's early years as a municipality.*
* A rock crusher was the first purchase, in 1908, of Oak Bay's public works department.

Kinross Avenue
Origin unknown.
Information welcomed


PLACE NAMES

Kitty's Islet
Origin unknown.
Kitty's Islet is located on the east side of McNeill Bay
Information welcomed


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