Westsyde

Westsyde is a residential neighbourhood in the city of Kamloops, British Columbia, Canada.[1] It is located along the west bank of the North Thompson River. The 2001 Canadian Census put the population of Westsyde at 7797.

The name was first used in 1920 to name a new school in the area then known as Fruitlands where a Fruitlands school already existed and the name was first used for the community itself in the 1950s.[2]

References

  1. ↑ "Search the Canadian Geographical Names Database (CGNDB) -Westsyde". Government of Canada. 16 February 2021. Retrieved 8 June 2025.
  2. ↑ Balf, Mary. "Why That Name? Place names of Kamloops district". Kamloops Museum, 1978, p. 48.

50°46′00″N 120°21′00″W / 50.76667°N 120.35000°W / 50.76667; -120.35000


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