Tipella, also historically known as Tipella City, is a locality near the head of

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in southwestern

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. A real estate venture from the early 20th Century, the development of a "city" never came to fruition though the placename remains on maps today, and is the name of the airstrip nearby, which serves

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and nearby logging camps. It is also the source of the name of Tipella Indian Reserve No. 7, which is one of the reserves of the

Douglas First Nation The Douglas First Nation, aka the Douglas Indian Band, Douglas Band, or Xa'xtsa First Nation, are a band government of the In-SHUCK-ch Nation, a subgroup of the larger St'at'imc people, also referred to as Lower Stl'atl'imx. The Douglas, Skatin a ...

, and of Tipella Creek, which enters Harrison Lake at the foot of the locality. Tipella

References

BCGNIS entry "Tipella (locality)"
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