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

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

References

BCGNIS entry "Tipella (locality)"
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