B.C. looking to rename Tofino-area park with Indigenous name

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B.C. looking to rename Tofino-area park with Indigenous name

The B.C. government is looking to rename two provincial parks – including one located near Tofino – and expand three others, in recently tabled legislation. The province says it’s looking to rename Maquinna Marine Park north of Tofino to Nism̓aakqin (pronounced nis-mock-kin), which means “our land that we care for” in Nuu-chah-nulth. It also plans to rename Enderby Cliffs Park near Salmon Arm to Tplaqín/Enderby Cliffs Park. Tplaqín (pronounced T…