found: The encyclopedia of raincoast place names, c2009:Lax Kw'alaams (Lax Kw'alaams (54°33ʹ24ʺ 130°26ʹ01ʺ S shore of Port Simpson, NW end of Tsimpsean Peninsula, N of Prince Rupert. This Tsimshian First Nation term was the original name given to the settlement that sprang up in 1834 beside Ft Simpson; many variations have been recorded, including Laxtgu'alaams, Lach Goo Alams, Lochgwaahlamsh, and Larhkwaralamps. The community was known for most of its life as Port Simpson; in 1986 the Geographical Names Office agreed to the Tsimshian band counci's request that "the village of Port Simpson be changed to its original Indian name of Lax Kw'alaams"; the post office name was changed the following year) Port Simpson (Port Simpson (54°35ʹ00ʺ 130°25ʹ00ʺ NW side of Tsimpsean Peninsula, N of Prince Rupert). The name refers both to a body of water and to a Tsimshian First Nation community. Originally the site of the historic trading post of Ft Simpson. About 2,000 members of the Tsimshian First Nation moved there in the 1840s and named their settlement Lax Kw'alaams. Name of community was changed to Port Simpson in the 1880s and in 1986 it changed again to Lax Kw'alaams)
found: Geographical names of Canada, via WWW, Mar. 21, 2011(Lax Kw'alaams, B.C., uninc. area, Range 5 Coast Land District, 54°33ʹ00ʺN 130°26ʹ00ʺW; only entry for Port Simpson is for the bay)
found: AMICUS, Mar. 23, 2011(Lax Kw'alaams (B.C.); Port Simpson (village) adopted in the 18th Report of the Geographic Board of Canada, 31 March 1924, as labelled on BC map 3M, 1916; form of name changed to Port Simpson (Post Office & Steamer Landing) 3 April 1952, then to Port Simpson (Community) 28 February 1983. Name changed to Lax Kw'alaams (Community) 4 April 1986 per Band Council Resolution. Agreed 4 July 1986 by DIAND Canada.)
notfound: Bolt, C. Thomas Crosby and the Tsimshian, c1992: p. i (Port Simpson, British Columbia);NLC, 02-18-93 (Port Simpson (B.C.));AMICUS, Mar. 21, 2011 (Port Simpson (B.C.))
