Qwó:ls Qó: is the Halq’eméylem name for ‘Harrison Hot Springs’. Literally it means ‘Boiling Water’. Elders also just call it Qwó:ls…
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q’ewílem
Q’ewílem is the Halq’eméylem word for ‘go round a bend in the river’. It can also mean ‘go round a turn’, or ‘swerve around an obstacle’. Many Stó:lō place names are related to this word.