James Island (British Columbia)
James Island | |
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  James Island Location of James Island in British Columbia | |
| Coordinates: 48°36′17″N 123°20′58″W / 48.60472°N 123.34944°W | |
| Country | Canada |
| Province | British Columbia |
| Population (2012)[citation needed] | |
| • Total | < 8 |
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James Island, one of
Toponymy
In SENĆOŦEN, the language of the WSÁNEĆ nations, the island is named P'AQwƎČ.[2]
According to Walbran[3] the island was "Named by the early settlers, circa 1853, after ... James Douglas ...". Douglas was a chief factor of the Hudson's Bay Company and was second governor of the Colony of Vancouver Island. Further, Walbran stated "Name adopted by Captain Richards, HMS Plumper, 1858." From 1857 to 1862 Richards supervised hydrographic surveys of the southern coast of British Columbia.
History
The island is within the traditional territories of the
James Island was purchased by Craig McCaw in 1994 for $19 million. Since then there was repeated legal action taken against ICI (formerly CIL) as the new owner was unable to turn over the property to residential use as per his intention due to its industrial history, a status which had been well-documented as of the sale.[6] Recent luxury resort development on the island includes a golf course, yacht moorage, seaplane ramp, and an airstrip.
McCaw has reportedly established an environmental regime on James Island where
Ecology
In the Biogeoclimatic Ecosystem Classification of the British Columbia Forest Service the island is entirely Coastal Douglas Fir Lowland.[8]
Local Government
The island is within the Capital Regional District and also within the North Pender Island Local Trust Area of the Islands Trust. Land use is governed by the Trust with representation by the North Pender Local Trust Committee. Local government matters other than land use are governed by the Regional District with representation for the Southern Gulf Islands, Electoral Area G, by one elected director.
Although the North Pender Local Trust Committee has authority for land use and the island has no resident landowners, its official community plan[9] and land use bylaws[10][11] are independent of North Pender.
See also
References
- ^ http://www.env.gov.bc.ca/esd/distdata/ecosystems/Soils_Reports/bc43-5_report.pdf [bare URL PDF]
- ^ First Nations, Land Rights and Environmentalism in British Columbia, Tsawout Band, 2008
- ^ Walbran, John T., British Columbia Coast Names, 1909.
- ^ "Archived copy" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2016-03-04. Retrieved 2012-12-22.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link) - ^ http://www.hulquminum.bc.ca/pubs/Douglas_treaties_map.pdf Map of Vancouver Island Treaties, Hul'q'umin'um Treaty Group website.
- ^ "The Seattle Times: Tech Tracks". Archived from the original on 2011-05-20. Retrieved 2008-01-21.
- ^ {James Island tops list of highest assessments, Times Colonist, Fri Jan 9 2009}
- ^ In ftp://ftp.for.gov.bc.ca/HRE/external/!publish/becmaps/PaperMaps/field refer to DSI_SouthIslandResourceDistrict_SouthCoastRegion__field.pdf. The map is approximately 25 MiB. Coastal Douglas Fir Lowland is colored yellow.
- ^ North Pender Associated Islands Official Community Plan Bylaw 147 Archived 2016-01-11 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ North Pender Associated Islands Land Use Bylaw 148 Archived 2010-12-19 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ North Pender Associated Islands Land Use Bylaw Amendment 187 Archived 2016-01-11 at the Wayback Machine
External links
- Business and History, University of Western Ontario, Accessed August 7, 2006
- "James Island". BC Geographical Names.
- "James Island (settlement)". BC Geographical Names.
- Walter Sidwell, "The Island I Can't Forget", Deroche, BC, ca. 2002.
- Large poster containing map, photographs and historical notes, accessed 2012-10-17. [dead link]