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2. Salt Spring Island - Wikipedia

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   The island was known as "Chuan" or "Chouan" Island in 1854, but it was also called "Salt Spring" as early as 1855, because of the island's salt springs. [19]In 1859, it was officially named "Admiralty Island" in honour of Rear-Admiral Robert Lambert Baynes by surveyor Captain Richards, who named various points of the island in honour of the Rear-Admiral and his flagship, HMS Ganges. [19]

3. Burgoyne Bay - Wikipedia

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   Burgoyne Bay (Halkomelem: Xwaaqw'um) is located at the southern end of Saltspring Island in British Columbia, Canada. The shores of the bay are part of the Mount Maxwell Ecological Reserve . The bay branches off from Sansum Narrows , which separates Saltspring from Vancouver Island .

4. Ganges, British Columbia - Wikipedia

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   The main fire hall for the island, the local Royal Canadian Mounted Police detachment, and the hospital are all located in Ganges. Ganges is the home of Salt Spring Coffee, which also sells its coffee on BC Ferries. Harbour in Ganges. The harbour has several marinas, and is the home base for a Canadian Coast Guard cutter. It is also a busy ...

5. Saltspring Island, BC Weather - Hourly Forecasts and Local ...

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6. Talk:Salt Spring Island - Wikipedia

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   the Salt Spring Arts Council; the Salt Spring Island Foundation; the Salt Spring Island Saturday Market; the common practice amongst all realtors when listing properties; the Salt Spring Island Archives; the consistent general usage on official documents by the school district, SD64; Salt Spring Island Chamber of Commerce

7. Joseph Despard Pemberton - Wikipedia

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   In 1859, he left the HBC and was appointed Surveyor General of the Colony of Vancouver Island, a post he held until October 1864. He supervised the development of agricultural land from Salt Spring Island to Comox. He framed the pre-emption law of 1860 which permitted settlers to occupy unsurveyed land up to 160 acres (0.65 km 2). This law was ...