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Douglas Island (British Columbia)

Coordinates: 49°13′16″N 122°46′16″W / 49.221°N 122.771°W / 49.221; -122.771
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Douglas Island
Fraser River and Trains Terminal - panoramio.jpg
Douglas Island is located in British Columbia
Douglas Island
Douglas Island
Location within British Columbia
Geography
Coordinates49°13′16″N 122°46′16″W / 49.221°N 122.771°W / 49.221; -122.771
Adjacent toFraser River
Administration
Canada
ProvinceBritish Columbia
MunicipalityPort Coquitlam
Demographics
Populationnone

Douglas Island is a 187-hectare (462-acre) island in British Columbia, Canada, located where the Fraser River and Pitt River meet. The island is uninhabited. The island was the property of Canadian Forest Products but the government[which?] bought it for $4.5 million.[citation needed] It became part of the city of Port Coquitlam on September 29, 1991.[1]

History and name origin

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The British Columbia Geographical Names Information System says about this island, which is one of two with this name in the province:

Presumably named after James Douglas (1803–1877), Hudson's Bay Company Chief Factor, 1840–58; founded Victoria 1843; governor, Vancouver Island 1851–64; governor, British Columbia 1858–64; KCB, 1863. All the lots on the island were purchased by him from the Crown at auction, 6 October 1859, but Crown grant was issued to his daughter Cecilia Helmcken, wife of Dr. J.S. Helmcken.[2]

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "2018 Economic Profile" (PDF). Tri-Cities Chamber of Commerce. August 2017. Archived from the original (PDF) on October 8, 2021.
  2. ^ BCGNIS