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Denman Island

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An infectious disease among Pacific oysters was identified in 1960 off Denman Island. The disease causes visible yellow/green pustules on the body and adductor muscles of the oysters therefore reducing marketability of the oysters. It was found that the causative agent of these lesions are associated
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from Denman Island. Mine construction started in 1873 and coal was shipped in 1876. Several large families migrated to Denman Island from Eastern Canada in1876 including the McFarlane, Piercy and Graham families. After being briefly in production the Baynes Sound mine closed in 1877 and mine surveyor
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on the west side. The Village of Denman consists of one general store and Post Office, two community halls and a museum, the Dora Drinkwater Volunteer Library, a community school, an Anglican church and the Arts Centre. There is also a hardware store, craft store and Abraxas Book Gifts, a book and
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as evidenced by middens, gravesites, and oral history. The site most recently occupied by Pentlatch people named the island PUNCHLATT. In 1862 smallpox epidemic severely reduced its population and the survivors moved to join the
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Denman Island has a monthly news and artistic journal called the Flagstone, a weekly news and advertising circular called the Grapevine, and several active online groups on social media.
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The earliest colonial settlers of Denman Island arrived during the 1870s. Some were attracted by the establishment of the Baynes Sound Coal Mine on the Tsable River, across
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A number of potters, weavers and painters have made Denman Island their home for decades. The island has a land area of 51.03 square kilometres (19.70 sq mi).
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and are mapped as Haslam shaly loam or Rough Stony-Haslam complex. The eastern part has a loamy sand (Kye-Qualicum complex or Bowser series) on which
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on deep loamy glacial till or marine deposits mapped as Royston gravelly loam or Tolmie-Merville complex. Some areas have shallow soils over
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is frequently present near the shore. Poorly drained depressions are mapped as Tolmie loam, Parksville sandy loam, or Arrowsmith peat.
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Denman Island Trust Area, Comox-Strathcona K Regional District Electoral Area, British Columbia; Statistics Canada
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spent most of her childhood on Denman Island, and modeled much of the fictional Delano Island in her novel
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Leaving Denman Island on the Ferry Quinitsa which was replaced by the Baynes Sound Connector in 2016
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gift store and coffee shop. Around the corner on Piercy Road is the Denman Island Health Centre.
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David Pickles moved to Denman Island, preempting a large wetland in the middle of the island.
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The Island was seen and mapped by Europeans during the 1791 voyage of the Spanish ship
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The Private Journal of Captain G.H. Richards, The Vancouver Island Survey (1860-1862)
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Denman Island was first inhabited by Indigenous peoples including the Pentlatch and
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group of islands and is home to a small community of 1391 year-round residents.
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Denman Island (Sla-dai-aich [k'omoks First Nation name meaning "inner island".
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Soil Survey of Southeast Vancouver Island and Gulf Islands, British Columbia
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The western part of Denman Island is covered by a dense forest dominated by
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Elston, R; Friedman, C; Gustafson, L; Meyer, G; Rogers, R (May 21, 2015).
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Denman Island Park and Protected Area – B.C. Ministry of Environment Site
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Richards, Captain G.H. (2012). Dorricott, Linda; Cullon, Deidre (eds.).
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Isenor, D.E.; McInnes, W.N.; Stephens, E.G.; Watson, D.E (1987).
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Uncharted Waters, The Explorations of Jose Narvaez (1768 - 1840)
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Boyle Point Provincial Park – B.C. Ministry of Environment Site
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Island of the Northern Gulf Islands in British Columbia, Canada
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The Wilderness Profound, Victorian life on the Gulf of Georgia
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Fillongley Provincial Park – B.C. Ministry of Environment Site
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Baynes Sound Connector arriving at Denman West Ferry Terminal
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Government of Canada, Statistics Canada (February 9, 2022).
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who was commander of the Pacific station from 1864 to 1866.
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Millen, John (2004). Brazier, Graham; Doe, Nick (eds.).
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from Gravelly Bay on the east side of Denman and across
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Islands of British Columbia 2004 Conference Proceedings
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Denham Island (British Columbia)

Denman Island (Sla-dai-aich [k'omoks First Nation name meaning "inner island". is located in British Columbia
Denman Island (Sla-dai-aich [k'omoks First Nation name meaning "inner island". is located in Comox Valley Regional District
Comox Valley Regional District
Strait of Georgia
49°33′N 124°48′W / 49.550°N 124.800°W / 49.550; -124.800
Gulf Islands
Canada
Province
British Columbia
Regional district
Comox Valley
Islands Trust

Comox language
Gulf Islands
Comox Valley Regional District
British Columbia
Canada
Islands Trust
Sliammon
K'ómoks people
Comox
Santa Saturnina
Juan Carrasco
José María Narváez
Captain Richards
Joseph Denman
Baynes Sound

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