| Savary Island is located in the northern
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| | strait, the largest being Texada Island
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| part of the Georgia Strait and lies 144
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| | and Lasqueti Island. The strait is a
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| kilometers (90 miles) northwest of
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| | major navigation channel on the west
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| Vancouver, Canada. It is approximately
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| | coast of North America, owing to the
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| 0.8 kilometers (0.5 miles) wide and 8
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| | presence of the port of Vancouver. The
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| kilometers (5 miles) long. It has a
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| | two busiest routes of the British
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| permanent population of 90. In summer the
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| | Columbia Ferries system cross the Strait,
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| population sometimes exceeds 2,000.
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| | between Tsawwassen (south of Vancouver)
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| This island is composed mostly of
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| | and Swartz Bay (near Victoria) and
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| unconsolidated material such as glacial
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| | between Horseshoe Bay (north of
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| till, marine clay, and sand. Bedrock is
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| | Vancouver) and Nanaimo.
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| exposed only at the eastern end. Most of
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| | While native communities have surrounded
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| its soils are sandy, with brown podzolic
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| | the strait for thousands of years, the
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| and podzol profile development.
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| | first European to explore it was Jose
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| Common trees are Douglas-fir, western
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| | Maria Narvaez of Spain, in 1791. It
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| hemlock, western red cedar, lodgepole
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| | received its current name (actually the
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| pine, grand fir, red alder, bigleaf maple
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| | "Gulf of Georgia" version) from George
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| and arbutus. A few western white pine are
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| | Vancouver of Great Britain in 1792,
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| present. A tiny population of Garry oak
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| | during his extensive expedition along the
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| occurs at the eastern end -- the
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| | west coast of North America.
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| northernmost natural occurrence of this
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| | Towns and cities on the strait include
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| species along the coast. It has splendid
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| | Courtenay/Comox, Qualicum Beach,
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| beaches, arbutus groves, meadows, and
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| | Parksville, Lantzville and Nanaimo on the
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| sand cliffs.
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| | western shore, as well as Powell River,
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| A popular clamming island, owing to the
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| | Sechelt, Gibsons, and Greater Vancouver
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| sandy beaches, Savary was part of the
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| | on the east. Across the border in the
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| Sliammon native nation territory. Named
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| | United States, Bellingham, Washington and
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| for an unknown person by Vancouver in
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| | other communities also lie on the eastern
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| 1792, Savary has continued to enter the
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| | shore. Other settlements on Vancouver
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| history books. Jack Green was an early
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| | Island (such as Duncan) and the mainland
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| settler who built a cabin and store.
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| | are separated from Georgia Strait itself
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| Green Point was named for him. He was
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| | by islands, or are far enough south to be
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| eventually murdered there. By the turn of
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| | considered closer to Puget Sound.
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| the century, CPR coastal ships and Union
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| | The Strait of Georgia is also widely
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| Steamships called in popularizing the
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| | known as a premier scuba diving location.
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| place. A government wharf was built at
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| | A controversial idea has existed for many
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| near Green Point, close to Dinner Rock
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| | years of replacing the ferry service on
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| and Lund. Savary subsequently became a
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| | the south coast with a bridge across the
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| favourite summer cabin location. Land
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| | Strait of Georgia, connecting the
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| companies were set up and the land
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| | province's Lower Mainland Vancouver area
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| subdivided. The Ashworth family built the
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| | to Vancouver Island. Some crossing design
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| Royal Savary Hotel at Indian Point (later
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| | suggestions include a part floating/part
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| demolished due to fire safety concerns).
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| | submerged tunnel to allow ship traffic to
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| Roads were built and more cabins
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| | move freely.
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| established. For a brief time an airstrip
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| | Support for the construction of the
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| was operating on the island, however it
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| | bridge includes arguments that a reliable
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| was later closed due to safety concerns.
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| | link to Vancouver Island from mainland
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| The island has had several shipwrecks and
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| | Canada will increase tourism and growth
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| aircraft crashes over the years.
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| | on Vancouver Island.
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| The Strait of Georgia (also known as
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| | The opposition argue that construction of
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| Georgia Strait and the Gulf of Georgia)
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| | a bridge will result in further
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| is a 240 km (150 mi)-long strait between
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| | urbanization of the island and that the
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| Vancouver Island (as well as its nearby
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| | area's environment will be negatively
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| Gulf Islands) and the mainland Pacific
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| | affected by construction and the increase
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| coast of British Columbia, Canada. The
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| | in tourism. Other potential problems are
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| southern end of the strait is the
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| | the width and depth of the strait and the
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| intersection of Puget Sound and the
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| | soft consistency of the strait floor, as
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| Strait of Juan de Fuca, while the
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| | well as high seismic activity in the
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| northern end is Johnstone Strait.
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| | Vancouver Island region.
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| Several major islands are found in the
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