Rix Island


Rix Island (53˚31'00" 128˚44'00" In Alan Reach, Gardner Canal, S of Kitimat). George Alexander Rix (1865–1945), from Ont, taught at Barrie before graduating from Univ of Toronto in 1893 and being ordained an Anglican clergyman. He served at various Ont churches and as dean of Wycliffe College, 1894–1913, then moved with his family to Prince Rupert, where he was appointed canon of St Andrew’s Cathedral and, later, archdeacon of Prince Rupert. After Bishop Frederick Du Vernet’s death in...

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