Thormanby Islands

THORMANBY ISLANDS lie at the south end of Malaspina Strait between TEXADA ISLAND and the mainland, just north of SECHELT on the SUNSHINE COAST. The larger southern island was owned by Calvert Simson, who operated a farm on it for half a century (see also AGRICULTURE). His son gave it to the province in 1975 and most of it is now Simson Provincial MARINE PARK (4.61 sq km). Buccaneer Bay in the passage between the 2 islands is another popular marine park. The islands are named for a British...

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