Brabant Channel

Brabant Channel (49˚12'00" 126˚04'00" NW of Vargas I and Tofino, Clayoquot Sd, W side of Vancouver I), Brabant Islands (48˚56'00" 125˚19'00" Part of the Broken Group, Barkley Sd, W side of Vancouver I). Pioneer Roman Catholic missionary Augustin Joseph Brabant (1845–1912) was born and educated in Belgium. He came to Victoria in 1869 and in 1875 established the first mission on the W coast of Vancouver I, at Hesquiat, N of Clayoquot Sd, where he worked for 33 years. Brabant compiled a...

If you are already registered on KnowBC, login now to get access to the full article.

You may already have access to KnowBC through your school, university or library.

• Schools that subscribe to KnowBC
• Colleges and universities that subscribe to KnowBC
• Public libraries that subscribe to KnowBC

If you do not already have access to KnowBC, you can subscribe.