Reay Island

Reay Island (48˚41'00" 123˚20'00" W side of Prevost Pass, E of Coal I and N end of Saanich Peninsula). William Reay (1820–90) and his brother Charles Henry Reay (1821–99) came out from England in 1854 and joined the gold rush before settling down and farming in the N Saanich area. According to the BC government Gazette, they received land grants in 1871. Through pre-emption and purchase they eventually owned about 450 ha of land, stretching from today’s airport area to Bazan Bay, where...

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