Walker Hook

Walker Hook (48˚54'00" 123˚30'00" S of Fernwood Point, E side of Saltspring I, Gulf Is), Walker Rock (48˚55'00" 123˚29'00" S of Retreat Cove, Trincomali Channel, off W side of Galiano I, Gulf Is). Edward Walker (1826–1902), from Durham, England, arrived at Vancouver I in 1851 to work for the HBC’s marine dept and became a pioneer resident of Nanaimo. He co-owned and operated several early sailing vessels, including the T T Stephens (renamed the Nanaimo Packet), the Merlin (renamed the...

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