Wallis Point

Wallis Point (49˚16'00" 124˚06'00" NE entrance to Nanoose Hbr, E side of Vancouver I, NW of Nanaimo). Richard Pateman Wallis (b 1867), from England, was a farmer and landowner in this vicinity. He came out to BC in 1888, purchased the 900-ha Notch Hill ranch in 1897 and two years later married Eliza Mary Marriott (1863–1914). Wallis was appointed a justice of the peace and served briefly as the Conservative MLA for Alberni in 1918. Nearby Richard Point is named for him as well. Wallis...

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