North Thormanby Island
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North Thormanby Island is a island off of the Sunshine Coast British Columbia
, Canada
, located 17 km west of Sechelt
.
During the 1930s, a small recreational community of cottages was built along Vaucroft beach on the Buccaneer Bay side of the island.
The Union Steamship stopped its service to Thormanby in 1946, after which logging operations of the old growth trees on the top of the island were carried out. Starting in the late 1960s, the island gradually was subdivided into recreational properties.
The present wharf on North Thormanby island, known as the Vaucroft port facility. This warf has been administered by the Sunshine Coast Regional district since 2001.
On the southern tip of the island is the Buccaneer Bay Provincial Park
. On the norther tip of the island is the small community of Vaucroft Beach. The island is connected to South Thormanby Island
.
British Columbia
British Columbia is the westernmost of Canada's provinces and is known for its natural beauty, as reflected in its Latin motto, Splendor sine occasu . Its name was chosen by Queen Victoria in 1858...
, Canada
Canada
Canada is a North American country consisting of ten provinces and three territories. Located in the northern part of the continent, it extends from the Atlantic Ocean in the east to the Pacific Ocean in the west, and northward into the Arctic Ocean...
, located 17 km west of Sechelt
Sechelt, British Columbia
The District Municipality of Sechelt is on the lower Sunshine Coast of British Columbia. Approximately 50 km northwest of Vancouver, Sechelt is accessible to the mainland of British Columbia via a 40 minute ferry trip between Horseshoe Bay and Langdale, and a 25 minute drive from Langdale...
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Geography
The island is noted for its sandy beaches and is a popular anchorage for small boats cruising the strait of Georgia.History
The name Thormanby was given to the island by Captain George Richards, who surveyed the area with his ship Plumber in 1860. The name Thormanby was that of the horse who won the Epsom derby, a famous horse race, that year. Several other place names in the area come from the Epsom derby. The island was uninhabited and forested until 1905, when John William (Jack) Vaughan built the first cabin and a wharf on the island. At the time of World War One, Vaughan sold the north east corner of the island to the BC Telephone Company, which developed a small resort there with rowboats, boat houses, a lodge, a telephone and cabin there. Upon returning from the first world war in 1919, Vaughan bought back the development from BC Tel, opening it to the public as a resort in 1923, while the Union Steamship Company daily service to North Thormanby Island.During the 1930s, a small recreational community of cottages was built along Vaucroft beach on the Buccaneer Bay side of the island.
The Union Steamship stopped its service to Thormanby in 1946, after which logging operations of the old growth trees on the top of the island were carried out. Starting in the late 1960s, the island gradually was subdivided into recreational properties.
The present wharf on North Thormanby island, known as the Vaucroft port facility. This warf has been administered by the Sunshine Coast Regional district since 2001.
On the southern tip of the island is the Buccaneer Bay Provincial Park
Buccaneer Bay Provincial Park
Buccaneer Bay Provincial Park is a provincial park in British Columbia, Canada, located 17 km west of Sechelt on North Thormanby Island, offshore from the community of Halfmoon Bay.-External links:...
. On the norther tip of the island is the small community of Vaucroft Beach. The island is connected to South Thormanby Island
South Thormanby Island
-South Thormanby Island:South Thormanby is an island off of the Sunshine Coast British Columbia, Canada, located 17 km west of Sechelt.-Geography:...
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