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Gulf Islands National Park Reserve is a national park located on and around the Gulf Islands in British Columbia, Canada.In the National Parks System Plan, this park provides representation of the Strait of Georgia Lowlands natural region, the only place in Canada with a Mediterranean climate of dry, sunny summers and mild, wet winters, the result of a rain shadow effect from surrounding ...
The larger populated islands are served by BC Ferries, ... Gulf Islands National Park Reserve Archived 2005-08-18 at the Wayback Machine — Parks Canada;
Glacier National Park near Revelstoke. Seven National Parks of Canada are located in British Columbia, more than any other province or territory: Glacier National Park; Gulf Islands National Park Reserve; Gwaii Haanas National Park Reserve; Kootenay National Park; Mount Revelstoke National Park; Pacific Rim National Park Reserve
Portland Island was given to Princess Margaret in 1958 to commemorate her visit to the province. [2] Princess Margaret returned the island to British Columbia in 1967, following which it became a provincial park. Today, Portland Island is a part of Gulf Islands National Park Reserve (GINPR). [3]
The Portlock Point Lighthouse, on the eastern extremity of the island, was built in 1895. It replaced a stake lighthouse built five years earlier. The light was automated in the late 1960s and rebuilt in 1987. [3] Portlock Point is now a part of Gulf Islands National Park Reserve. [2]
D'Arcy Island is an 83-hectare (210-acre) island in Haro Strait, south of Sidney Island and east of the Saanich Peninsula (Vancouver Island). It is the southernmost of the Gulf Islands and is part of the Gulf Islands National Park Reserve.
The provincial-federal agreement to assemble the Gulf Islands National Park Reserve was continued and resulted in several new provincial parks in the Gulf Islands. The major accomplishment of this era was creation of conservancies in 2006 as protected areas that prioritize biological diversity and First Nations values, rather than recreational ...
The northern end of the island (including Sidney Spit, a sandspit) is part of the Gulf Islands National Park Reserve. It was formerly the Sidney Spit Marine Park under provincial jurisdiction. Sidney Spit is accessible by kayak, canoe or boat. There are 21 mooring buoys, and dock space is available to boaters on the government dock.