Read Island
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Read Island is an island in British Columbia, Canada and is part of the Discovery Islands between Vancouver Island and the mainland, between the Strait of Georgia and Johnstone Strait.
Read Island was named around 1864 by Daniel Pender, captain of the Beaver, for Captain William Viner Read, who was a naval assistant at the United Kingdom Hydrographic Office at the time. Viner Point, the southern point of the island, was named in association.
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Post Office.... One of BC's last floating locations
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School K-8
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Community Center
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2 Public Docks
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East Side Dock - Evans Bay
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West Side Dock - Surge Narrows (Located with the Post Office)
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Lambert's Beach for picnics & paddle boarding
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Rosen lake (perfect for swimming)
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Read Island Provincial Park is located on the southern tip of Read Island. The 639-hector park encompasses old-growth and second-growth forest. bog and fertile lowlands that protect important high density Bald Eagle habitat.
Rosen Lake is located at the northern end of the park. The fresh water lake is a great destination during the hot summer months.
