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Douglas Channel was named for Sir James Douglas.1 It is a narrow passage on British Columbia's north coast that stretches from Kitimat to the Tsimshian community Hartley Bay.2 The channel allows deep-water vessels to access the aluminum smelter and other industrial sites in Kitimat.3 The Haisla First Nation community resided in the interior areas of the channel before moving to the Kitamaat Village.4
  • 1. Andrew Scott, Douglas Channel, Encyclopedia of Raincoast Place Names.
  • 2. Andrew Scott, Douglas Channel, Encyclopedia of BC.
  • 3. Ibid.
  • 4. Ibid.
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The Colonial Despatches Team. Douglas Channel. The Colonial Despatches of Vancouver Island and British Columbia 1846-1871, Edition 2.0, ed. The Colonial Despatches Team. Victoria, B.C.: University of Victoria. https://bcgenesis.uvic.ca/douglas_channel.html.

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