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Island is located in Howe Sound British Columbia. From Horseshoe
Bay in West Vancouver, it is just a forty five minute BC Ferry ride and
then a fifteen minute ride on a smaller passenger boat to either of the
two government island wharves. Keats is a mostly rural island whose major population is seasonal cottagers and campers. Four communities inhabit the island. There are two summer camps. There is a provincially owned marine park and there are also a number of community parks on the island. The Island's area is approximately 1500 acres. There are about 465 parcels of land. These private parcels vary in size from fractional acres to hundreds of acres. The eastern half of the island is entirely subdivided into privately owned land Other than the human population, Keats is also home to many birds and deer who are sometimes joined by an occasional swimming black bear. Wildlife is more common than land for sale. Keats Island is surrounded by many different beaches that are filled with marine life and inland the island is covered with forests and lookouts. This island is a superb example of beautiful BC. |
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| Please note: This site is NOT affiliated with the Islands Trust. The Islands Trust did contribute seed money to another old site more than half a decade ago to try to communicate the development of Rural Land Use Bylaws. (Many thanks to John Hall and Glen McMillian for their pioneering website efforts.) Unfortunately, many people never did get involved. They remained uninformed while their lots remained undeveloped. The majority of the landowners of Keats island had only been to the island infrequently. As new generations have come to enjoy the island they may wonder how the RLUB came about. What are these rules based on? What are they for? Why do some people seem to be able to do whatever they want while others find only mountains of red tape and wasted time? There are many more people on Keats now, and opinions and points of view have shifted dramatically. However, the old bylaws remain and are presently being amended internally by the Local Trust Commitee. This is your island. Please be informed and get involved. | |
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