Channel Rock is a nature reserve and eco-retreat centre on

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in the Northern Gulf Islands of

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peoples.

History

Channel Rock was originally the private home of writer and poet, Gilean Douglas, who owned and homesteaded the 140-acre for 40 years from 1953. In 1979 she published "''The Protected Place''" in which she wrote about the changing seasons at Channel Rock."Gilean Douglas, 1900-1993, "The Douglas Archives" clan history website
/ref> After her death in 1993, the new owners were instrumental in the formation of the registered non-profit The Friends of Channel Rock Society which now runs Channel Rock as a nature reserve and retreat.

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