Claud Elliott Provincial Park is a
provincial park in
British Columbia,
Canada located on northern
Vancouver Island approximately southeast of
Port McNeill, between the
Tsitsika River and
Bonanza Lake
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, near the community of
Woss
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.
The park was established in 1995, comprising 289 hectares. Its boundary was extended in 2004 to a current total area of approximately 328 hectares.
Name origin
Claud Elliott Lake and Claud Elliott Creek were named for a Mr. Claud Elliott who was born in
Lincoln County, Upper Canada in 1859. Of
United Empire Loyalist stock, the family moved to
Bruce County. He came to BC in June 1891 and in the summer of 1902 visited the north end of Vancouver Island for the first time. He became closely involved with this location, cruising and selling timber lands in this area and later serving as
alderman for the
City of Vancouver. He died in November 1929.
BC Names/GeoBC entry "Claud Elliott Lake"
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See also
* Claud Elliott Creek Ecological Reserve
References
Provincial parks of British Columbia
Northern Vancouver Island
1995 establishments in British Columbia
Protected areas established in 1995
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