Stephen Bramfitt-Reid

Red Barn Market

ĆTESEU | D'Arcy Island

Phillip K. Paul's The Care-Takers: The Re-Emergence of the Saanich Indian Map notes ĆTESEU as the name for this Island, which Paul translates as "just arrived." and nearby ĆTISU is known also as Little D'Arcy Island [see page 10: https://waves-vagues.dfo-mpo.gc.ca/library-bibliotheque/181814.pdf and (https://waves-vagues.dfo-mpo.gc.ca/library-bibliotheque/181814.pdf and) https://apps.gov.bc.ca/pub/bcgnws/names/2450.html, respectively].

See also Timothy Montler's SENĆOŦEN Word List of place names: [https://itservices.cas.unt.edu/~montler/saanich/wordlist/placenames#1803.] and the SENĆOŦEN Place Names and Reef Net Sites map: https://wsanec.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/03/sencoten-place-names-map-4-min.jpg, which is from this page on the W̱SÁNEĆ Leadership Council's website: https://wsanec.com/learn-settlers].

The BC Geographical Names office notes that D’Arcy Island was named “in 1858 by Captain Richards, RN, of HMS Plumper, after Lieutenant John D'Arcy, RN, (1831-1869) who was mate (sub-lieutenant) of the Herald on her surveying expedition to the Pacific Ocean, 1852-1854” [see https://apps.gov.bc.ca/pub/bcgnws/names/7607.html].

Node #5062799727
misuse of the place tag (shows up on other layers than Standard for no given reason)

There is no access from the Inland Island Highway to McColl forest service road at this point. The map incorrectly routes via McColl Road