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eliminated most through traffic reducing business viability. By the early 1980s, the main building was unused apart from a section operating as a diner. The three-storey lodge was refurbished and opened as the
Destiny Bay Resort in 1982. Tourist accommodation comprises five cottages and three suites
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Early preemptions in the area were for Ken Wattie around 1894, John "Scotty" Gordon in 1898, Duncan McGregor in 1901, and Isaac Lewis in 1904. James
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About 3 kilometres (2 mi) south, Donald and Lil West settled in 1928 and developed their property into the
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Boswell instead of three to Gray Creek. That September, the three daily trips to Gray Creek were restored. The same substitution occurred the next year for a couple of months.
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