MacDonald Island
MacDonald Island is part of Princess Louisa Inlet in British Columbia, between the entrance of the inlet at Malibu Rapids to the head of the inlet at Chatterbox Falls.[1] It is a popular mooring place for it is one of the few shallow places of the deep fjord. The island was originally named after the man who built a cabin at Chatterbox Falls - James F. MacDonald. In 1940 the Island was renamed Hamilton Island after Thomas F. Hamilton, who built the Malibu Club and purchased the land from MacDonald for $18,000. In 1972 the land's name reverted to the original name of MacDonald Island.
On May 3, 2016 at 6:20 p.m., Mac Donald island was included in mandatory evacuation order which was issued when the Alberta Wildfire was spreading. This information was shared by the Regional Municipality of Wood Buffalo. See the link for an article which was posted with the areas which were evacuated. "Fort McMurray residents flee in the largest fire evacuation in Alberta's history" http://edmontonjournal.com/news/local-news/fort-mcmurray-wildfire-pushed-back-even-as-temperatures-climb. Based on information which was available online, the fire may have started in the oilsands area of Fort McMurray and spread over a wider area between Monday 2nd May 2016 and Tuesday 3rd May 2016.
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Coordinates: 50°11′6.27″N 123°48′22.15″W / 50.1850750°N 123.8061528°W