We respectfully acknowledge that we are living on the stolen territory that was for millennia, the home of the Pentlatch, E’iksan, Satsila, and Sahtloot people, and is now the unceded territory of the K’omoks First Nation. We honour the presence and power of the K’omoks Nation and we thank them for their grace and tolerance.
Hornby Island is home to 1,225 residents year-round, but this number increases exponentially in the summer. The ferry brings an average of 44,353 passengers to Hornby throughout July and August: roughly 22,000 people per month compared to the off-season with an average of 6,000 passengers. The island is beautiful and peaceful in all seasons, but it shines in the summer with its variety of outdoor activities: biking, birding, boating, hiking, paddling, swimming, and wildlife watching.
Information Gathering
To ensure we gather as wide a profile of information as possible we spoke to 7 accommodation providers; 19 boards; 16 store-based businesses; the preschool, community school, and high school; 3 environmental groups; 4 groups involved in food security; 8 care providers; 4 realtors; 3 groups involved in safety; and 9 activity groups.
Of these 69 groups, we received information back from 56 of them. Moving forward we will continue the communication we have already started. In addition to the 69 we have contacted, we will work with the community to identify any other groups to add to our database.
A group of self-identified precariously housed people were interviewed. Information regarding those who were precariously housed and renting has been included in this report. It is possible that due to how the census forms are circulated some of the renters included in our survey were missed in the census. We chose to include our numbers alongside the census numbers as we feel this is an important part of our population.
To add and remove layers click the icon in the top left of the black bar on the top of the map.
Births1
Burials2
- Hornby Island Preschool. (2023). https://www.valleycharitablegamingsociety.com/charity/hornby-island-daycare-society/ ↩︎
- Visit to local cemetery. (2023). Hornby Island Cemetary. ↩︎