Jedediah Island Marine Provincial Park

The Palmer family bought the Island in 1949[1] as a vacation getaway in the summer. In 1972 they moved to the island and became full-time residents, living there for twenty years. Mary Palmer didn't want the island to be developed after she was gone, so the family fought long and hard to try to preserve it. In 1994 a small group of residents on Lasqueti Island became concerned that the Palmers might have to sell the property privately after the commitment from a land trust organization fell through, so they organized a campaign to save the island. In less than six months, more than four million dollars was raised. A major donation came from the family of Dan Culver, Canadian educator, white water rafting pioneer, sailor and mountain climber, and donations came from all over the province as the campaign gathered steam. Finally, the Minister for the Environment of the province of BC bought in too and the target amount was surpassed. However, even at the eleventh hour, the deal was uncertain until Mary Palmer got the provincial park service to agree to Class A status for the island, meaning it could not be logged or mined. With that commitment in place, she signed the island over to become a new Gulf Islands provincial park.[2][3]

In the summer of 2007, a family visiting Jedediah Island found the remains of a human foot on the beach they were at. It was the first in a series of feet to be discovered over the next two and a half years.

• Government Park Listing
• "Jedediah Island". BC Geographical Names.
• "Jedediah Island Marine Park". BC Geographical Names.