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Mudge Island
Mudge Island was named by Captain Richards of the HMS Plumper after his
Lieutenant William Fitzwilliam Mudge. Mudge Island is approximately 0.5 mile
wide and 2.5 miles long. It is the most northern member of the De Courcy Group
of Gulf Islands
Mudge lies accross False Narrows from Gabriola Island, and is near the
northern end of Valdes Island. Mudge has no ferry service, but is only three
minutes from a boat ramp on Gabriola Island, and just 25 minutes from the city
of Nanaimo. Deep water moorage is available at "Friends of Coho Cove" on
Mudge Island.
Mudge has a year round population of about 60 full time residents. Some
are artisans, some commute to work on Gabriola or Vancouver Island, and some
run home based businesses. The Summer can boast the population to between 100
and 150. Residents get around on Mudge via dirt roads by either foot or
bicycle.
There are no shops on Mudge Island, so residents do their shopping on either
Gabriola Island (food, pharmacy, liquor, hardware, etc), or in Nanaimo. School
children attend elementary school on Gabriola Island, catching the school bus
at Brickyard Hill.
Mudge Island is unique among the smaller islands in that it offers full hydro,
telephone and cable TV services. Mudge can be accessed by private watercraft,
seaplane, water taxi, or barge for large and heavy supplies.
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