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Property Watch: Historic Pender Island farm for sale

Vancouver Sun · October 8, 2026 at 12:30 p.m.

Back in 1874, when homesteaders were prospecting for farmland in the Pacific Northwest, the Gulf Islands were high on their list.

With a microclimate similar to the Mediterranean — That is, mild temperatures and more sunshine than the mainland — conditions were prime for planting.

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