Lasqueti Island

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Lasqueti Island (US: /ləˈskiːti/ lə-SKEE-tee) is an island off the east coast of Vancouver Island in the Strait of Georgia, qathet Regional District, British Columbia, Canada and has a population of 498.[1] A passenger-only ferry connects the island to the community of French Creek, near Parksville.

     The island community is an enclave of Canadian counter-culture. Lasqueti Island is one of the least developed of the major Gulf Islands. Its roads are mostly unpaved, and it is the only one of the larger Gulf Islands that is not currently connected to BC Hydro's electrical power grid. Solar, wind, micro-hydro, and fossil fueled generators power the island.

     Wood heating is in almost all of the homes on LASQUETI ISLAND and is one of the preferred methods of heating homes as it is reliable and renewable.