Horne Lake
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Horne Lake is located west of Qualicum Beach. Named after Adam Grant Horne
, Hudson's Bay Company
storekeeper at Nanaimo, who 'discovered' this lake in 1856.
Adam Grant Horne
Adam Grant Horne was a Hudson's Bay Company employee at the Colony of Vancouver Island, a municipal politician and a businessman. He was born in Edinburgh, Scotland and died at Nanaimo, British Columbia...
, Hudson's Bay Company
Hudson's Bay Company
The Hudson's Bay Company , abbreviated HBC, or "The Bay" is the oldest commercial corporation in North America and one of the oldest in the world. A fur trading business for much of its existence, today Hudson's Bay Company owns and operates retail stores throughout Canada...
storekeeper at Nanaimo, who 'discovered' this lake in 1856.