Around 1912 , Simson had an old swamp cleared on the southern part of the island to establish a farm and orchard .
The majority of the island was granted to a shopkeeper named Calvert Simson from Hastings Mill Store in Gastown as a crown grant in 1892 .
Around 1912 , Calvert Simson had an old swamp cleared on the southern part of the island to establish a farm and orchard .
The majority of the island was granted to a shopkeeper named Calvert Simson from Hastings Mill Store in Gastown as a crown grant in 1892 .