opened to Ainsworth and Kaslo about 1926. By 1923, a jitney service ran to Nelson. Mrs. S.A. Codd was the inaugural official teacher at the school, which operated 1912–1929, 1931–1932, and 1934–1942. Kenneth Athalmer Aylmer was the final postmaster 1929–1964. The Lodge opened in the late 1930s. In the mid-1950s, a private hydroelectricity plant was installed and the venture was renamed the Antler Lodge and Marina. A fire destroyed the building in 1984. Church Originally named All Hallows, St. Francis-in-the-Woods opened in 1915. Although electricity arrived in 1938, a stove continued to provide heating for decades. The bell tower/steeple was added in 1971, as a memorial to Private Thomas C. Ough. Dwindling attendance led to deconsecration of the Anglican church in 1994. Soon after, the building was bought for $1 to be a community hall. During 1999, extensive renovations included rewiring and replacing rotting timbers. Artist Thomas Kinkade composed a painting of the church. In 2012, the bulk of Christmas Miracle, a low-budget production, was filmed inside the building. Later community The upper portion of the neighbourhood is often referred to as the Queens Bay townsite. These properties serve as weekend retreats or as a bedroom community for Nelson. In 2015, Queens Bay was one of the first BC communities and the first in the Kootenays to be awarded with the FireSmart designation for local wildfire protection efforts. That year, the British Columbia Ministry of Transportation and Infrastructure (MOTI) commissioned SNC-Lavalin to examine a number of potential ferry sites, as well as improvements to the existing Balfour site. Issued in March 2016, a key recommendation of the report was to relocate the terminal to Queens Bay North. The findings triggered a negative local reaction. Notable people John Cooper (1936–2021), painter, was a resident for decades until 2018. See also 2nd Dragoon Guards (Queen's Bays) Footnotes References Populated places in the West Kootenay Unincorporated settlements in British Columbia