▁bor ough ▁of ▁June au , ▁just ▁west ▁of ▁dow nt own ▁June au ▁and ▁east ▁of ▁Admir alty ▁Island . ▁It ▁is ▁separated ▁from ▁main land ▁June au ▁by ▁the ▁Gast ine au ▁Channel , ▁and ▁contains ▁the ▁communities ▁of ▁Douglas ▁and ▁West ▁June au . ▁ ▁History ▁Douglas ▁Island ▁was ▁named ▁for ▁John ▁Douglas , ▁Bishop ▁of ▁Sal is bury , ▁by ▁Captain ▁George ▁V ancouver . ▁Joseph ▁Wh id bey , ▁master ▁of ▁ ▁during ▁V ancouver ' s ▁expedition , ▁was ▁the ▁first ▁to ▁sight ▁it ▁in ▁ 1 7 9 4 . ▁ ▁The ▁June au - D oug las ▁Bridge , ▁connecting ▁the ▁island ▁with ▁June au , ▁provides ▁a ▁two ▁l ane ▁road ▁to ▁and ▁from ▁the ▁island ▁and ▁accommod ates ▁both ▁veh icular ▁and ▁ped est rian ▁traffic . ▁There ▁have ▁been ▁plans ▁to ▁build ▁a ▁new ▁bridge ▁from ▁North ▁Douglas ▁to ▁the ▁M enden hall ▁Valley . ▁ ▁Geography ▁Admir alty ▁Island ▁lies ▁to ▁the ▁west ▁and ▁south , ▁across ▁the ▁Steph ens ▁Pass age . ▁▁▁ ▁Fe atures ▁of ▁the ▁island ▁include ▁rem n ants ▁of ▁the ▁T read well ▁gold ▁mine , ▁Sand y ▁Beach , ▁the ▁only ▁sand ▁beach ▁in ▁the ▁June au ▁area ▁( made ▁from ▁mine ▁tail ings ), ▁E agle c rest ▁Ski ▁Area , ▁Per se ver ance ▁Theatre , ▁and ▁the ▁Douglas ▁Public ▁Library . ▁As ▁a ▁tid al ▁island , ▁Douglas ▁is ▁connected ▁to ▁the ▁main land ▁at ▁its ▁north ▁end ▁when ▁the ▁Gast ine