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That91裸聊视频檚 according to a recent CBC competition, which saw online voters spend two weeks whittling down a list of B.C. lakes to determine the best in the province. After more than 100,000 votes were cast, the final came down to Sproat Lake against Shuswap Lake in the province91裸聊视频檚 southern interior.

Sproat Lake emerged the winner, by just 120 votes.

Sproat Lake is a 37-square-kilometre lake just west of Port Alberni on Vancouver Island. It is made up of four 91裸聊视频渁rms91裸聊视频� and has three provincial parks on its shores (Sproat Lake Provincial Park, Taylor Arm Provincial Park and Fossli Provincial Park), along with a number of lakeside residences. It is also the current home of the Martin Mars water bombers, known around the province for their firefighting capabilities.

Formerly known by its Nuu-chah-nulth name of 91裸聊视频淜leecoot91裸聊视频� (meaning 91裸聊视频渨ide open91裸聊视频�) Sproat Lake was re-named in 1864 after Gilbert Sproat, a government agent who helped to establish the first sawmill in Port Alberni. The lake is located on the territories of the Hupacasath and Tseshaht First Nations.

Justin McElroy, a municipal affairs reporter for CBC Vancouver, organized the bracket for B.C.91裸聊视频檚 best lake. He has put together a number of other brackets for CBC, including 91裸聊视频淏.C.91裸聊视频檚 Best Roadside Attraction91裸聊视频� (the winner was Goats on the Roof in Coombs) and 91裸聊视频淏.C.91裸聊视频檚 Best Small Town91裸聊视频� (the winner was Kimberley, B.C.)

For McElroy, the brackets started out as a personal project, bolstered by . His first bracket, back in 2017, determined that Mr. Dressup was Canada91裸聊视频檚 most memorable TV show.

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For the 91裸聊视频淏est B.C. Lake91裸聊视频� bracket, McElroy started out with a list of around 90-100 lakes, which was then narrowed down to a 48-lake shortlist, including Sproat Lake.

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But McElroy says the community support might have been the ultimate winning factor for Sproat Lake. In the final round of the bracket, people of Port Alberni put their support behind Sproat Lake, with everyone from politicians to the Port Alberni Fire Department telling people to 91裸聊视频淰ote Sproat!91裸聊视频�

91裸聊视频淚t was super cool to see how Port Alberni got behind this,91裸聊视频� said McElroy. 91裸聊视频淭he number of votes coming from the area in the final round was massive.

Josie Osborne, MLA for Mid Island-Pacific Rim, took to social media after the final result was announced to say that it91裸聊视频檚 no surprise Sproat Lake was voted best lake in B.C.

91裸聊视频淲e always knew it, but now we get to celebrate it with everyone,91裸聊视频� she said. 91裸聊视频淲e love this gem of a lake, with so many nooks and crannies for swimming, boating and camping.91裸聊视频�

She acknowledged that it does 91裸聊视频渢ake a little extra effort91裸聊视频� to get to Sproat Lake right now, due to the ongoing Highway 4 closures as a result of the Cameron Bluffs wildfire.

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elena.rardon@albernivalleynews.com
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