In 1948 the Synod of British Columbia appointed the Rev. David Smith as a one-man commission to search for a location for a camp site. After visiting several locations, he came across a 10-acre property near Roberts Creek. The property had a five-room house, two summer cabins, a stream running through it, a beach, a playing park nearby, a water tower and pump. These features made it an ideal site for setting up a camp. The property was seven miles from Gibson’s Landing and it could be reached by bus, boat, and car. The W.M.S purchased the property in 1949 thanks to the efforts of Rev. Smith and Mrs. Helen Strachan, the treasurer at the W.M. at the time. Once purchased, the five-room house was used as the main dining hall. Though the camp was originally named Roberts Creek Camp, in 1959 it was renamed Camp Douglas as a memorial to the Rev. Robert James Douglas, a pioneer minister of The Presbyterian Church in Canada. In the 60s the camp saw the addition of five new cabins and a new dining building. The camp’s current main lodge was built in the 1970s. Camp Douglas hosts a variety of week-long programs for youth of all ages.

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