it was destroyed by the movement of ice in the bay. 
     
    

    
     Interested citizens made their feelings known about the project. 
     
     One statement on record is that of Jacqueline Christian who grew 
     
     up within sight of Boughton Island. 
     
    

    
     Lack of reliable transportation proved to be one main factor in 
     
     the exodus of the islanders since natural environmental causes 
     
     had destroyed the sand beach which once linked Boughton island 
     
     to the mainland many years before. The hard lessons of life they 
     
     learned on the island stood them well as these people proved to be 
     
     very worthwhile citizens in their new communities and in many walks 
     
     of life. 
     
    

    
     What happened to the island itself? Alas! The once well-kept 
     
     fields which supplied hay and dairy products to the “mainland" of 
     
     P, E. /. grew up in useless scrub forests-mostly spruce- much of which 
     
     was ravaged by budworm. The once proud island which rang to the 
     
     laughter of children at play stood forlorn/y neglected and battered by 
     
     the winds of time. Although much of this land was still owned by the 
     
     people who had been the original settlers or their descendants, the 
     
     general public seemed 
     
     to think that this island 
     
     could be used or even 
     
     abused by everyone with 
     
     no consideration given to 
     
     private ownership. \ 
     
    

    
     It is interesting that 
     
     there are different opinions 
     
     as to the opening of a 
     
     channel through the bar 
     
     that joined the island to the / 
     
     mainland. Ms. Christian 
     
     writes that the destruction of the link was by natural environmental 
     
     causes. Another submission on the history of Boughton Island by 
     
     former resident John King ascribes it to fishermen from Annandale 
     
     cutting it because they otherwise had to row all around the island to 
     
     get to the factories on the sheltered part of the island. 
     
    

    
     After all the marshaling of information and arguments the 
     
     developer got a favorable decision. However, the opponents 
     
     feel that although they lost the battle they may have won the 
     
    
   
   
    
     war. Because of the heated opposition to the sub-division plan, 
     
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