Port McNeill
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| Location in British Columbia | |||
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| Province : | British Columbia | ||
| Regional District : | Regional District of Mount Waddington | ||
| Coordinates : | 50 ° 35 ′ N , 127 ° 5 ′ W | ||
| Area : | 13.77 km² | ||
| Residents : | 2505 (as of 2011) | ||
| Population density : | 181.9 inhabitants / km² | ||
| Time zone : | Pacific Time ( UTC − 8 ) | ||
| Postal code : | V0N 2R0 | ||
| Foundation : | 1966 (incorporated Village Municipality) | ||
| Mayor : | Gaby Wickstrom | ||
Port McNeill is a small town in the western part of the Canadian province of British Columbia . The parish is the administrative seat of the Regional District of Mount Waddington on Vancouver Island .
The parish is named after William Henry McNeill, a captain of the Hudson's Bay Company . From around 1832 he went on a merchant ship on the west coast.
geography
Port McNeill is on the northwest coast of Vancouver Island, at the junction of Queen Charlotte Strait and Johnstone Strait . The village is about 36 kilometers southeast of Port Hardy on Highway 19 .
history
The history of the settlement goes back further than just the general view of Europeans, since before Europeans settled the area was already a settlement and hunting area of the First Nation . Mainly members of the 'Namgis First Nation (Nimpkish-Cheslakees), who belong to the Kwakwaka'wakw , settled here .
The settlement developed from a former logging camp. In the course of time, fur hunters and traders first settled here and later settlers too. Over time, so many people lived in the settlement that a post office was opened here on May 1, 1938.
The first award of local self-government for the municipality took place on February 18, 1966 ( incorporated as Village Municipality ). Another award was made on April 17, 1982 ( incorporated as Town Municipality )
Demographics
The census in 2011 showed a population of 2,505 inhabitants for the settlement. The population of the settlement decreased by 4.5% compared to the 2006 census, while the population in the province of British Columbia grew by 7.0% at the same time.
traffic
Port McNeill is on Highway 19. The Island Highway connects the village to the north with Port Hardy and to the south with the Campbell River .
The Port McNeill Ferry Terminal is also located in the harbor . From here, BC Ferries ferries run to Cormorant Island (via Alert Bay ) and Malcolm Island (via Sointula ).
On the outskirts of the community is the Port McNeill Airport ( IATA airport code : YMP, Transport Canada Identifier: CAT5). The airfield has only an asphalt runway of 884 meters in length and a gravel runway of 1,113 meters in length. The local sea airport is located in the port of the municipality (Transport Canada Identifier: CAM8).
Personalities
- Greg Fox (born 1953), ice hockey player
Web links
Individual evidence
- ^ Tyson Whitney: Gaby Wickstrom talks being new mayor of Port McNeill. In: northislandgazette.com. October 21, 2018, accessed November 8, 2018 .
- ↑ Helen B. Akrigg, GPV Akrigg: British Columbia Place Names. University of British Columbia Press, Vancouver 1997, ISBN 978-0774806374 , English
- ^ Origin Notes and History. Port McNeill. In: GeoBC . Retrieved August 16, 2012 .
- ^ Port McNeill Community Profile. Census 2011. In: Statistics Canada . July 30, 2012, accessed August 16, 2012 .