Everything about Port Mcneill British Columbia totally explained
Port McNeill is a town on the north-eastern coast of
Vancouver Island,
British Columbia,
Canada with a population of 2,623 (2006).
The area had been a basecamp for loggers for quite a while when a railroad was built and Port McNeill became a settlement in 1936. The town was named after Captain
William Henry McNeill of the
Hudson's Bay Company.
Public services offered include an RCMP dispatchment, Ambulance Service, Volunteer Fire Department and the District Hospital for all of the North Island. The town also offers all modern amentities including two grocery stores, two liquor stores, six restaurants, three bars/pubs, a few motels and B&B, two hardware stores, a
Petro Canada gas station and
ESSO gas station, a
Subway restaurant, a
Fields superstore and many small souvenir shops. The scuba diving is considered the best in North America, and has been ranked #2 in the world.
It is the seat of the
Mount Waddington Regional District and acts as a central hub for all of North Vancouver Island. It offers the only access to the islands of
Alert Bay and
Sointula via BC Ferries which run daily.
Port McNeill is also the Hometown of
Willie Mitchell, an
NHL defenceman for the
Vancouver Canucks. When entering the town off the Island Highway, there's a sign that says "Welcome to Port McNeill - Home of the NHL's Willie Mitchell".
The town is also a popular tourism destination during the summer, with a large population of animals including Black Bear, Cougar, Deer and Elk. The town also features the world's largest
burl, a museum and a rich heritage of logging.
With accounting for 25.7 % of the labour force, logging remains the primary employer in Port McNeill and contributes approximately 8 % of the total BC timber harvest. The main contractors are
Western Forest Products and
LeMare Lake Logging.In 2008 Port Mcneil reopened their old theatre with AC/DC cover band BC/dc as one of their first acts
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