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Powell River, British Columbia is a small city on the south mainland coast of British Columbia, Canada, located on the shores of the Strait of Georgia. This area is sometimes referred to as the upper Sunshine Coast. It is the seat of the Powell River Regional District. The city is bounded by the Strait of Georgia to the south and west, Lund & Desolation Sound Marine Park to the north, and the Pacific Coast Ranges with Jervis Inlet to the east. These unique geographical surroundings explain Powell River's reputation as a remote community, despite a relative proximity to Vancouver and other populous areas of the BC coast. Motto: Splendor Sine Occasu (Latin: Splendour Without Sunset (diminishment)) Capital Victoria Largest city Vancouver Official languages English Government - Lieutenant-Governor Iona Campagnolo - Premier Gordon Campbell (BC Liberal) Federal representation in Canadian Parliament - House seats 36 - Senate seats 6 Confederation July 20, 1871 (6th province) Area  Ranked 5th - Total 944,735... Strait of Georgia at sunset The Strait of Georgia (also known as Georgia Strait and the Gulf of Georgia) is a 240 km (150 mi)-long strait between Vancouver Island (as well as its nearby Gulf Islands) and the mainland Pacific coast of British Columbia, Canada. ... For other uses, see Sunshine Coast. ... The Regional District of Powell River includes the District Municipality of Powell River and a number of unincorporated areas. ... Wikimedia Commons has media related to: Lund, BC Lund is a small craft harbour along the northern part of the Georgia Strait and an unincorporated village on the mainland coast of British Columbia. ... Desolation Sound is home to the steepest elevation drops in North America. ... The Pacific Coast Ranges are the series of mountain ranges that stretch along west coast of North America from Alaska to Mexico. ... Jervis Inlet is one of the principal inlets of the British Columbia Coast. ... This article refers to the city in British Columbia, Canada. ... Motto: Splendor Sine Occasu (Latin: Splendour Without Sunset (diminishment)) Capital Victoria Largest city Vancouver Official languages English Government - Lieutenant-Governor Iona Campagnolo - Premier Gordon Campbell (BC Liberal) Federal representation in Canadian Parliament - House seats 36 - Senate seats 6 Confederation July 20, 1871 (6th province) Area  Ranked 5th - Total 944,735...

Recreation

Common recreational activities within a 30 minute drive Powell River include:

• Hiking
• 3 Day Canoe Route
• Kayaking Ocean, River and Lake
• Mountain Biking
• Rock Climbing
• Sailing
• Paint Ball
• Snow shoeing
• ATV/Snow mobile trails
• Horse back trails
• Fishing,hunting.
• Camping
• Swimming
• Minigolf
• Golf
• Lake houseboat trips
• Day trips to historic Lund village
• Dining
• Handicap friendly camping/hiking

Transportation

While not on an island, Powell River is accessible to vehicles only by ferry; the surrounding inlets (fjords) banked by mountainous terrain have made inland roads thus far unfeasible, however, a proposal has been made for the construction of a road to Squamish. BC Ferries serves Powell River from Comox on Vancouver Island to the west, and from the Sunshine Coast to the south east, via a route from Earl's Cove near Skookumchuck Narrows. Since the Sunshine Coast is similarly isolated from the rest of the BC mainland, vehicles traveling to Powell River from Vancouver must take two ships to reach it (across Howe Sound and the Jervis Inlet if travelling via Sechelt, and across Georgia Strait twice if going via Nanaimo). Powell River is also accessible via plane, either private or via Pacific Coastal Airlines, which offers 20 to 25 minute flights betweeen Powell River Airport and the South Terminal of Vancouver's International Airport. Flight times vary depending on equipment used. Fjord in Sunnmøre, Norway Geirangerfjord, Norway A fjord (or fiord) is a long, narrow estuary with steep sides, made when a glacial valley is flooded by the sea. ... A squamish is a strong and often violent wind occurring in many of the fjord of British Columbia, akin to the Williwaw of the Alaska Panhandle. ... British Columbia Ferry Services Inc. ... Coordinates: Country Canada Province British Columbia Regional District Comox-Strathcona Incorporated 1953 Government  - Mayor Jim Brass Area  - City 26. ... Vancouver Island is separated from mainland British Columbia by the Strait of Georgia and the Queen Charlotte Strait, and from Washington by the Juan De Fuca Strait. ... For other uses, see Sunshine Coast. ... Skookumchuck Narrows are a set of tidal rapids at the head of Sechelt Inlet on British Columbias Sunshine Coast in Canada. ... The District of Sechelt is centrally located on the Sunshine Coast of British Columbia. ... Nanaimo redirects here. ... Pacific Coastal Airlines is a commuter airline based in Vancouver, Canada, that serves communities on the southern British Columbia coast and on Vancouver Island. ... Powell River Airport, (IATA: YPW, ICAO: CYPW), is located adjacent to Powell River, British Columbia, Canada. ... Vancouver International Airport (IATA: YVR, ICAO: CYVR) is located on Sea Island in Richmond, British Columbia, Canada, about 15 kilometres from downtown Vancouver. ...

City of Powell River

The City of Powell River includes the original Townsite, as well as the more populous Westview, and the Cranberry Lake and Wildwood areas. On October 15, 2005, coinciding with its 50th Anniversary of Incorporation, Powell River was officially designated a City.

The Mayor of Powell River, presently serving his third term, is Stewart Alsgard.

Ecosystem

Powell River is situated within a temperate coastal rainforest, which includes many increasingly rare species of plants, trees, and woodland animals. An extensive trail system of more than 200 kilometres (120 mi) offers easy access to wilderness areas, from temperate wetlands to subalpine meadows (and even semi-permanent glaciers). The Powell River area is also home to numerous marine parks, the most famous of which is Desolation Sound. A map showing the areas where temperate rainforest can be found Temperate rain forest in the Mount Hood Wilderness, Oregon, United States. ... “Miles” redirects here. ... Wilderness is generally defined as a natural environment on Earth that has not been modified by human activity. ... // Summary The subalpine Biome is a geographic and altitudinal region found below Tree-line and above the montane. ... Gerritsen Avenue is a major traffic corridor in the nighborhood. ... Desolation Sound is home to the steepest elevation drops in North America. ...

The Powell River itself is known as the third shortest river in the world at around 500 metres (1,650 ft). This article is about a foot as a unit of length. ...

History

Town millworkers chartered the first credit union in British Columbia in 1939. Photo: BC Institute of Co-operative Studies.

The river was named for Israel Wood Powell, who was at that time superintendent of Indian Affairs for BC. He was travelling up the coast of BC in the 1880s and the river and lake were named in his honour. Image File history File links Size of this preview: 795 × 600 pixelsFull resolution (2876 × 2169 pixel, file size: 729 KB, MIME type: image/jpeg)This image belongs the British Columbia Institute of Co-operative Studies, and has been released by BCICS under the Creative Commons license Attribution ShareAlike 3. ... Image File history File links Size of this preview: 795 × 600 pixelsFull resolution (2876 × 2169 pixel, file size: 729 KB, MIME type: image/jpeg)This image belongs the British Columbia Institute of Co-operative Studies, and has been released by BCICS under the Creative Commons license Attribution ShareAlike 3. ... A credit union is a cooperative financial institution that is owned and controlled by its members. ... Motto: Splendor Sine Occasu (Latin: Splendour Without Sunset (diminishment)) Capital Victoria Largest city Vancouver Official languages English Government - Lieutenant-Governor Iona Campagnolo - Premier Gordon Campbell (BC Liberal) Federal representation in Canadian Parliament - House seats 36 - Senate seats 6 Confederation July 20, 1871 (6th province) Area  Ranked 5th - Total 944,735... // Development and commercial production of electric lighting Development and commercial production of gasoline-powered automobile by Karl Benz, Gottlieb Daimler and Maybach First commercial production and sales of phonographs and phonograph recordings. ...

The pulp mill was started in 1912, with a corresponding townsite built. Similarly, large logging companies moved in to take advantage of the huge timber. Brooks, Scanlon Obrien; Bloedel, Stewart and Welch; and Theodosia Logging were but a few companies. Bloedel, Stewart and Welch was a forest company headquartered in Vancouver, Canada. ...

When the British Columbia Credit Unions Act was passed in 1939, a study clubs organized by local millworkers secured the first charter with a deposit of $48.30. The mill provided a small office space at very low rent in the early years. By 1955, when Powell River Credit Union(now 'First Credit Union') moved into a permanent office, it had over 3,000 members and $1 million in assets.

The pulp mill in Powell River was at one time the largest pulp mill in the world. It has significantly cut back on production and now produces specialty paper for Catalyst Paper Corporation. The subsequent diversification of the local economy led to an increased focus on ecotourism and the arts, in addition to more traditional resources like mining, fishing, and general forestry. In recognition of its strong arts & cultural programs, Powell River was named a "Cultural Capital of Canada" in 2004. International Paper Company Wood pulp is the most common material used to make paper. ... Catalyst Paper Corporation was founded in 1946 as British Columbia Forest Products Limited. ... Tapanti National Park in Costa Rica Ecotourism, also known as ecological tourism, is a form of tourism which appeals to the ecologically and socially conscious. ...

The population of the Powell River Regional District is (2001 Census) 19,765. Of this 12,983 live in the District Municipality of Powell River. Although these numbers have remained static since the 1970s, recent (2006) figures indicate that the regional population is showing signs of renewed growth, and may have reached 22,000.^{[citation needed]}

The Powell River area is the traditional home to the Sliammon Salish nation who still reside there to this day. The Coast Salish are a Salishan-speaking First Nations/Native American culture that inhabited an area centered in southwestern British Columbia in Canada and western Washington in the United States for several millennia up to the time of arrival of the Europeans in the 19th century. ...

See also

Powell River, British Columbia, showing Harwood Island.

• Cortes Island
• Hernando Island
• Savary Island
• Texada Island
• Harwood Island

ImageMetadata File history File links Download high resolution version (1092x516, 428 KB) Image courtesy of Earth Sciences and Image Analysis Laboratory, NASA Johnson Space Center. ... ImageMetadata File history File links Download high resolution version (1092x516, 428 KB) Image courtesy of Earth Sciences and Image Analysis Laboratory, NASA Johnson Space Center. ... Cortes Island is one of the series of Discovery Islands in British Columbia, Canada. ... Hernando Island is a Canadian island in the Discovery Islands near Powell River, British Columbia. ... Savary Island is located in the northern part of the Strait of Georgia and lies 144 kilometers (90 miles) northwest of Vancouver, Canada. ... Texada Island is located about 8 km southwest from the city of Powell River in the Powell River Regional District on British Columbias Sunshine Coast. ...

External links

• City of Powell River
• Tourism Powell River
• A site about Powell River
• Powell River: "local-eating capital of North America"
• Recreation Details
• Powell River Business & Tourism Directory
• Powell River Directory
• Sunnyside Community Newsletter
• Brief History of Powell River Credit Union