Port Hardy/PortAlice. Sept 22, 2024
Today started very slowly. A very long lie in. Several cups of tea enjoyed. Listening to the one and only radio station up here 1240 am. Great music for old folks and no ads. Go figure.
Some fun facts about the place. Port Alice was site of a pulp and paper mill built in 1917. The community was named after the mother of the original owners. It was there for 104 years when it was dismantled in 2021. When the mill closed (not sure when) people left in droves. Real estate prices dropped and houses could be bought for $50,000.
Mostly raining or misting. So it seemed like a good day to get some chores done. Holding tanks dumped and flushed, water tank refilled and muched needed showers taken.
The drive to Port Alice is about 50 kms. This road is paved and appears to recently replaced. So smooth!
It has bounced back and driving through the village appears relatively affluent. Tried to find out what keeps the economy going but didn't find anything. I can only guess it's logging and tourism.
The village seems to have most of the necessaries.
They have a health centre with a heli-pad. However I didn't see any place to buy groceries or a gas station. The population is around 800.
Nothing cute or quaint. Just a nice place to live.
Back at the campground we decided to change our site. The neighbours sewer was only a couple feet from where we wanted to BBQ.
We like our new place.
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