Canada Tour Inside Passage 1xPiP
On the way to Bella Bella, which was announced with an enormous cloud of smoke, there was a larger house on fire.
PIP2: It didn't bother the two sea eagles that took up residence on the ship
Bella Bella, also known as Waglisla, is home to the Heiltsuk people. The community is located on Lama Passage, part of the Inside Passage - a
transportation route that connects the Territory, northern British Columbia and Alaska by ship. For the Heiltsuk, the settlement is "a kind of national capital."
Bella Bella was established between 1897 and 1903 and is located on Campbell Island.
With a population of 1,400, Bella Bella is the largest community on the Central Coast north of Queen Charlotte Strait. Like many small communities on the coast, Bella Bella ekes out a precarious and isolated existence. The closure of coastal canneries and reduced demand for coastal vessels have led to the decline of Bella Bella's port.
However, the resumption of ferry service by BC Ferries and the introduction of air service from Vancouver via Port Hardy by Pacific Coastal Airlines have revitalized Bella Bella. Bella Bella has a number of facilities: a large general store, the Bella Bella Community School, Alexa's Restaurant, the Koeye Cafe, the Thistalalh Memorial Library, an RCMP police station (with a district court every 1.5 months), the Bella Bella Medical Clinic, staffed by 3 physicians and a nurse practitioner, and R.W. Large Memorial Hospital and its pharmacy. The CIBC bank branch closed in 2007.
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Taken on Thursday June 26, 2014
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Posted on Thursday October 5, 2023
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