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Port Alberni (/ æ l ˈ b ɜːr n i /) is a city located on Vancouver Island in the province of British Columbia, Canada. The city lies within the Alberni Valley at the head of the Alberni Inlet, Vancouver Island's longest inlet. Port Alberni currently has a total population of 18,259.
Port Alberni BC 49°14′04″N 124°48′18″W / 49.2344°N 124.805°W / 49.2344; -124.805 ( Port Alberni City Port Alberni municipality ( 18427 )
The Alberni–Clayoquot Regional District of British Columbia is located on west central Vancouver Island. [3] Adjacent regional districts it shares borders with are the Strathcona and Comox Valley Regional Districts to the north, and the Nanaimo and Cowichan Valley Regional Districts to the east. The regional district offices are located in ...
Highway 4 enters the city limits of Port Alberni 2 km (1.2 mi) west of the main spur into the city, and 5 km (3 mi) later, exits Port Alberni via a bridge over the Somass River. Tofino was a strong advocate of the Trans-Canada Highway system, and this sign was erected in the hope that Highway 4 would become part of the TCH.
MacMillan Provincial Park is a 301-hectare (740-acre) provincial park in British Columbia, Canada.Located 25 km (16 mi) west of Qualicum Beach and 16 km (9.9 mi) east of Port Alberni, the park straddles Highway 4 and the Island Rail Corridor in central Vancouver Island.
Great Central Lake is a lake on Vancouver Island, British Columbia, Canada.It is located north of Sproat Lake and to the northwest of the city of Port Alberni.It is 45 kilometres (28 mi) long, with an area of 50.85 square kilometres (19.63 sq mi) and mean depth of 124 metres (407 ft), to a maximum of 250 metres (820 ft), making it the second deepest lake on Vancouver Island.
Beaver Creek is an unincorporated community in the Alberni Valley of central Vancouver Island in British Columbia, Canada, located northwest of the city of Port Alberni on the east bank of the Stamp River. Beaver Creek had its own post office from July 1, 1890, to November 30, 1939. Gregory Coletti was the town mayor from 1998 to 2002.
Bainbridge Lake is a lake located south east of Port Alberni, British Columbia, named in 1895 for William Herbert Bainbridge. The City of Port Alberni obtains water from Bainbridge Lake. [2] The lake has a surface area of 26 hectares (64 acres) and maximum depth of 17 metres (56 ft). [1]