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About the Community

Port Alberni is home to about 17,500 people, and has been a forest industry centre for many decades. Its world-class deep-sea port is the closest to Asia on this continent, one-and-a-half days closer than the ports of Vancouver and Seattle.

Port Alberni is also a popular tourist centre. Hundreds of thousands of tourists visit every year for such activities as skiing, swimming, hiking, sport fishing, diving and kayaking, or just to witness the outstanding scenery. Even the route from Parksville offers scenic highlights as it passes quaint communities such as Coombs and natural wonders such as Cameron Lake and Cathedral Grove.

Community highlights

	plenty of available outdoor recreational activities: fishing, swimming, boating, wildlife viewing, eco-adventures
	host of annual Salmon Festival each September
	gateway to Pacific Rim National Park and Barkley and Clayoquot Sounds
	year-round fishing available in the ocean and surrounding lakes and streams