Alert Bay, British Columbia
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| Village of Alert Bay | |
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| Country |  Canada |
| Province |  British Columbia |
| Region | Central Coast |
| Regional district | Mount Waddington |
| Incorporated | 1946 |
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| - Governing body | Alert Bay Village Council |
| Area | |
| - Total | 1.78 km² (0.7 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 30 m (98 ft) |
| Population (2006) | |
| - Total | 556 |
| Time zone | PST (UTC-8) |
| Highways | Sointula ferry Port McNeil ferry |
| Waterways | Johnstone Strait, Broughton Strait, Cormorant Channel |
| Website: Village of Alert Bay | |
- This article is for the community in the Queen Charlotte Strait region of British Columbia, and should not be confused with the community of Alert, Nunavut.
Alert Bay (2006 Population 556) is a small community on Cormorant Island, British Columbia, Canada. Cormorant Island consists primarily of the village of Alert Bay.
Approximately half of the population is First Nations people. The village is in Kwakwaka'wakw territory.
There is one automatic teller machine, one grocery store and one museum in Alert Bay. The town is served by a public-use airport, the Alert Bay Airport.
In 1921, the Federal Government, in an effort to stop the potlatch under Section 116 of the Indian Act, pillaged the community of such items as wooden masks, copper shields, and potlatch-dance regalia, some of which were later placed in the U’mista Cultural Centre in the village. During the 70s and 80s, the population regained their possessions after long negotiations. The artifacts housed in the cultural centre were given back to the village population as well as items stored in other museums.[1]
Alert Bay is also home to the world's tallest totem pole.
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[edit] Geology
Volcanic features in the geography around Alert Bay are part of the Alert Bay Volcanic Belt. It appears to have been active in Pliocene and Pleistocene times. No Holocene eruptions are known, and volcanic activity in the belt has likely ceased.
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[edit] References
- ^ Dancing around Alert Bay. Straight.com. Retrieved on 2006-06-01.
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