British Columbia
Forestry city at the head of Alberni Inlet
Port Alberni sits in the Alberni Valley at the head of Alberni Inlet, Vancouver Island's longest inlet. Nuu-chah-nulth nations knew these waters long before sawmills and pulp made forestry the principal industry.
About 18,000 people live here, and the city hosts the Alberni-Clayoquot Regional District offices. McLean Mill National Historic Site keeps a steam-powered sawmill story alive for anyone who wants to hear a whistle that is not from a ferry.
Drawn from Wikipedia, McLean Mill National Historic Site.
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Livability
Maclean's
Successor-style municipal livability ranking published by Maclean's for 2019 and 2021 (no 2020 edition).
Single edition · 2021
Only one published edition places Port Alberni in this study so far. Open the edition for method notes and the full table.
Livability
MoneySense
Annual composite ranking of Canadian municipalities on economy, housing, crime, health, and weather.
4 editions · 2014–2018
Distinctive local notes and places, each linked to its source.
Port Alberni 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.
A steam-powered sawmill site interpreting Vancouver Island's lumber industry on the edge of Port Alberni.
