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Historic Powell River Townsite: Designated a National Historic District in 1995, Historic Townsite is one of only a few professionally planned, single-industry towns dating from the early modern period in Canadian town planning that has been caringly preserved and restored by its residents.
Powell River's Townsite is an exceptional example of a professionally planned, single-industry town dating from the early modern period in Canadian town planning. The oldest sector, began in 1910, focusing on the Powell River Company Mill, the first newsprint manufacturer in western Canada and the original residential core which marches up the hill in a compact gridiron pattern commonly used in early planned towns. The Neighbourhoods, which placed workers in the same occupation together, consist of groups of houses having a number of standardized designs. As the mill expanded, the original town plan was extended in the 1920s and additional housing of sympathetic design was constructed to the south along gentle crescents laid out on the heavily forested hillside. Things to do in Powell River on the Sunshine Coast
![]() Best beach time is 1-/2 hrs. before and after Low Tide.
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The historic Patricia Theatre
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LundThe village of Lund is a gateway to Desolation Sound marine recreation. This picturesque fishing village is connected by a waterfront boardwalk winding from the SunLund By-The-Sea campgrounds to the Historic Lund Hotel, offering craft shops and a harbourfront cafe (famous for its cinnamon buns) along the way. Circa 1905, the Lund Hotel is the heart of the village with a popular pub, dining room, art gallery and well-stocked grocery store carrying everything from beach toys to fresh deli sandwiches. From the Lund Marina, visitors can catch the water taxi to Savary Island, book a bare boat charter to the Copeland Islands or arrange an educational kayak tour of the wildlife sanctuary at Mitlenatch Island, summer home to coastal cactus and the winter playground of hundreds of Stellar sea lions. Visitors can sail aboard an 18 m (58 ft) catamaran on dinner and eco-cultural cruises to Desolation Sound, May through September. To celebrate the area's rich abundance of fish and seafood - including cultured clams, oysters, scallops and mussels from the nearby Okeover Inlet aquaculture industry - Lund holds an annual Shellfish Festival in May. The annual one-day Lund Daze in August is a long-time popular family event. In 2009, local organizers raised funds to erect a Mile 0 marker commemorating Lund's status as the northernmost terminus for Highway 101 that runs 15,202 km (9,446 mi) to the southern tip of Chile.
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The Village of SliammonThe Coast Salish Village of Sliammon is located along Highway 101 approximately 10 kilometres north of Powell River and is home of the Sliammon First Nations people.
At the turn of the 20th century the Sliammon people lived along both shores of the Northern strait of Georgia, living off the land and animals that were abundant in the area and traveling through traditional territories known for thousands of years as home. The myriad of inlets, bays, river estuaries and sheltered coves along the coastline allowed the Sliammon people to build their villages as close as possible to the natural resources needed to support their communities. The main settlements were Theodosia, Desolation Sound, the Coastline of Malaspina Strait, Powell River, and numerous islands within the Strait of Georgia. |