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Transportation Assessment of the Central & North Coast of BC Based <strong>Management</strong> (EBM) of forest resources (such as selling carbon offsets), a seafood aquaculture pilot project, and benefits agreements with sportfishing and wilderness resort and sailing charter operators. The community is accessed by scheduled flights from Prince Rupert two times per day Monday through Thursday and once per day Friday through Sunday. A round trip costs approximately $315. Passengers are allowed to bring 40 lbs. of freight for free. Additional freight is $0.69 per pound. A passenger ferry service operates twice per week between Prince Rupert and Kitkatla, Oona River and Hartley Bay. The trip to Hartley Bay is 3 ½ hours and the one-way cost is $45 per adult, $35 per senior and $25 per 5 to 12 year old child. Some residents also use local fish boats to travel back and forth to Prince Rupert and Kitimat. There are also a few ten passenger crew boats available for charter in Hartley Bay. Hartley Bay is an attractive stop for coastal mariners but limited infrastructure, such as no store or lodge, hinders full development of this tourism opportunity. The Haisla First Nation is investigating the feasibility of a passenger and freight vessel service between Kitimat and Hartley Bay and points on the Central Coast. This service would have the advantage of providing a direct link to Central Coast communities from Hartley Bay. There is no road connection to other communities. TABLE 2-25: TRANSPORTATION INFRASTRUCTURE, HARTLEY BAY Transportation Mode/ Infrastructure Air Services & Infrastructure Description • Float plane dock • Scheduled flights through North Pacific Seaplanes from the Seal Cove float plane base (Prince Rupert) and Hartley Bay Ferry/Water Taxi • Scheduled passenger ferry service (2x per week) on Tsimshian Storm between Prince Rupert and Oona River, Kitkatla and Hartley Bay, owned by North-Co-Corp. Ferry Services Ltd. and in which Gitga’at First Nation has an ownership position Private/commercial vessel • Small dock for pleasure and commercial fishing boats, operated by Gitga’at First Nation, fuel station, breakwater Road • Boardwalks in the shore area, road to new subdivision Chisholm Consulting 54
DODGE COVE Transportation Assessment of the Central & North Coast of BC Dodge Cove is a small community of approximately 80, situated across Prince Rupert harbour on Digby Island. The residents of the community are retirees or craftspersons or persons who commute to work in Prince Rupert or work at the Prince Rupert airport. There is a daily scheduled ferry service between Digby Island and a dock near the Fairview Terminal, approximately 10km south of downtown Prince Rupert. The main purpose for the ferry service is to transport airport staff and airline passengers between the Digby Island airport and Prince Rupert. West Coast Launch operates a daily water taxi service between Dodge Cove and the Atlin Terminal. TABLE 2-26: TRANSPORTATION INFRASTRUCTURE, DODGE COVE Transportation Mode/ Infrastructure Air Services & Infrastructure Description • Float plane dock at Digby Island ferry dock Ferry/Water Taxi • Scheduled passenger and vehicle ferry service (daily) operated by City of Prince Rupert that services the Digby Island airport • Daily water taxi service operated by West Coast Launch Private/commercial vessel • Small dock for pleasure and commercial fishing boats, no breakwater Road • Paved roads connect Dodge Cove to Digby Island ferry terminal and ferry terminal to Digby Island airport 2.3.3 Kitimat and Kitamaat Village Both the District Municipality of Kitimat and Kitamaat Village are situated at the north end of the Douglas Channel, BC’s widest and deepest fjord, and east of the North Coast LRMP Area. In 2006, the District of Kitimat’s population was 8,987, while that of Kitamaat Village (located 3.2 km southeast of the District of Kitimat) was 514. 55 Kitimat had its beginnings as a company town planned and built by the Aluminum Company of Canada during the 1950s. Since that time it has diversified its economy, while manufacturing continues to account for the largest number of jobs. Today Rio Tinto Alcan and Eurocan Pulp and Paper are the biggest employers in Kitimat, while other key activities include the import of petrochemical products (methanol and condensate), metal fabrication and industrial engineering. In 2006, 55 Census Canada 2006. Chisholm Consulting 55
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