Why you'd want to live in Coal Harbour

Now a hub for marine traffic, Coal Harbour was once a thriving whaling station, the last one on the North American coast when it closed in 1967. Then, in the 1970s it became a mining town again when the Island Copper Mine was in operation until it closed in 1996. Today the residents rely on fishing, logging and acquaculture. During World War II, the village was a bustling base for the Royal Canadian Air Force and their “flying boat” coastal reconnaissance missions. Location: Coal Harbour is located southwest of Highway 19 on northern Vancouver Island, near the mouth of Holberg Inlet. Access to Coal Harbour by road is from Port Hardy. via vancouverisland.com