Port McNeill

Port McNeill (50˚35'00" 127˚06'00" S side of Broughton Str, S of Malcolm I, NE side of Vancouver I). The logging community of Port McNeill sprang up in 1937 and soon became the service centre for a large surrounding area. It had a population of about 3,000 in the early 2000s and was the terminus for ferries running to Alert Bay on Cormorant I and Sointula on Malcolm I. It is named after the adjacent body of water, also known as Port McNeill, which in turn was named by HBC officials for Capt...

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