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"Bella Coola" is an exonym and corruption of the Heiltsuk bḷ́xʷlá, meaning "somebody from Bella Coola" or "stranger".The Nuxalk endonym for the local region is "Nuxalk", and the endonym for the specific village site of Bella Coola is "Q'umk'uts" [6] The name Bella Coola has been used to refer to the entire Bella Coola valley, and at times to the entire ethnic region, not to any village in ...
Heckman Pass is a mountain pass in the Rainbow Range of west-central British Columbia, Canada, located west of Anahim Lake [1] on the divide between the Chilcotin Plateau and the Bella Coola Valley. It is used by British Columbia Highway 20 and was the route used by Alexander Mackenzie on his journey to the Pacific Coast at Bella Coola via the ...
Bella Bella is located 98 nautical miles (181 km) north of Port Hardy, on Vancouver Island, and 78 nautical miles (144 km) west of Bella Coola. The community is on Lama Passage , part of the Inside Passage – a transportation route linking the area, and northern British Columbia as well as Alaska for marine vessels carrying cargo, passengers ...
Northern Sea Wolf made her maiden commercial voyage on her Bella Coola - Port Hardy route on June 3, 2019. [13] During the course of the 2019 season, the ship made 130 trips. She carried more than 5,750 passengers and 2,265 vehicles. [14] In 2019 adult fares started at $199.25, and standard cars were carried for $403. [15]
Hagensborg is served by Highway 20, which runs from Williams Lake to Bella Coola, at the mouth of the Bella Coola River on the North Bentinck Arm.In order to access the Bella Coola Valley via Highway 20, a portion of the called Heckman Pass (also known as "The Hill" or "The Precipice") must be traversed.
The Bella Coola Valley is a region in the Central Coast region of British Columbia, Canada, formed of a string of communities along British Columbia provincial highway 20 from the western foot of its route over Heckman Pass, and flanking the Bella Coola River.
The Bella Coola River, and so by default the Bella Coola Valley, forms the boundary between the Kitimat Ranges to the north and the Pacific Ranges to the south, which are two of the three major subdivisions of the Coast Mountains, the other being the Boundary Ranges along the border with Alaska. [3] [4] [5]
In 1903, the Bella Coola Pulp and Paper Company surveyed the area and was impressed with the hydro power potential of the site. In 1906, following the company's acquisition of 260 acres (1.1 km 2 ) of land, clearing began for the town and three years later, a sawmill, hospital and school were established.