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Cow Bay Dock
is the marina closest to town. It has two fingers for transient
moorage, most boats are rafted. There are restaurants nearby,
grocery stores(Safeway, Supervalu) a mall, medical services, post office
and banks. Prince Rupert has the best shopping next to Port
McNeil (along the BC Inside Passage).
Prince
Rupert is the land, air and water transporation hub of Northern BC.
For sailors travelling the BC Inside Passage, after days and days
of sailing through the sparsely populated wilderness, Prince Rupert
Harbour seems like a zoo.
Prince Rupert is situated on Kaien Island, just north of the mouth of
Skeena River and linked by a bridge to the mainland. It is
connected by land via Trans-Canada Highway 16. The nearest towns
are Terrace (146 km) and Prince George (715 km).
Population of Prince Rupert is about 15,000 people. It has a
diverse mix of people, 45% of which are First Nations people.
Prince Rupert has a long history going way back when trade prompted
Europeans (Spaniards, British and Russians) to trade with the First
Nations people of BC Coast.
Located near the mouth of the Skeena River, salmon runs in the summer
makes Prince Rupert an ideal fishing destination. Prince Rupert
has a container port terminal, and offers the fastest Asia-Pacific trade
route. It also has a cruise ship terminal and has approx. 3 cruise
ships visiting every week.
For sailors and cruisers, Prince Rupert has four marinas:
Rushbrook marina, Prince Rupert Yacht Club Marina (Cow Bay),
Port
Edward Harbour and the Fairview Harbour. |
