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Ocean Falls, BC

Welcome to West Coast Views! - for more Anchorages and Passages follow this link:    • Anchorages & Passages   Ocean Falls, is a mostly-abandoned mill town on the central coast of British Columbia. It can only be accessed via water or seaplane. (From Wikipedia): Located in the traditional territory of the Heiltsuk peoples, 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 km2) of land, clearing began for the town and three years later, a sawmill, hospital and school were established. In 1912, the dam was erected and the pulp mill began operating. The Ocean Falls pulp and paper mill was the largest mill in British Columbia for many years. By the early 1970s, the facility was inefficient and uneconomical. The owner at that time, Crown Zellerbach, decided to close the plant and effectively shut down the town by March 1973. The provincial government bought the town and mill at a minimal cost a few weeks before the planned closure and kept the mill operating until 1980. The Ocean Falls mill thus joined the ranks of other older, remote pulp and paper mills in British Columbia shut down during the latter part of the twentieth century. Today, there are approximately 33 permanent residences and a few hundred visitors in the summer months. MUSIC: 'Saltwater Lover' - Instrumental - Thomas LaVine