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43-523: Originally named Island Sky , the ship has operated on the Earl's Cove–Saltery Bay route since its first day of service for BC Ferries on February 19, 2009. However, it was used on the Powell River ( Westview ) - Little River ( Comox ) run as the replacement vessel for Queen of Burnaby while Queen of Burnaby was being refitted, and during the upgrades to both those terminals (October 2013 to March 2014). And

86-640: A cargo of 1,300,000 board feet in 1917. Malahat became a lumber schooner once again after Prohibition ended. In 1934, Gordon Gibson, Sr. and his brother were so excited to discover Malahat up for sale for only $ 2,500 that they bought her on the spot. She was used as a self-propelled log barge , carrying Sitka spruce from the Queen Charlotte Islands to the booming ground at the Powell River in Teakerne Arm in Desolation Sound . Because

129-604: A figure of "84,000 cases in the hold plus approximately 16,000 on deck when the Ryuo II loaded from her, summer 1933." One cargo, consisting of "32,000 cases of whiskey and 15 barrels of beer," required "almost nine months to discharge" due to the foggy weather in 1925 along the California coast. Gibbs estimates that the ship delivered 120,000 cases annually, "even when the trade was slow," making one or two trips per year. Surprisingly, Malahat managed to smuggle rum for 13 years despite

172-534: A population density of 482.3/km (1,249.1/sq mi) in 2021. The median household income in 2005 for Powell River was $ 46,777, which is below the British Columbia provincial average of $ 52,709. According to the 2021 census , religious groups in Powell River included: The city has an exceptional Mediterranean climate of the warm-summer type ( Köppen : Csb ), resulting in the most northerly location in

215-664: Is located 23 km south on Highway 101 and provides access to the Sunshine Coast on the Malaspina Sky via route to Earl's Cove near Skookumchuck Narrows . Powell River has a small airport with a single 1,200 meter long runway and indoor waiting terminal. It is serviced by Pacific Coastal Airlines , which offers 20- to 25-minute flights between Powell River Airport and the South Terminal of Vancouver's International Airport . Charter flights and private aircraft also make use

258-506: The BC Coast . The city is the location of the head office of the qathet Regional District . The Powell River was named for Israel Wood Powell . Powell was B.C.'s first superintendent for Indian Affairs and a chief architect of colonial policies, including the establishment of residential schools in British Columbia and the banning of the Potlatch. He was traveling up the coast of BC in 1881 and

301-659: The Malahat began taking on water while being towed in the Barkley Sound . She was then moved to Powell River where she was made part of the breakwater . The mill in Powell River was at one time the largest pulp and paper mill in the world. In its prime, one in every 25 newspapers in the world was printed on paper from the Powell River mill. However, since then it has significantly cut back on production and now produces newsprint and specialty papers for Catalyst Paper . In 2019, Paper Excellence Group acquired Catalyst Paper. In 2023,

344-483: The Malahat required a crew of fifteen, one of the challenges for a local lumbering operation was assembling a crew with experience in seamanship as well as logging. Her engines were removed during World War II, "when engines were in short supply." The Malahat was owned by the Riefel family of Vancouver, a family involved in the local brewing industry. The Malahat sailed out to " Rum Row ", located somewhere between

387-664: The Tla'amin Nation of the Mainland Comox branch of the Coast Salish peoples, who still reside there to this day. Their village is commonly referred to as Sliammon (the usual English adaptation of Tla'amin). In May 2021, Tla'amin Nation submitted a request to Powell River city council to change the name of the city. The request comes because city namesake Israel Powell, B.C.’s superintendent of Indian affairs from 1872 to 1889, helped to ensure that

430-703: The US Pacific Coast between 1920 and 1933. The Vancouver Maritime Museum says that Malahat delivered "more contraband liquor than any other ship." Malahat was built in 1917 in Victoria, British Columbia , by Cameron Genoa Mills Shipbuilders. Her owner was the Canadian Steamships Company of Montreal. As a result of the "ship emergency" during World War I, Malahat was pressed into service even before her engines were installed. She "performed reasonably well under sail" during her first voyage. Malahat

473-521: The government of British Columbia to support tourism in the town. Nearby, Texada Island with quiet beaches and lakes provides tourism opportunities and is a common weekend destination for the cities' residents. Both Texada Island and Powell River are popular for fishing, hunting, sailing, power boating camping and remote hiking. The Spanish renaissance-style Patricia Theatre is Canada's oldest continuously operating theatre, first built in 1913 and then rebuilt in 1928. The qathet Museum and Archives depicts

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516-406: The international limits . Sure it was an expensive boat to maintain but don't forget: A) it wasn't using up a lot of fuel, and B) rum-running was hugely profitable. Just incredible amounts of money. Although it's a small chapter in B.C. history it is important in that it kept a lot of seamen and shipyards busy when the economy was truly bust . Two other captains served aboard Malahat during

559-580: The Blackberry Festival, Pacific Region International Summer Music Academy (PRISMA) Festival, Logger Sports, Townsite Jazz Festival, International Choral Kathaumixw, and the Sunshine Music Festival. The Cty of Powell River and surrounding area are home to over 300 Km’s of cycling trails. Volunteer built and maintained, the two largest areas for cycling are Duck Lake (XC riding) and Mount Mahony (Enduro riding). In 2023 after many years of work by

602-458: The CWH is the rainiest biogeoclimatic zone in British Columbia. The zone typically has a cool mesothermal climate: cool summers (although hot dry spells can be frequent) and mild winters. Mean annual temperature is about 8 °C (46.4 °F) and ranges from 5.2 to 10.5 °C (41.4 to 50.9 °F) among the CWH subzones. The mean monthly temperature is above 10 °C (50 °F) for 4–6 months of

645-742: The Garden City Design Movement and the Arts and Crafts philosophy. When the British Columbia Credit Unions Act was passed in 1939, a study club organized by local millworkers secured the first charter with a deposit of $ 48.30. The mill provided a small office space at very low rent in the early years. By 1955, when the Powell River Credit Union (now 'First Credit Union') moved into a permanent office, it had over 3,000 members and $ 1 million in assets. In March 1944,

688-592: The Pacific Coast and Hawaii (possibly the Farallon Islands ), where she served as a floating warehouse while smaller, faster vessels picked up the contraband liquor and ran it ashore. The bottles were offloaded in cases or in burlap bags holding 12 bottles apiece. Some of the fast "mosquito boats" were equipped with Liberty engines , and could reach speeds of 25 knots. Estimates of the top speed of these smaller vessels range as high as 35–40 knots. The Malahat

731-790: The Sunshine Coast is similarly isolated from the rest of the BC mainland, vehicles from Vancouver must take two ferries to reach Powell River (across Howe Sound and the Jervis Inlet, if travelling via Sechelt ; and across Georgia Strait twice if going via Nanaimo ). The surrounding inlets ( fjords ) banked by mountainous terrain have made land based road connections to other areas of the BC mainland an expensive proposal. One land based route connecting Powell River to Highway 99 near Squamish has been studied, but would require two tunnels (4.5 km and 8.0 km long) and cost around 5 billion dollars. All of

774-529: The Vancouver Island Soccer League. Powell River also has many youth sports teams and associations. PRMHA is the minor hockey associations with house & rep teams. Powell River's youth baseball league is called the PRMBA. It consists of divisions for are groups 5 and 18. Powell River's gymnastics association has produced many reputable gymnasts. In 2020, Powell River received a $ 10,000 grant from

817-544: The city's roads are two-lane residential roads, and Highway 101 merges with Marine Avenue to form the city's main street. Powell River has two ferry terminals, both of which belong to BC Ferries . The Westview Ferry Terminal is located near the city's downtown and provides service to Comox and Vancouver Island on board the Salish Eagle, and to Texada Island on the Island Discovery. The Saltery Bay Ferry Terminal

860-463: The eastern shores of Malaspina Strait , which is part of the larger Georgia Strait between Vancouver Island and the Mainland. With two intervening long, steep-sided fjords inhibiting the construction of a contiguous road connection with Vancouver to the south, geographical surroundings explain Powell River's remoteness as a community, despite relative proximity to Vancouver and other populous areas of

903-501: The efforts of the U.S. Coast Guard . Apparently this was possible in part because Captain Stone's sister-in-law, who lived near Jericho Beach , Vancouver , received information from "sympathetic coastal vessels" and transmitted coded radio messages to the ship regarding the Coast Guard's whereabouts. Evasive tactics included dropping burlap bags of sand over the side as a decoy, and marking

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946-548: The huge timber. Brooks, Scanlon & Obrien; Bloedel, Stewart and Welch ; and Theodosia Logging were but a few logging companies, with the Brooks brothers and M.J. Scanlon forming the Powell River Company, western Canada's first pulp and paper mill. The Historic Townsite was designated a National Historic Site of Canada in 1995, recognizing the exceptionally well preserved early 20th Century planned community, rooted firmly in

989-480: The interactions between the pioneers and First Nations as well as showing the tools and items that would have been used by those groups. The Townsite Heritage Society was formed in 1992 to maintain and promote the historical character of the traditional neighbourhood and business section of the Powell River Townsite. Powell River hosts a number of festivals that highlight local interest and culture, including

1032-495: The location of Powell River Christian School), Kelly Creek, and Texada (elementaries) as well as Westview Learning Centre. In 2013, A brand new $ 15.6 million Elementary school named Westview Elementary was opened. It is the replacement of the old Grief Point School. The Conseil scolaire francophone de la Colombie-Britannique operates two Francophone schools: école Côte-du-soleil (primary and junior high school) and école secondaire Brooks . Private Other elementary schools in

1075-494: The mainland and not an island by definition, Powell River is a community isolated by ocean and mountains and is only accessible by water ( BC Ferries ) or by air ( Powell River Airport ). Powell River is located on Highway 101 but driving the length of the highway requires two ferries before arriving at Horseshoe Bay in West Vancouver. The alternative access to the town is a ferry crossing from Comox on Vancouver Island. Since

1118-400: The mill was permanently curtailed. The subsequent diversification of the local economy led to an increased focus on ecotourism and the arts, in addition to more traditional resources like mining, fishing, and general forestry. In recognition of its strong arts and cultural programs, Powell River was named a "Cultural Capital of Canada" in 2004. The Powell River area is the current home to

1161-510: The northern hemisphere, being that in Europe it is 5° further south. Although the hot season is dry, the vegetation reflects its location west of the mid-latitudes and who can describe the climate differently being situated within a temperate rainforest , Coastal Western Hemlock biogeoclimatic zone the mild winters and high humidity (although it has a defined dry season) it owns a wide zone of growth with firs , cedars and conifers . On average,

1204-593: The qathet Regional Cycling Association, the province of BC granted authority to the club to establish a new parking lot and professionally built climb and descent trails that continue to expand. Powell River is home to the Sunshine Coast Trail , Canada's longest hut-to-hut hiking trail. The free-access 180 kilometre back-country trail meanders through a wide variety of landscapes, including coastal shorelines, old-growth forest , panoramic mountaintops, pristine creeks and lakes and salmon streams. While located on

1247-472: The region include Assumption Catholic School (Pre-School, K-9) and Powell River Christian School (Pre-School, K-9). East of Saltery Bay, a powerline crosses Jervis Inlet on a span of 3.1 kilometres (1.9 mi). Malahat (schooner) Malahat , a large 5-masted lumber schooner from Vancouver , BC, was known as " the Queen of Rum Row " in her day. She became famous (or infamous ) for rum-running on

1290-417: The river and lake were named after him. Powell was a supporter of B.C. being part of the union with Canada and brought the first Canadian flag to BC on June 17, 1871. The pulp mill was started in 1908, with a corresponding townsite company town commenced in 1910: the first roll of paper was produced at Powell River Mill in 1912. Similarly, large logging companies had earlier moved in to take advantage of

1333-476: The rum-running era in addition to Capt. Stuart Stone: Archie McGillis and Captain John D. Vosper. The Malahat 's illegal liquor could be found as far south as San Diego, California , allegedly transported from Malahat 's anchorage 140 miles south, at Punta Colonet , Baja California. She foundered in Barkley Sound in 1944, and was towed to Powell River, British Columbia , where her wreck remains. The Malahat

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1376-575: The runway on a regular basis. The City of Powell River also has a small network of public transportation bus routes, run by BC Transit with 6 routes. The City of Powell River includes the original Townsite, which became designated a National Historic District in 1995, one of only seven in Canada. There is also the more populous Westview, and the Cranberry and Wildwood areas. On October 15, 2005, coinciding with its 50th anniversary of incorporation, Powell River

1419-707: The sale of Lot 450, land that included tiyskʷat village, went through, as well as overseeing the removal of children from their homes to be sent to residential schools, and the banning of potlatch, language and other Indigenous customs. Powell River is host to the Powell River Kings , a member team of the British Columbia Hockey League , and the Powell River Regals , a Senior Men's hockey team, founded in 1955 and winner of 3 national and several provincial championships. The Powell River Villa play in

1462-422: The site as a cache of liquor, in order to distract the Coast Guard's attention while the ship sailed off to another location. One practical commentary on the Malahat 's career says: JG: The Malahat looks like it would have cost a lot of money to keep in operation as a rum-runner. TH: Most of its rum-running was pretty sedate in that it steamed up from San Francisco and threw out the anchor and sat there off

1505-694: The south, but as much as 40-50% in the northern parts of the zone. A regional campus of Vancouver Island University is located in Powell River. This campus is called tiwšɛmawtxw (tyew-shem-out), which means house of learning. The name was a gift to the institution from the Tla’amin Nation Executive Council to acknowledge VIU's "readiness and willingness to participate and engage in meaningful reconciliation." The Powell River School Board ( School District 47 Powell River ) operates eight schools which includes Brooks Secondary School (high school), James Thomson, Henderson, Edgehill, Grief Point (now

1548-515: The vessel was temporarily assigned to the Horseshoe Bay to Langdale route (March/April 2017), whilst the dock at Langdale was being upgraded. The ship was renamed Malaspina Sky in a ceremony on October 24, 2019. The ship was renamed as part of a BC Ferries' initiative to standardize its naming conventions, to release the name, and to prevent confusion with the upcoming Island-class ferries being delivered in 2020. The passenger section of this ship

1591-400: The year. The mean temperature of the coldest month is 0.2 °C (32.4 °F) and ranges from −6.6 to 4.7 °C (20.1 to 40.5 °F) among the subzones. Mean annual precipitation for the zone as a whole is 2,228 mm (87.7 in), and ranges from 1,000 to 4,400 mm (39.4 to 173.2 in) (and probably more in some areas). Less than 15% of total precipitation occurs as snowfall in

1634-517: Was built at the Washington Marine Group (WMG) shipyards in Esquimalt , British Columbia, while the engines and hull were assembled at WMG's North Vancouver facility. The ship was built between 2006 and 2009, and was delivered almost ten months later than contracted. Despite some problems delaying her transfer to BC Ferries, she has provided effective and reliable service to date. The contract

1677-527: Was comfortably equipped for long voyages as of 1934, with "a coal-burning fireplace in the owner's quarters and two full-size bathtubs." Active until 1944, the Mabel Brown class Malahat was the longest-lived of all the 12 five-masted auxiliary schooners built in Victoria and North Vancouver in 1917–1918. Malahat began her career as a working lumber schooner, sailing between Canada and Australia, transporting

1720-470: Was fixed price, with penalties for delays, but BC Ferries was not fiscally responsible for any overruns. On December 10, 2008, BC Ferries formally accepted the vessel. Once in 2012 the ship lost power before docking, but power was restored quickly and docking was completed successfully. Powell River, British Columbia Powell River is a city on the northern Sunshine Coast of southwestern British Columbia , Canada. Most of its population lives near

1763-551: Was not very fast; one source claims that she could do "about five knots!" Jim Stone, son of Malahat 's Captain Stuart Stone, interviewed family and acquaintances to learn more about his father's activities during the Prohibition Era (1920–1933). In his book, My Dad, The Rum Runner , Stone determined that the Malahat could carry up to 100,000 bottles of illegal liquor, of which 40,000 were stowed on deck. Another source cites

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1806-440: Was officially designated a city. Townsite and Cranberry are connected by three roads by the names of Lombardy Ave, Timberlane Ave, and Hemlock Street. In the 2021 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada , Powell River had a population of 13,943 living in 6,402 of its 6,718 total private dwellings, a change of 6% from its 2016 population of 13,157. With a land area of 28.91 km (11.16 sq mi), it had

1849-500: Was the subject of the 2002 The Sea Hunters: True Adventures With Famous Shipwrecks documentary, The Malahat: Queen of the Rum Runners , narrated by Clive Cussler . The career of the Malahat has been cited as recently as October 2011, on the floor of the House of Commons of Canada , by MP Randall Garrison , as an example of potential negative consequences that could result from passing

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