Shearwater was originally built as an antisubmarine bomber reconnaissance post in 1941 and then abandoned in 1944. It was then purchased and developed into a fishing resort with a full service marina, fishing resort, restaurant and hotel. The hangar and the bomb shelter are all that survive from the original base.
Today, Shearwater survives on its fishing resort, locals and commercial fishermen.
There is a Canada Post branch for the community of Denny Island (V0T-1B0) located inside the grocery and liquor store. There is also a laundromat, gift shops, clothing store and gardening store just up the road. There is a small community school with seven students from grades K–7. There are approximately 50 full-time residents.
Accommodations in the town include the Shearwater Resort,[3] La La Land,[4] the Denny Island B&B,[5] and the Whiskey Cove B&B.[6]
Transportation
The Shearwater Resort operates an hourly or bi-hourly ferry service to Bella Bella. If taking the BC Ferries "Discovery Coast Passage" route, you can take the Ferries South to Port Hardy or North/East to a number of communities including: Bella Bella, Bella Coola, Klemtu, and Ocean Falls. There are a limited number of roads on Denny Island.
shearwater, british, columbia, shearwater, community, coastal, british, columbia, located, three, miles, from, bella, bella, denny, island, territory, heiltsuk, nation, entrance, shearwater, harbour, contents, history, community, transportation, also, referenc. Shearwater is a community in coastal British Columbia It is located three miles from Old Bella Bella on Denny Island 1 It is in the territory of the Heiltsuk Nation Entrance to Shearwater harbour Contents 1 History 2 Community 3 Transportation 4 See also 5 References 6 External linksHistory EditShearwater was originally built as an antisubmarine bomber reconnaissance post in 1941 and then abandoned in 1944 It was then purchased and developed into a fishing resort with a full service marina fishing resort restaurant and hotel The hangar and the bomb shelter are all that survive from the original base Today Shearwater survives on its fishing resort locals and commercial fishermen It was named after HMS Shearwater a Royal Navy vessel on the British Columbia coast from 1902 to 1915 when she was transferred to the Royal Canadian Navy 2 241 Community EditThere is a Canada Post branch for the community of Denny Island V0T 1B0 located inside the grocery and liquor store There is also a laundromat gift shops clothing store and gardening store just up the road There is a small community school with seven students from grades K 7 There are approximately 50 full time residents Accommodations in the town include the Shearwater Resort 3 La La Land 4 the Denny Island B amp B 5 and the Whiskey Cove B amp B 6 Transportation EditThe Shearwater Resort operates an hourly or bi hourly ferry service to Bella Bella If taking the BC Ferries Discovery Coast Passage route you can take the Ferries South to Port Hardy or North East to a number of communities including Bella Bella Bella Coola Klemtu and Ocean Falls There are a limited number of roads on Denny Island The Shearwater resort charters a plane for bringing its guests up Pacific Coastal Airlines operates flights twice daily in the summer and daily in the winter to Bella Bella from Vancouver International Airport South also Air North has Seasonal Charters from Vancouver International Airport South to Bella Bella From there boat service is available to Shearwater itself See also EditList of World War II era fortifications on the British Columbia CoastReferences Edit BC Geographical Names apps gov bc ca Akrigg G P V Akrigg Helen B 1986 British Columbia Place Names 3rd 1997 ed Vancouver UBC Press ISBN 0 7748 0636 2 BC s Top Fishing Resort Lodge Shearwater Resort amp Marina Shearwater Marina Home getmetolalaland com Denny Island Bed amp Breakfast cabin for rent near Bella Bella BC Canada www dennyislandbandb com Ultimate West Coast Vacation Whiskey Cove Bed amp Breakfast External links Editwww britishcolumbia com School District 49 Welcome www bcferries com schedules www pacificcoastal comCoordinates 52 08 50 N 128 05 34 W 52 14722 N 128 09278 W 52 14722 128 09278 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Shearwater British Columbia amp oldid 1103114861, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
