When was powell river founded

However, there was no Town of Powell River yet. Powell River was what we refer to as the Townsite. The other areas were independent villages, Cranberry being the wealthiest at that time. Both Lund and Stillwater were large communities, which appeared on Government maps of the day. How did all these villages and outlying communities settle on the name Powell River? It is a fact that Powell River is a mill town and our wealth and growth was very dependant on the forestry industry.

Nevertheless, each independent village had its own council and infrastructure including village employees. If you were not born and raised here, you perhaps do not understand the fierce pride each of these villages had. People tell me they are tired of hearing about Cranberry this, and Cranberry that. Sorry, but the village of Cranberry was the wealthiest and largest village here at one time, not the Townsite, not Westview or Wildwood, which was a close second.

These independent villages, with their fierce pride, there must have been some strong debate and maybe rioting. No, there was not. It came down to government money and a tax base for community growth.

The movement began in the Townsite, with the Board of Trade. This merchants association realized that there could be no organized growth if each village remained independent; a unified tax base was needed. In addition, there were the financial benefits of being a Municipality vs. Historica Canada. Article published May 25, ; Last Edited July 24, The Canadian Encyclopedia , s. Thank you for your submission Our team will be reviewing your submission and get back to you with any further questions.

Thanks for contributing to The Canadian Encyclopedia. Article by Alan F. Artibise , Ken Favrholdt. Alan F. Their are clubs that venture into the wilderness, business and contractors and everyday normal people who take time to see the beauty of what Powell River has to offer.

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I wish to thank some people who have helped me with research, and to locate items here, Teedie and Debbie from the Powell River Historic Museum,. Doug McGregor with his good memory and great story tellings of the history,. Pat Haist who since arriving in Powell River has been a driving force for me to continue this venture,. Memorable history here! Always happy to heard interesting history such as that about Powell River destruction story.

And got information that Powell River Historic Museum. Actually the post overall informative. Thanks for informing! Just upstream of the Powell River to Wildwood bridge, on the Powell River side, there was a sunken boom boat when I was a kid.

When the lake was low there was about 40 feet of water over it. Maybe yards max upstream of the bridge. At Dodd lake the old Japanese dump from logging was just to the right of the roadway where it crosses the river towards Beaver Lake.