Port Alberni, British Columbia

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Port Alberni, population 29,127, is located in the Alberni Valley and is the gateway to Vancouver Island’s Pacific Rim. Port Alberni has a reputation for great salt- and freshwater fishing; fishing charters and boat rentals abound. Board the MV Lady Rose or the MV Frances Barkley and cruise through the Alberni Inlet to Bamfield or Ucluelet.
Wikipedia article: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Port_Alberni
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Coordinates:   49°17'6"N   124°51'18"W

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  • Damaged by the Good Friday 1964 Alaska earthquake. http://www.city.port-alberni.bc.ca/AVMuseum/Tsunami.htm
  • Port Alberni is also known as the Salmon Capital of the world and the Community with a Heart.
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