Location
- Home of rare white Kermode Bear and 'fictional' sasquatch!
- A sport fishing paradise.
- A fishing derby is held annually.
Located 60 kilometres south of Terrace in northwestern British Columbia, the modern port city of Kitimat was built in the 1950's for the Aluminum Company of Canada (Alcan). A planned community with defined residential areas and a centralized urban core, it is home today to one of the world's largest smelters, a pulp and paper mill, a petrochemical manufacturer and a fish hatchery. Nestled at the end of Douglas Channel, a 140 km fjord along the Alaska-Vancouver "Inside Passage", Kitimat's beautiful setting provides the backdrop for a unique mix of successful industry and a natural outdoor lifestyle.
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