Beaver Cove is a small coastal community on Northern
Vancouver Island
Vancouver Island is an island in the northeastern Pacific Ocean and part of the Canadian Provinces and territories of Canada, province of British Columbia. The island is in length, in width at its widest point, and in total area, while are o ...
, located on the
cove of the same name. It is located at the mouth of the
Kokish River, southeast of
Port McNeill
Port McNeill is a town in the North Island region of Vancouver Island, British Columbia, Canada with a population of 2,356 (2021). Located on Vancouver Island's north-east shore on Queen Charlotte Strait, it was originally a base camp for logger ...
and up the inlet from
Telegraph Cove
Telegraph Cove is a community of about 20 inhabitants, on Vancouver Island in British Columbia, Canada, located approximately northwest of Campbell River, British Columbia, Campbell River. It is a former fishing village, fishing and cannery vil ...
.
Background
It is the northern terminus of the
Englewood Railway
Englewood Railway was a logging railroad on northern Vancouver Island, Canada. Headquartered in Woss, British Columbia, the line ran from Vernon Lake, through Woss, and past Nimpkish Lake Provincial Park to Beaver Cove. It was the last operati ...
, which is named via that of the Wood & English Logging Company, whose former
logging camp
A logging camp (or lumber camp) is a transitory work site used in the logging industry. Before the second half of the 20th century, these camps were the primary place where lumberjacks would live and work to fell trees in a particular area. Many ...
, now abandoned, was
Englewood, on the other side of Beaver Cove from today's community. Also nearby, to the northeast on the southeast shore of Beaver Cove, is the community of
Kokish
Kokish is a community in northern Vancouver Island, British Columbia, Canada, located on the southeast shore of Beaver Cove. Also on Beaver Cove are the community of Beaver Cove and a former logging camp, Englewood, which is northwest of the mo ...
.
BC Names/GeoBC entry "Kokish (community)"
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See also
*Beaver Cove (disambiguation) Beaver Cove may refer to:
* Beaver Cove, Maine, U.S.
* Beaver Cove (British Columbia), a cove on Vancouver Island, Canada
** Beaver Cove, British Columbia
Beaver Cove is a small coastal community on Northern Vancouver Island, located on the co ...
References
Populated places in the Regional District of Mount Waddington
Unincorporated settlements in British Columbia
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