The District of Port Edward is a

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of approximately 577, located in the

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of British Columbia, Canada. It is situated on the Tsimpsean Peninsula, at Porpoise Harbour, near the southern end of Chatham Sound, close to the mouth of the Skeena River, 15 km (9 mi) southeast of Prince Rupert, British Columbia, Prince Rupert.

Directions

Northwest of Port Edward is the Prince Rupert, British Columbia, City of Prince Rupert, northeast of Port Edward is the Terrace, British Columbia, City of Terrace, and the unincorporated community of Thornhill, British Columbia, Thornhill, while the cities of Kitimat, British Columbia, Kitimat and Prince George, British Columbia, Prince George are to the east.

Economy

At one time sustained by the numerous Cannery, canneries in the area, transportation and construction are now the mainstays of the local economy. The Port Edward Harbour Authority provides annual moorage for over 2000 vessels annually. Tourism is also important, with the North Pacific Cannery providing both a living museum and national heritage site within Port Edward. Pembina Pipeline operates a propane rail terminal on Watson Island, moving propane from rail cars to tankers on Porpoise Harbour. The facility is staffed with 25 full time employees, and is licensed to load per day.

History

Pacific Northwest LNG (PNW LNG) had been proposed for Lelu Island, Canada, Lelu Island, adjacent to the townsite of Port Edward. The project was a major joint-venture between Malaysia's state oil and gas company, Petronas, and significant partners including Sinopec and JAPEX. This $11 billion (CAD) project, if constructed, would have brought significant economic activity to Port Edward. The project was cancelled on July 25, 2017.

Demographics

In the 2021 Canadian census, 2021 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada, Port Edward had a population of 470 living in 181 of its 207 total private dwellings, a change of from its 2016 population of 467. With a land area of , it had a population density of in 2021.

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