Canada Tour Port Hardy Vancouver Island

Port Hardy
Port Hardy is a small town in the north of Vancouver Island in the Canadian province of British Columbia.
It is the northernmost town on the island.The history of the First Nations, dating back about 8000 years, and the history of the so-called pioneers characterize the island

Finds of the settlement of Vancouver Island show artifacts that can be dated to about 6000 BC. Between 3000 BC and 500 AD, an obsidian blade culture prevailed, followed by maritime culture characterized by canoes and prey animals, namely seals and salmon.
the tribes, equipped with rifles through the fur trade with the Europeans, became successful traders and slave hunters, extending their raids as far north as Washington.

From the 1950s until 1991, the Royal Canadian Air Force maintained a radar station near the town.

Despite a small population and surrounding wilderness, Port Hardy has a small-town feel. It offers enough services, so there is a visitor as well as a shopping center and supermarkets, 24-hour gas stations, clothing and art stores, a gymnasium, car dealers, bank branches, a library, churches, bars and restaurants and smaller stores. A hospital, fire station and ambulance, and police station make up the public services.