Queen Charlotte City, British Columbia
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| Regional District | Skeena-Queen Charlotte |
| Area: | 37.08 km² |
| Founded | 1908 |
| Incorporated | 2005 |
| Population | 948 [1] |
| Population density | 25.57/km² |
| Time zone | Pacific: UTC -8 |
| Postal code span | V0T 1S0-V0T 1S1 |
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| Highways | Highway 16 |
| Waterways | Hecate Strait |
| Mayor | Carol Kulesha |
| Governing body | Queen Charlotte City Village Council |
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Queen Charlotte City, is located on the Queen Charlotte Islands, on the southern end of Graham Island at Skidegate Inlet and part of Skeena-Queen Charlotte Regional District in the province of British Columbia, Canada.
The town site was established when the first sawmill on the Queen Charlotte Islands began operating in 1908.
In the wake of World War I, additional work force was needed to supply allied warplanes with lumber. The town infrastructure quickly developed, offering public education, a hospital, general stores and other amenities, even a newspaper.
Mining and especially fishing were other employment factors in Queen Charlotte City when the demand for lumber again increased by the second half of the 20th century.
Today, many inhabitants are still working in these resource-based jobs but recently a shift towards more touristim-oriented employment has been observed.[1]
Queen Charlotte City became incorporated in 2005 [2] and now offers several motels, shops, restaurants, crafts and car repair shops, banks, a RCMP station and a hospital.
It is also the seat of the main Queen Charlotte Islands Visitor Centre. This town with its small harbour is often the starting-point for chartered tours into Gwaii Haanas National Park Reserve and Haida Heritage Site on southern Moresby Island.
Queen Charlotte City is just 4km to Skidegate with its BC Ferries landing and connections to Prince Rupert.
