Texada Island

Located across Malaspina Strait from Powell River, Texada Island has been a mining site for the last century, which is obvious as you pull into the ferry dock at Blubber Bay. Texada today boasts three working limestone quarries that ship out over 6 million tons of limestone each year, making them the principle supplier of limestone for the cement, chemical and pulp industries throughout the Pacific Northwest. A small timber industry and numerous home-based arts and crafts businesses are located on the island.

Texada Island is located in the Strait of Georgia, between Vancouver Island and the mainland coast of British Columbia. The northern tip of Texada Island is located near Powell River, the largest community on the Sunshine Coast. BC Ferries operates a ferry service on a daily schedule from Powell River across the Malaspina Strait to Blubber Bay on Texada Island. Powell River is accessed by ferry from the Little River ferry terminal in Comox on Vancouver Island. Powell River can also be reached from Vancouver in the south (5 hours, 88 miles/141 km) by catching a ferry from Horseshoe Bay to Langdale, driving from Langdale to Earls Cove on Highway 101, and catching another ferry from Earls Cove to Saltery Bay. Powell River is 18 miles (29 km) northwest of Saltery Bay on Highway 101.

INDUSTRY:
Limestone quarrying and forestry