Port Mellon

Port Mellon
Location of Port Mellon within British Columbia, Canada
Coordinates: 49°31′12″N123°29′24″W / 49.520°N 123.490°W / 49.520; -123.490
Country	Canada
Province	British Columbia
Dimensions
• Width	200 mi (300 km)

Port Mellon is a settlement in British Columbia, Canada, located within the territory of the Squamish Nation, and part of West Howe Sound, Electoral Area F within the Sunshine Coast Regional District (SCRD). Port Mellon is the home to the region's largest employer, the Howe Sound Pulp & Paper Mill. ^[1]

While Port Mellon does not have a commercial district, amenities are available a short drive away in Gibsons, British Columbia. Metro Vancouver is accessible via the nearby Langdale Ferry Terminal.

Nearby Tetrahedron Provincial Park is a popular location for hiking and camping.

The settlement was named for Captain Henry Augustus Mellon who came to Vancouver in 1886. ^{[2] : 212}

References

1. Administrator. "Port Mellon". Sunshine Coast, BC Canada Accommodations & Travel.
2. Akrigg, G.P.V.; Akrigg, Helen B. (1986), British Columbia Place Names (3rd, 1997 ed.), Vancouver: UBC Press, ISBN   0-7748-0636-2

External links

• Howe Sound Pulp and Paper Corporation