Gateway to the Wild West CoastPort Alice is a picturesque community located on northern Vancouver Island, British Columbia, Canada. Situated on the banks of Neroutsos Inlet and surrounded by lush forests and plentiful lakes, Port Alice is known as 'the Gateway to the Wild West Coast'.The community is rich with unique history, and continues to transition from a once booming forestry town to a small and friendly, but vibrant rural community that both residents and visitors enjoy.You will find valuable information on our website if you live, work or plan to visit Port Alice. If you do not find what you are looking for, please contact us and we will do our best to assist you.
The first inhabitants of the Cariboo-Chilcotin were the Secwepemc, or Shuswap people. They lived in the region for at least 8,000 years prior to contact by European settlers. The Secwepemc people had a rich and vibrant culture. They held many spiritual and secular ceremonies to honour and celebrate special events, such as the first roots of the season, salmon fishing, spirit dances, family gatherings and name-giving ceremonies.The Secwepemc culture is rich with myths and legends, and key among these are the exploits of seklep, or coyote. As the legend goes, seklep was sent to put the world in order. He used his powers to create mountain ranges and waterways, and he introduced salmon to the region to feed the Secwepemc people. While foolish in nature, seklep was also intelligent and cunning, and he had great magical powers that he used to make the world safe.
The Williams Lake Golf & Tennis Club, founded in 1946, is highly regarded as one of the top Golf Courses in the British Columbia interior region.The Williams Lake Golf and Tennis Club is nestled amongst the evergreens under the ever watchful presence of t