Photo: Kevstan · CC BY-SA 3.0Port Alberni has two public libraries, VIRL: Port Alberni Branch and Port Alberni Branch
No library board reports for Port Alberni alone: its libraries belong to a county or regional system, whose figures cover many towns.
ACivic life#15 of 254 in British ColumbiaWhat Port Alberni’s civic life grade weighs
With a A, Port Alberni ranks #15 of 254 British Columbia towns on civic life. A civic life grade needs two of its three inputs, and Port Alberni has charities and volunteering, though not library visits.
Informal groups and mutual aid go uncounted.
Sources: provincial statistics, the CRA, Statistics Canada.
66 registered charities give a Port Alberni mailing address
Per 1,000 residents that makes 3.4; the median is 1.2 for British Columbia towns and 1.4 for Canada’s. Charities are placed by mailing address, which flatters service towns whose post office serves a region and undercounts suburbs and rural municipalities.
36.9%
Formal volunteering is measured only for the province: 36.9% of British Columbia’s people in 2023, give or take (35.2% to 38.7%), with the provinces between 25.2% and 40.3%.
Statistics Canada, table 45-10-0039.
Port Alberni’s 2 public libraries
Closest first, each distance a straight line from the centre of Port Alberni.
What this data can and can’t tell you
- Library locations. Locations merge two sources, OpenStreetMap and Statistics Canada’s 2020 list, without school, college or hospital libraries.
Questions about the library and civic life in Port Alberni
Does Port Alberni have a public library?
Yes, 2: VIRL: Port Alberni Branch and Port Alberni Branch.
Library locations: © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL) and Statistics Canada, Open Database of Cultural and Art Facilities (2020). Charities: Canada Revenue Agency, List of charities (2024), charitable organizations only.
Adapted from Statistics Canada (Census of Population 2021, population estimates 2025, 2021 census boundaries) under the Statistics Canada Open Licence; this does not constitute an endorsement by Statistics Canada. Neighbourhood names in some cities © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL).