Port HardyBritish Columbia

Crime runs heavier where Port Hardy is policed than in British Columbia’s towns or Canadian towns, at an index of 260

Its police area records 70 property incidents per 1,000 residents a year. Violent incidents in its police area came to 74.6 per 1,000 residents a year, higher than both British Columbia’s towns (12.5) and Canadian towns (12).

Summers stay cool in Port Hardy: July afternoons reach 18.0°C, below British Columbia’s towns and Canadian towns

The coldest nights, in January, bottom out at 1.6°C, above British Columbia’s towns (0.5°C) and Canadian towns (−13.5°C) alike. The frost-free season runs from 19 April to 4 November, 199 days. Most of the snow comes in January, about 13 cm. For the wettest month, look to November: 319 mm on average.

Port Hardy’s region trails the typical Canadian town by 2.0 years: life expectancy 79.5

Source area for health survey and life expectancy: the North Vancouver Island Health Service Delivery Area

For Port Hardy itself the measure is access, and it scores well: 1.9 km to the nearest hospital, where 3.7 km is typical. In the health survey, 54% of adults in the region rate their health very good or excellent, more than British Columbia’s 50%. The three chronic conditions the survey tracks average 15% of adults, close to British Columbia’s towns (15%) and below Canadian towns (17%).

Around Port Hardy, 3 elementary schools, 1 secondary school, 1 school for every grade and 1 alternative or adult school: 6 schools in all

Rent takes less of local pay in Port Hardy than in British Columbia’s towns or Canadian towns: 19% of household income

Shelter took 30% or more of income for 15% of households, below both British Columbia’s towns (21%) and Canadian towns (18%). Owners make up two thirds of households.

Commuters in Port Hardy have a short way to work, 16 min on average, less than in British Columbia’s towns and across Canadian towns

Driving is how 90% of commuters got to work at the census.

A normal November in Port Hardy runs from 3°C to 8°C

Expect about 319 mm of rain and snow over November. Next comes December, with normal highs of 6°C and lows of 2°C. The forecast on the Weather page is ECCC’s for Port Hardy.

Aaron Gunn (Conservative Party of Canada) holds North Island—Powell River, the riding that includes Port Hardy

In the Legislative Assembly of British Columbia, Port Hardy belongs to North Island; who holds it as MLA (Member of the Legislative Assembly, the provincial or territorial legislature) isn’t on an open record, so no one is named.

VIRL: Port Hardy Branch is Port Hardy’s public library

It sits 0.4 km from the centre of Port Hardy.

Port Hardy touches Quatse Estuary Wildlife Management Area

No national park lies within 100 km. The closest provincial park is Marble River Park, 3.8 km from the edge of town. The protected share within 10 km is 4.1%, where a typical Canadian town has 2.3%. One mapped walking route passes within 2 km: the Vancouver Island Trail.

More of Port Hardy’s residents have an Indigenous identity than in British Columbia’s towns or Canadian towns: 21%

Immigrants make up nearly one in ten residents, between British Columbia’s towns (12%) and Canadian towns (6.4%). Children are 17% of the town. Over-65s are 20% of the population.

Shaking costs buildings in Port Hardy $0.44 a year per $1,000 of value, 15 times the typical town’s

The radon tests numbers here cover the North Vancouver Island health region

0.9% of radon tests in the survey area came in above the guideline, lower than both British Columbia’s towns (1.8%) and Canadian towns (6.6%). Flood mapping exists: a study by Ministry of Environment and Climate Change Strategy. Burn scars are few around Port Hardy, with 0.1% of the land within 25 km touched by fire since 1986 (0.002% a year).