Port McNeillBritish Columbia

Port McNeill has cooler summers than British Columbia’s towns or Canadian towns: July highs of 18.0°C

The thermometer drops below freezing on 47 days a year, below British Columbia’s towns (60) and Canadian towns (159) alike. On a January night, the temperature in Port McNeill falls to about 1.6°C. Most of the snow comes in January, about 13 cm. Between the last spring frost, 19 April, and the first in autumn, 4 November, lie 199 days.

Commuters in Port McNeill have a short way to work, 20 min on average, less than in both British Columbia’s towns and Canadian towns

Driving is how 85% of commuters got to work at the census.

People in Port McNeill’s health region live to 79.5 on average, 2.0 years short of the typical Canadian town

The health survey and life expectancy numbers here cover the North Vancouver Island Health Service Delivery Area

The survey counts 9% of adults as smokers, close to British Columbia’s towns (9%) and below Canadian towns (12%). In the health survey, 54% of adults in the region rate their health very good or excellent, more than British Columbia’s 50%. What sets Port McNeill apart within its region is a short trip to hospital, 0.8 km for the average resident (3.7 km typical).

The police who cover Port McNeill record more serious crime than British Columbia’s towns or Canadian towns: a Crime Severity Index of 111

Area-wide: Crime Severity Index, Violent Crime Severity Index, violent crime and property crime per 1,000, counted over the Port McNeill detachment area

For violence alone, its police area’s index was 123, higher than both British Columbia’s towns (76) and Canadian towns (86). Where it is policed, 25.2 violent incidents per 1,000 residents are recorded each year. Property crime in the area its police cover: 34.8 per 1,000 people a year.

Port McNeill’s teenagers travel 26 km to the nearest high school

Port McNeill in November: highs near 8°C, lows near 3°C

November normally sees 319 mm of precipitation. By December, a normal day reaches 6°C and a night falls to 2°C. Also worth knowing: for today and the week ahead, the Weather page carries ECCC’s Port Hardy forecast.

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

From British Columbia come 43 MPs, 20 of them with the Liberal Party of Canada.

Port McNeill has one public library, VIRL: Port McNeill Branch

It sits 1 km from the centre of Port McNeill.

More of Port McNeill’s residents have an Indigenous identity than in British Columbia’s towns or Canadian towns: 15%

17% of residents are 65 or over, below both British Columbia’s towns (21%) and Canadian towns (19%). Immigrants make up 8.5% of residents, below British Columbia’s towns (12%) but above Canadian towns (6.4%).

Earthquakes are Port McNeill’s biggest hazard: $0.25 of damage a year per $1,000 of buildings, 8 times the norm

Shared with the rest of the North Vancouver Island health region: radon tests

In Health Canada’s survey, just 0.9% of homes tested in the area exceeded 200 Bq/m³ (6.6% typical). Little of the land around Port McNeill has burned: 0.3% within 25 km since 1986, or 0.006% a year. No flood study for Port McNeill is on the national inventory.

Lower Nimpkish Park is 4.0 km from Port McNeill

One mapped walking route passes within 2 km: the Vancouver Island Trail. No national park lies within 100 km. Within 10 km, the count of public protected areas is 5, lower than British Columbia’s towns (14) yet higher than Canadian towns (4).

Renting in Port McNeill costs 17% of household income, less than in both British Columbia’s towns and Canadian towns

Owners make up 70% of households, lower than both British Columbia’s towns (76%) and Canadian towns (74%). 14% of households spent 30% or more of their income on shelter, below both British Columbia’s towns (21%) and Canadian towns (18%).