Naval Ships in the Kelsey Bay Breakwater

Naval Ships in the Kelsey Bay Breakwater By David J Shirlaw Kelsey Bay is a small coastal settlement located in the Sayward Valley on northern Vancouver Island in British Columbia about 1 mi (1. 6 km) from the community of Sayward. The wharf at Kelsey... More

Naval Ships in the Kelsey Bay Breakwater By David J Shirlaw Kelsey Bay is a small coastal settlement located in the Sayward Valley on northern Vancouver Island in British Columbia about 1 mi (1. 6 km) from the community of Sayward. The wharf at Kelsey Bay was previously the southern terminus for the BC Ferries Inside Passage route until 1978, when Highway 19 was extended north to Port Hardy and the terminus relocated there. Kelsey Bay is part of the Village Municipality of British Columbia. Charles William Kelsey and his family moved from Washington State in 1906. They originally were headed for Alaska. They stopped at Topaz Harbour, started hand-logging and never did get to Alaska. They moved from Hardwicke Island in a scow-house which was their unique floating home. This was beached at the beginning of the rock cut and continued to be their home for some years. In January 1925, they moved to the wharf, operated a store-telegraph office and founded the post Less