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26-723: Port Hardy is a district municipality in British Columbia , Canada located on the north-east tip of Vancouver Island . Port Hardy has a population of 3,902 as of the 2021 census. It is the gateway to Cape Scott Provincial Park , the North Coast Trail and the BC Marine Trail, located on the northernmost tip of Vancouver Island. The community has access to various outdoor activities, such as kayaking, caving, scuba diving, nature viewing, surfing, saltwater rapids, fishing and camping. Port Hardy's twin city

52-545: A land area of 38.55 km (14.88 sq mi), it had a population density of 101.2/km (262.2/sq mi) in 2021. According to the 2021 census , religious groups in Port Hardy included: Once a year, Port Hardy holds a celebration in Rotary Park to acknowledge its natural resource based economy. The three syllables, fi, lo and mi, stand for "fishing, logging and mining". The celebration includes festivities in

78-472: A part of British Columbia politics , Henri-Gustave Joly de Lotbinière was the last lieutenant governor in Canada to dismiss an incumbent premier, Edward Gawler Prior, from office. Prior had been found to have given an important construction contract to his own hardware business; though, he was later appointed as lieutenant governor himself. In 1952, without a clear majority in the legislative assembly following

104-495: A province. South Africa recognizes three types of municipality; metropolitan, district and local. District municipalities are made up of a number of local municipalities. The vast majority of land consists of district municipalities, with metropolitan municipalities being reserved for large cities and the areas around them. There are eight metropolitan municipalities, and 44 district municipalities subdivided into 226 local municipalities. This British Columbia -related article

130-478: A rural municipality, is one of three municipal types, along with towns and regional municipalities. District municipalities and county municipalities are further considered rural municipalities . The province's twelve district municipalities are referred to as municipal districts by Statistics Canada . Currently, only one district municipality exists in Ontario – District Municipality of Muskoka . It

156-491: Is Numata , Japan . Port Hardy was named after Vice-Admiral Sir Thomas Masterman Hardy , who served as the captain of HMS Victory . He served at the Battle of Trafalgar when Horatio Nelson died in his arms. In the 2021 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada , Port Hardy had a population of 3,902 living in 1,791 of its 1,984 total private dwellings, a change of -5.6% from its 2016 population of 4,132. With

182-412: Is a stub . You can help Misplaced Pages by expanding it . This South Africa-related article is a stub . You can help Misplaced Pages by expanding it . This article about geography terminology is a stub . You can help Misplaced Pages by expanding it . Lieutenant Governor of British Columbia The lieutenant governor of British Columbia ( / l ɛ f ˈ t ɛ n ə n t / ) is the representative of

208-476: Is named after him. The original Colony of British Columbia was amalgamated with the Colony of Vancouver Island in 1866. That larger jurisdiction was succeeded by the present-day province of British Columbia, following the territory's entry into Canadian Confederation in 1871, when the present office of the lieutenant governor of British Columbia came into being. Since 1871, 28 lieutenant governors have served

234-483: Is served by the Bear Cove ferry terminal , which sees ferry sailings to Prince Rupert and summer-only service to Bella Coola . Port Hardy Airport has flights to Vancouver on Pacific Coastal Airlines . There are two taxi companies and a public transport bus. District municipality Under provincial law, municipalities in British Columbia are to be designated "district municipalities" on incorporation if

260-850: The Canadian Royal Family and the Canadian monarch's federal representative, the governor general of Canada . The first British settlement in the area was the Colony of British Columbia , of which the first lieutenant governor was Richard Clement Moody , who had previously served as the first governor of the Falkland Islands . Moody selected the site for and founded New Westminster —the original capital of British Columbia —and established Cariboo Road and Stanley Park . He named Burnaby Lake after his private secretary, Robert Burnaby , and named Port Coquitlam's 400-foot (120 m) Mary Hill after his wife, Mary. Port Moody

286-530: The Pacific moderating influence. As a result, summers are very cool for the latitude, whereas winters instead are very mild. Although there is a strong drying trend in summer, its summer rainfall is still higher than those of the southerly mediterranean climates. Winter rainfall is very high and in general Port Hardy is far wetter than Canada's interior. Port Hardy is located at the northern end of British Columbia Highway 19 , which runs south towards Nanaimo . It

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312-733: The general election , Lieutenant Governor Clarence Wallace was required to exercise his personal judgement in selecting the province's premier . Though the Co-operative Commonwealth Federation (CCF; now the New Democratic Party ) held one fewer seat than the Social Credit Party (Socred), Wallace was under pressure to call on the CCF leader to form a government. Wallace, however, went with Socred leader W.A.C. Bennett , which resulted in

338-610: The legislative assembly's confidence in her. As the vote on the Speech from the Throne is automatically a confidence vote and the speech was voted down, Clark's government fell. She advised Lieutenant Governor Judith Guichon to call a new elections, contending that the NDP would be unable to provide a stable government due to the need for one of its members to act as speaker, likely resulting in frequent tied votes that could be broken only by

364-468: The area to be incorporated is greater than 800 hectares (8.0 km ; 2,000 acres) and has an average population density of less than 5 inhabitants per hectare (500/km ; 1,300/sq mi). Municipalities may be incorporated under different classifications under the direction of the province's lieutenant governor , as is the case with the District of North Vancouver . A district municipality, also called

390-459: The lieutenant governor ; these are generally created in partnership with another government or charitable organization and linked specifically to their cause. These honours are presented at official ceremonies, which count amongst hundreds of other engagements the lieutenant governor partakes in each year, either as host or guest of honour; the lieutenant governor of British Columbia undertook 350 engagements in 2006 and 390 in 2007. At these events,

416-623: The lieutenant governor's presence is marked by the lieutenant governor's standard , consisting of a blue field bearing the escutcheon of the Arms of His Majesty in Right of British Columbia , surmounted by a crown and surrounded by ten gold maple leaves, symbolizing the ten provinces of Canada . Within British Columbia, the lieutenant governor also follows only the sovereign in the province's order of precedence , preceding even other members of

442-545: The monarch in the province of British Columbia , Canada. The office of lieutenant governor is an office of the Crown and serves as a representative of the monarchy in the province , rather than the governor general of Canada . The office was created in 1871 when the Colony of British Columbia joined Confederation . Since then the lieutenant governor has been the representative of the monarchy in British Columbia . Previously, between 1858 and 1863 under colonial administration

468-417: The monarch's constitutional and ceremonial duties. The present, and 30th, lieutenant governor of British Columbia is Janet Austin , who has served in the role since 24 April 2018. The lieutenant governor of British Columbia is vested with a number of governmental duties . The viceroy is also expected to undertake various ceremonial roles . The lieutenant governor, him or herself a member and Chancellor of

494-643: The order, will induct deserving individuals into the Order of British Columbia and, upon installation, automatically becomes a Knight or Dame of Justice and the Vice-Prior in British Columbia of the Most Venerable Order of the Hospital of Saint John of Jerusalem . The viceroy further presents other provincial honours and decorations , as well as various awards that are named for and presented by

520-579: The park such as activities for children, fundraising concessions, entertainment, beer gardens, bake sales, craft sales, and fireworks. A dance for each age group and a parade are also held on Filomi Days weekend- typically the third weekend in July. Brookes Laidlaw represents the current Vice Admiral in the annual parade. Port Hardy's economy relies greatly on tourism. Ferries to Prince Rupert , another popular tourist destination in British Columbia , depart every other day during peak season. Tourist traffic in

546-496: The province, including firsts such as David Lam —the first Asian-Canadian lieutenant governor in Canada—and Iona Campagnolo —the first female lieutenant governor of British Columbia. The shortest mandate by a lieutenant governor of British Columbia was Edward Gawler Prior , from 1919 to his death in 1920, while the longest was George Pearkes , from October 1960 to July 1968. In 1903, before political parties were

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572-519: The speaker. Guichon disagreed and refused to dissolve the legislature. Clark then resigned and Guichon invited Horgan to form a government, which was sworn in by Guichon on 18 July. During Guichon's time serving as lieutenant governor, she put a strong focus on the interaction of the Crown in British Columbia with the Indigenous peoples in the province, which she said needed to be defined by "respect, relationships, and responsibility", stating that

598-465: The start of a 20-year dynasty for the latter. The provincial election in 2017 resulted in neither the incumbent Liberals , nor the opposition New Democrats (NDP), winning a majority. The balance rested with the Green Party , which eventually agreed to support an NDP minority government with NDP leader John Horgan as premier. Still, Premier Christy Clark refused to resign until she could test

624-653: The summer is immense, and hotels and restaurants usually find themselves with no room to accommodate all travellers. Deer, black bears , bald eagles , squirrels, seals, salmon and many other species of birds and mammals are often spotted along the Quatse Loop Nature Trail or at Storey's Beach which is a short drive from town. Humpback whales can occasionally been seen surfacing in the bay. Port Hardy has many wildlife charters, fishing charters and places to camp during tourist season. Port Hardy has an oceanic climate ( Köppen Cfb ) due to its proximity to

650-500: The title of lieutenant governor of British Columbia was given to Richard Clement Moody as commander of the Royal Engineers, Columbia Detachment . This position coexisted with the office of governor of British Columbia served by James Douglas during that time. The lieutenant governor of British Columbia is appointed in the same manner as the other provincial viceroys in Canada and is similarly tasked with carrying out most of

676-426: Was formerly a district but has undergone heavy urbanization and development , particularly from tourism , as it is the heart of Ontario's cottage country . As a result, it was "upgraded" from a district (such as neighbouring Parry Sound District ) to having powers similar to a regional municipality , such as York Regional Municipality . In South Africa, district municipalities are administrative divisions of

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