Kitimat still has a population of approximately 10,000 and the two largest employers are Alcan (Aluminum) and Eurocan (Mill and Pulp/Paper). Its a nice company town and the people were most enjoyable. Most Kitimatians shop in Terrace where the population warrants the larger chain stores.
We found that the majority of boats in marina were from out of town (Alberta/Vancouver) - there is a waiting list of 60 boats to get in, so the moorage is tight in even the smaller areas. There is great fishing up here with large spring runs into the Kitimat River.
While in Kitimat, we did the math and found it was cheaper to rent a "wreck" (van)than to cab it around as the MK Marina is 11 km from Kitimat Downtown. There is a bus that runs by the marina, but it only runs twice a day. A cab is 25.00 each way and one cab would not have held all the liquor and food we shopped for in town. We had a wonderful dinner at Sea Masters in Kitimaat Village last night. If you ever in the area, stop in to the Kitimaat village for a tasty treat! We drove around town (took about 20 minutes) and saw all there was (we think)
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