Powell River has a small airport with a single 1,200 meter long runway and indoor waiting terminal. It is serviced by Pacific Coastal Airlines, which offers 20- to 25-minute flights between Powell River Airport and the South Terminal of Vancouver's International Airport. Charter flights and private aircraft also make use the runway on a regular basis. The City of Powell River also has a small network of public transportation bus routes, run by BC Transit with 6 routes. City of Powell River The City of Powell River includes the original Townsite, which became designated a National Historic District in 1995, one of only seven in Canada. There is also the more populous Westview, and the Cranberry and Wildwood areas. On October 15, 2005, coinciding with its 50th anniversary of incorporation, Powell River was officially designated a city. Townsite and Cranberry are connected by three roads by the names of Lombardy Ave, Timberlane Ave, and Hemlock Street. Demographics In the 2021 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada, Powell River had a population of 13,943 living in 6,402 of its 6,718 total private dwellings, a change of from its 2016 population of 13,157. With a land area of , it had a population density of in 2021. The median household income in 2005 for Powell River was $46,777, which is below the British Columbia provincial average of $52,709. Ethnicity Religion According to the 2021 census, religious groups in Powell River included: Irreligion (8,405 persons or 61.6%) Christianity (4,855 persons or 35.6%) Hinduism (60 persons or 0.4%) Buddhism (50 persons or 0.4%) Sikhism (35 persons or 0.3%) Judaism (30 persons or 0.2%) Indigenous Spirituality (25 persons or 0.2%) Islam (20 persons or 0.1%) Geography Climate and ecosystem The city has an exceptional Mediterranean climate of the warm-summer type (Köppen: Csb), resulting in the most northerly location in the northern hemisphere, being that in Europe it is 5° further south. Although the hot season is dry, the vegetation reflects its location west of the mid-latitudes and who can describe the climate differently being situated within a temperate rainforest, Coastal Western Hemlock biogeoclimatic zone the mild winters and high humidity (although it has a defined dry season) it owns a wide zone of growth with firs, cedars and conifers. On average, the CWH is the rainiest biogeoclimatic zone in British Columbia. The zone typically has a cool mesothermal climate: cool summers (although hot dry