adding ton , ▁British ▁Columbia , ▁Canada . ▁▁ 1 , 2 0 0 - 1 , 5 0 0 ▁people ▁live ▁within ▁the ▁village . ▁ ▁Population ▁Up ▁to ▁a ▁half ▁of ▁the ▁village ' s ▁residents ▁are ▁First ▁Nations ▁people . ▁The ▁village ▁is ▁in ▁traditional ▁K w ak w aka ' w ak w ▁territory . ▁Two ▁Indian ▁Res erves ▁take ▁up ▁the ▁rest ▁of ▁C orm or ant ▁Island , ▁Alert ▁Bay ▁ 1 ▁on ▁the ▁east ▁side ▁of ▁the ▁island , ▁Alert ▁Bay ▁ 1 A ▁on ▁the ▁west . ▁ ▁Fac ilities ▁and ▁features ▁Alert ▁Bay ▁has ▁a ▁credit ▁union , ▁gro c ery ▁store , ▁museum s , ▁a ▁traditional ▁" big ▁house ", ▁a ▁hospital , ▁an ▁RC MP ▁station , ▁a ▁drug ▁store , ▁a ▁post ▁office , ▁three ▁restaur ants ▁and ▁ret ail ▁gift ▁sh ops , ▁a ▁BC ▁liqu or ▁store , ▁a ▁Royal ▁Canadian ▁Leg ion , ▁a ▁pub , ▁do ctors ' ▁offices , ▁a ▁dent al ▁clin ic , ▁a ▁drug ▁and ▁alco hol ▁treatment ▁centre , ▁and ▁ 4 ▁autom ated ▁tell er ▁machines ▁( one ▁in ▁the ▁bank , ▁leg ion ▁hall , ▁restaurant ▁and ▁one ▁inside ▁B ays ide ▁Pub ). ▁ ▁The ▁town ▁has ▁three ▁air ports ▁( Alert ▁Bay ▁Airport , ▁a ▁public ▁air port , ▁and ▁the ▁Alert ▁Bay ▁Water ▁Aer od rome ). ▁ ▁There ▁is ▁a ▁boat ▁har bour ▁and ▁a ▁BC ▁Fer ries ▁terminal ▁with ▁service ▁to ▁So int ula