Sights & Attractions

  • Black Fish Gallery

    Tel 250-632-6469
    650 Raven Cresent
    P.O. Box 1035
    Kitamaat Village, BC V0T 2B0

  • Kitamaat Village

    There is lots at to see at Kitamaat Village including a busy fishing harbour, traditional totem poles, carving studios, and the Haisla Community School which represents an exceptional architectural mix of traditional and modern design.

  • Kitimat Attractions

    Exploring Kitimat

  • Kitimat Museum & Archives

    Explore town history with the coming of Alcan’s aluminum smelter in the 1950s, early valley settlement, and Haisla traditional arts and technology. Additional displays feature regional geology, flora, and fauna. The temporary gallery offers changing exhibitions of arts, culture and history.

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    Open Hours June to August: Monday – Saturday: 10 a.m. to 5 p.m.September to May: Monday - Friday: 10 a.m. to 5 p.m., Saturday 12 noon to 5 p.m.
    Tel (250) 632-8950
    Fax (250) 632-7429
    293 City Centre
    Kitimat, B.C.
    V8C 1T6
    http://www.kitimatmuseum.ca

  • Kitimat River Fish Hatchery

    The Kitimat River Hatchery is operated by the Federal Department of Fisheries and Oceans. The species mix includes chinook, chum and coho salmon, and steelhead and cutthroat trout. It is a walking tour and is wheelchair accessible. Drive straight through town across the Haisla Bridge, past Industrial Avenue and Radley Park, towards the Alcan smelter. The sign is partly hidden by trees. The turnoff is on the left.




    Open five days a week, Monday to Friday, 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. Closed on holidays and weekends. Tours have traditionally been available at 9 a.m., 10:30 a.m., 1:30 p.m., and 3 p.m.
    Tel 250-639-9888 or 250-639-9220
    PO Box 197
    Kitimat, BC V8C 2M2
    http://www-heb.pac.dfo-mpo.gc.ca/facilities/kitimat/kitimat_e.htm

  • The Giant Sitka Spruce

    The famous Giant Sitka Spruce near the Kitimat River is a “must see” attraction. It was registered as B.C.’s largest living spruce tree in 1983 and is now protected by environmental law. Over 500 years old, the tree is the oldest living organism in the Kitimat Valley. It remains a fine example of the type of giant timber that attracted the early loggers to the Kitimat Valley. It is surrounded by a grove of other large trees, but none matches the size of the Giant Sitka.

    The Giant Sitka Spruce of the West Coast is amongst the largest living flora on earth. In the Lower Kitimat Valley you will find them everywhere. They are big with circumferences rivaling world record sizes. Sitka spruce wood is used for products that are light and strong. Examples include paddles and sailboat masts. Kitimat has dedicated a special viewing area of these noble trees with a park minutes from town on the north side of the Kitimat River.

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    An interesting point, some of the locals call sitka spruce "talking trees" as the slightest breeze can make them squeak and groan as they move.