How Much Do You Know About Prince Rupert?

Seafest is Prince Ruperts largest festival and has been held annually since 1978 on the second weekend in June. Friday, Saturday, and Sunday are packed with events, activities, food booths, and entertainment in Prince Rupert's downtown and on the waterfront. (http://www.prspecialevents.com/seafest.html)

Charles Hays is suggested as Prince Rupert's "famous" Founding Father because he is the most well-known and recognized figure among the options provided. Peter Lester and Alfred Stork are not widely known or associated with Prince Rupert, whereas Charles Hays is more likely to have a notable connection to him.

The telephone services for the City of Prince Rupert are provided by City West Cable and Telephone Corporation, aka CityWest. The City of Prince Rupert is the sole shareholder of this corporation, but CityWest operates independently offering landline telephone, cellular, and internet services. In October 2005, Citywest expanded to nearby communities such as Terrace, Kitimat, Smithers, Houston, the Hazeltons, Telkwa, and Stewart. (http://www.princerupert.ca/cityservices/utilities/citywest)

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Lee Brain is currently the Mayor of Prince Rupert and is a fourth-generation “Rupertite”. Raised in Prince Rupert, he spent his time working with at-risk youth, as well as getting, involved in the community through volunteering on First Nations issues, arts, sustainability and facilitated group development. (http://www.princerupert.ca/cityhall/mayor-council/mayor)

The Canadian Fish & Cold Storage plant opened in 1912 and was the reason Prince Rupert enjoyed being known as the Halibut Capital of the World. A drydock and shipyard was completed in 1915 by the GTP and eventually taken over by Canadian National Railway. It operated until 1954. (http://www.princerupert.ca/community/about)

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The Yellowhead Highway is the correct answer because it is a major highway in Canada that connects Prince Rupert, a port city in British Columbia, with other parts of the country. It stretches across four provinces and is an important transportation route for both goods and people. The Trans-Canada Highway and Crowsnest Highway are also major highways in Canada, but they do not directly connect Prince Rupert with the rest of the world.

There is nowhere else in Canada that gets more days of rain, nor more precipitation than Prince Rupert, B.C. This land, air, and water transportation hub sees an average of 239.7 days of rain per year, amounting to a whopping 2593.6 mm. (https://www.theweathernetwork.com/news/articles/top-five-rainiest-cities-in-canada/25184)

Source: http://royalbcmuseum.bc.ca/exhibits/living-landscapes/northwest/skeena_river/trunk.htm

Source: https://www.lonelyplanet.com/canada/prince-rupert/top-things-to-do/a/poi/361259

The first municipal election took place on May 19, 1910 with two candidates running for mayor, William Manson and Alfred Stork. There were fourteen candidates for aldermen and four candidates for school trustees. Four polling booths were set up in the Provincial Land Registry building on Second Avenue and 1025 voters cast their ballots. Alfred Stork won with 557 votes beating William Manson by 104 votes according to the Prince Rupert Optimist, May 23, 1910. (http://www.princerupert.ca/cityhall/council-history)

Clearing of the 2000 acre townsite and construction took place throughout 1907 and in January 1908, landscape architects of the Boston firm Brett and Hall arrived in Prince Rupert to plan the new city. Once completed, a public auction of 2400 Prince Rupert lots took place in Vancouver from May 25 to 29, 1909 and in Victoria the following week. This auction generated worldwide interest. After the land sale, the population tripled and the following year on March 10, 1910, Prince Rupert was incorporated. (http://www.princerupert.ca/community/about)

Source: https://www12.statcan.gc.ca/census-recensement/2016/dp-pd/prof/details/page.cfm?Lang=E&Geo1=CMACA&Code1=955&Geo2=PR&Code2=59&Data=Count&SearchText=Prince%20Rupert&SearchType=Begins&SearchPR=01&B1=All&GeoLevel=PR&GeoCode=955&TABID=1

Located on Kaien Island, Prince Rupert is known as The City of Rainbows. Its sheltered harbour is the deepest ice-free natural harbour in North America and the third deepest natural harbour in the world. (http://www.cowbaymarina.ca/information.html)

The City of Prince Rupert received $6.1 Million in net tax revenues from Port land in 2014. This represents an increase of 65% over the last 10 years.
$6.1 Million represents 32% of the City’s net tax revenues.
On a per capita basis, the City receives approximately $495 per person in tax revenues from Port land.
(http://www.rupertport.com/community/taxation)

Source: http://crew-center.com/prince-rupert-british-columbia-cruise-ship-schedule-2017

The original All Native Tournament was called the Northern British Columbia Coast Indian Championship Tournament and started in 1947 – 1953. The first 1947 Tournament was held in the Roosevelt Gymnasium and there were 400 spectators. The Tournament was cancelled from lack of interest. It was rekindled in 1959 to have the first Tournament on March 2nd, 1960 to present day. (http://anbt.ca/about-anbt/)

In March 1905 the GTP acquired a crown grant of 10,000 acres and another 14,000 acres in March 1909. In October the GTP sponsored a nation-wide contest and the name "Prince Rupert" after Rupert of the Rhine, governor of the Hudson's Bay Company, was selected in February 1906. (http://www.princerupert.ca/community/about)