The North Island’s top main street shopping experience is in Port Hardy, not surprising given its status the North Island’s transportation hub, followed by Port McNeill. That said, there are plenty of independent retailers, chain merchants and, in some of the smaller towns and villages, one-size-fits-all general stores wherever people in the north call home. Given the scenery and the solitude, people here are passionate about creating art. Home studios are often located in some of our nicest places – country backroads, seaside settings and the First Nations lands of Alert Bay and Fort Rupert. Foodies, meanwhile, can buy locally smoked salmon, fresh-caught seafood and 100-mile-diet chocolate.


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Port McNeill
Dalewood Inn
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Port Hardy
Kwa'lilas Hotel
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Port Hardy
Glen Lyon Inn & Suites
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Telegraph Cove
Old Saltery Pub
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Sointula
The Burger Barn
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Wilderness Destinations, Woss, Mount Cain & The Nimpkish Valley
Mount Cain Ski Area
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Telegraph Cove
Killer Whale Café
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Alert Bay
Orca Inn Pub
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Port McNeill
Subway
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Port McNeill, Telegraph Cove
Roxy's Diner Food Truck
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Port Hardy
Café Guido
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Sointula
Harmony Gardens Gallery
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Sointula
Upper Crust Bakery
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Alert Bay
Pass N'Thyme
Sointula
The Oceanfront Hotel
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Port Hardy
West Coast Community Craft Shop

