Bella Coola

Bella Coola (Nuxalk: Q′umq′uts) is a city on the central coast British Columbia. It is the seat of the Nuxalk Nation Indigenous Administrative District.

In addition to the satellites of Acwsalcta, Kristiania, Nutl′lhiixw, Stuwic, and Talyu, which are part of the Bella Coola conurbation, the village of Kimsquit and the unincorporated (post office) settlements of Asklhta, Ix7piixm, and Satskw are also considered as part of Greater Bella Coola, but are not satellites of the city; as such, their populations are not included in the figure for Bella Coola.

Air
Bella Coola Airport

On 22 September 1976 a DH.95B Flamingo of Pacific Coastal Airlines operating a charter flight from Bella Bella to Burns Lake crashed at Mosher Creek near Stuwic, flying into a mountainside whilst trying to avoid a stall as the pilot attempted to clear a ridge. Only one of the nineteen people aboard was killed.

Rail
Bella Coola Station is the western terminus of BC Rail's Chilcotin–Owikeno Line to Williams Lake; there is also a rail ferry connection from there to Port Hardy operated by the RBCN Railway. There are also a number of other stations along the line that are located in satellites of Bella Coola.

BC Rail operate a Rapid service, the T'exelc Rapid (Trains 63/64), once daily between Bella Coola and Williams Lake, as well as Trains 6201/6202, a daily except Sunday stopping service between Bella Coola and Williams Lake - this is the last mixed train on the North American continent. As well, BC Rail operate a RailBus service under contract to Bella Coola Transit between Bella Coola and Stuwic; this runs nine times daily in each direction.

Ship
BC Ferries operate ferry services to Bella Bella via Ocean Falls, and to Prince Rupert via Bella Bella. As well, the Royal BC Navy operate a rail ferry service from Bella Coola Station to Port Hardy.

Football
Bella Coola United FC of British Columbia Football League and Bella Coola United WFC of the British Columbia Women's Football League both play at Mamayu Stadium in Acwsalcta, which has a capacity of 1,880.

Bella Coola United presently play in the Northwest Football Championship, having been relegated from the BCFL Division Three in 2019 after a single season. Their greatest League success came in 1976, when they finished second in Division Three A and thus qualified for the Promotion Playoffs; unfortunately, they were eliminated in the quarter-finals by Silver King FC of Nelson with a 1:7 aggregate score, therefore failing to win promotion to Division Two. The club has won Northwest Championship titles in 2009 and 2014; their best BC FA Cup performance was in 1933, when they reached the quarter-finals, where they lost to Mission City FC.

Rugby
Bella Coola RFC of the British Columbia Rugby Union play at Mamayu Stadium.

Military
HMBCS Porpoise, the Royal BC Navy's primary base for submarines, is located in South Bentinck Arm near the settlement of Ix7piixm; there are also helicopter and seaplane facilities located here.