Scotia Bay

From Dominion of British Columbia
Scotia Bay
Village of Scotia Bay
Coordinates 59°36′2″N 133°49′31″W
Country British Columbia
District Áa Tlein Ḵwáan IAD
Population
1,497
Postal code area A
Postal code district A4

Scotia Bay is a village in northwestern British Columbia, within the Áa Tlein Ḵwáan Indigenous Administrative District.

It is located on the western shore of Atlin Lake opposite the city of Atlin.

Commerce

Transportation

Rail

Tramway Road was mostly built along the route of a former Atlin Short Line Railway & Navigation Company railway line that connected Taku to Scotia Bay, to allow steamboat passengers from Tagish, Yukon, Canada to connect to the Atlin Lake steamboat service to Atlin.

Road

Scotia Bay is the northern terminus of Westshore Road to Teresa Island, and the southern end of Tramway Road to Taku.

Atlin Transit, a department of the Urban Transit Authority, operate public bus services to Taku (route 91) and to Teresa Island (route 92).

Ship

BC Ferries operate a ferry across Atlin Lake between Scotia Bay and Atlin.