Juskatla Explained

Official Name:Juskatla
Settlement Type:logging camp
Pushpin Map:Canada British Columbia
Pushpin Label Position:none
Pushpin Map Caption:Location of Juskatla in British Columbia
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Type1:Province
Subdivision Type2:Region
Subdivision Name2:Haida Gwaii
Subdivision Type3:Regional District
Subdivision Name3:Skeena-Queen Charlotte
Established Title:Founded
Established Date:~1940
Area Total Km2:7.5
Population As Of:2005
Population Total:5
Population Density Km2:auto
Timezone:PST
Utc Offset:-8
Coordinates:53.6061°N -132.3233°W
Elevation M:60
Postal Code Type:Postal code span
Postal Code:V0T 1J0
Blank1 Name:Waterways
Blank1 Info:Juskatla Inlet (Masset Inlet)

Juskatla is a settlement on Juus Ḵáahlii (formerly Juskatla Inlet),[1] a sidewater off the southern end of Masset Inlet on Graham Island, the largest and northernmost of the Haida Gwaii islands off the North Coast of British Columbia, Canada.

Background

Juskatla is solely a logging camp. It is sometimes also called Juskatla Camp and has neither a residential area nor any businesses other than forestry facilities. Loggers usually work in Juskatla but live in nearby Port Clements.[2]

Juskatla used to have a steady population of only 5 inhabitants, but now has none. A few people work there for a logging outfit, Edwards & Associates.

Juskatla was established in the 1940s during World War II to supply the Allied air force with wood.[3]

It is still the center of wood processing on northern Graham Island and is currently operated by Taan Forest.

Notes and References

  1. https://apps.gov.bc.ca/pub/bcgnws/names/74850.html BC Names/GeoBC entry "Juus Ḵáahlii"
  2. http://www.britishcolumbia.com/regions/towns/?townID=4045 BritishColumbia.com Regions & Towns - Juskatla
  3. http://wiki.niho.com/Juskatla%2c%20BC.ashx Niho Land & Cattle Co., LandWiki, Towns of BC - Juskatla