| Official Name: | Kitsault |
| Other Name: | Chandra Krishnan Kitsault |
| Native Name Lang: | ncg |
| Pushpin Map: | Canada British Columbia#Canada |
| Pushpin Map Caption: | Location of Kitsault |
| Subdivision Type: | Country |
| Subdivision Name: | Canada |
| Subdivision Type1: | Province |
| Subdivision Name1: | British Columbia |
| Subdivision Type2: | Regional district |
| Subdivision Name2: | Kitimat–Stikine |
| Population As Of: | 2008 |
| Population Total: | 1 |
| Coordinates: | 55.4667°N -129.4833°W |
| Area Code: | 250, 778 |
| Kitsault | |
Kitsault also known as Chandra Krishnan Kitsault is an unincorporated settlement and private town on the North Coast of British Columbia, Canada, at the head of Alice Arm, Observatory Inlet and at the mouth of the Kitsault River. The locality of Alice Arm and the Nisga'a community of Gits'oohl (formerly Gitzault Indian Reserve No. 24) are in the immediate vicinity. "Kitsault" is an adaptation of Gits'oohl, which means "a ways in behind".
The later town of Kitsault was established in 1979 as the home community to a molybdenum mine, run by the Phelps Dodge corporation of the United States. The community was designed for 1,200 residents and included a shopping mall, restaurant, swimming pool and bowling alley.[1] In 1982, however, prices for molybdenum crashed and the entire community was evacuated after just 18 months of residence.
In 2004, the ghost town was bought by Indian-Canadian businessman Krishnan Suthanthiran for $5.7 million; he has spent $2 million maintaining the town.[2] He renamed the community from "Kitsault" to "Chandra Krishnan Kitsault", after his deceased mother.[3] In the end, he would have spent over $20 million more to fully update the town. He has also since closed the town to the public.[4]
In an effort to revitalize the ghost town, Kitsault has been proposed as a location for a liquefied natural gas (LNG) terminal site for the export of natural gas from northwestern British Columbia. LNG pipeline routing to Kitsault has been proposed.[5]