Assessment, counselling and treatment for youth affected by substance use; serves Winter Harbour.
For youth ages 13–19 experiencing difficulties related to their own or another person’s substance use, and for concerned family members, caregivers and supporters. Services include intake assessment, individual or family counselling, information, harm reduction, and connections to treatment and other supports. Contact the Mt. Waddington office and ask for an intake counsellor; referral forms are available. By appointment. Phone 250-902-6063 or email discovery@islandhealth.ca. Located at 7305 Market Street, Port Hardy, BC V0N 2P0.
Regional family and community supports, including outreach and personalized support programs, available to Mount Waddington Regional District residents.
North Island Community Services Society provides individual, family and community support services across the Mount Waddington Region and explicitly includes Coal Harbour in its service area. Its program list includes family life support, caregiver support, early-years programs, Community Links, community inclusion, customized employment, outreach and personalized supports. Individual program locations, referral requirements and availability vary; contact NICSS to confirm what is currently available to Coal Harbour residents.
Service Areas: Alert Bay, Beaver Cove, Coal Harbour, Fort Rupert, Port Alice, Port Hardy, Port McNeill, Quatsino, Sointula, Woss
Free food market in Port Hardy and monthly food delivery to registered clients in Woss and Sointula.
Loaves and Fishes North Island runs a free food market at 7120 Market Street in Port Hardy and offers monthly food delivery to registered clients in Woss and Sointula. The market is open to all regardless of income or location; call 250-902-0332 for current market hours. Initial registration requires government ID for each household member. People without ID can access food three times in six months. Woss delivery is arranged by registration; the market itself is in Port Hardy.
Scheduled public transit connecting Coal Harbour and Port Hardy via the Quatsino Health Station.
BC Transit Route 5 serves Coal Harbour, the Quatsino Health Station and Port Hardy. The current timetable shows weekday and Saturday trips, including stops named Coal Harbour and Coal Harbour Junction Turnoff. Schedules can change; check the linked route timetable before travelling. Flag stops are unavailable on Route 5 due to safety concerns.