Bears of the Bella Coola Valley

With the spring vegetation in full blossom and a variety of succulent plants available, black and grizzly bears are browsing on their favorite spring greens! Lots of locals and tourists have been seeing black bears fairly regularly, and a few grizzly bears have been seen as well!

Bella Coola valley is home to dozens of grizzly bears and likely hundreds of resident or regional black bears! With these animals in close proximity to the town and homes their sightings are all part of a trip to Bella Coola. These animals also share their space with cougars, wolves, deer, beavers and other iconic Canadian wildlife!

Tours that we offer through Coast Mountain Lodge and Kynoch Adventures are the perfect opportunity for a chance to see these and other creatures of the Great Bear Rainforest.

Spring News & more on Sustainability

With the recent release of West Coast Adventures TV Bella Coola Episode (May 12 and re-airing May 30), we expect great publicity for our region! Way to GO West Coast Adventure Team (Danny, Susie and Scott!). The full episode can be viewed at westcoastadventurestv.com. Look for Season 2, Episode 5 for some fun clips.


Eco-rafting season has started again and we are looking forward to training upgrades for staff and guides, including Swift Water Rescue training provided by Raven Rescue in Bella Coola this spring.

Holly also completed her Bear Viewing Guide course at Night Inlet this spring and we are pleased to welcome new staff to Coast Mountain Lodge! Alecia has joined our team and Annika is back for the summer so we expect to have a well rounded contingent of staff and leaders to assist guests for 2010.

Our lodge is also gaining ETHOS sustainability certification as a commitment to our sustainability pledges and to make guests' visits more enjoyable. Stay tuned as this certification unfolds! Recent addition of our property to the BC Ferries Holiday booking program is also proving to be beneficial in promoting our region and sending customers to us!