Powell River is a city on the northern
Sunshine Coast of southwestern
British Columbia,
Canada. Most of its population lives near the eastern shores of
Salish Sea, which is part of the larger
Georgia Strait between
Texada Island and the Mainland. With two intervening long, steep sided fjords inhibiting the construction of a contiguous road connection with Vancouver to the south, geographical surroundings explain Powell River's remoteness as a community, despite a relative proximity to
Vancouver and other populous areas of the
BC Coast. The city is the location of the head office of the
Powell River Regional District.