Rodmay Hotel

Welcome to the "old town" of Powell River, which was designated a National Historic District by the Government of Canada in October, 1995.

Standing at the foot of Ash Street outside the mill gates you see the Rodmay Hotel. Originally known as the Powell River Hotel it was the first commercial building in Powell River constructed for Andrew McKinney in 1911. For the first few years pigs were kept in a pen just outside the hotel. They were removed when a playing field was cleared on the southern side where the mill offices now stand. The hotel stairs and fires escapes made good bleachers for the early ball games, soccer and holiday races.

In 1917 McKinney sold the hotel to Rod and May Macintyre and the name was changed to the Rodmay. Many renovations have taken place over the years with retail space added at the front, but the original hotel is still in place.

Rodmay Ballpark

circa 1924

Rodmay Ballpark