Cedarvale is an unincorporated community in the Skeena region of west central British Columbia.

The subsequent general community was called Cedarvale, which alluded to the cedars growing around the former landing.

[10][11] The strict Sabbath observance at the mission meant that even minor activities, which could be considered as work, were not permitted on Sundays.

Such strict rules for members prompted outsiders to facetiously call the place "Holy City"[3] or "Little Heaven".

Work activities included farming, assisting in the general store, handling the government mail contract, and employment in the sawmill.

[15] During the Grand Trunk Pacific Railway (GTP) construction, a camp was established just south of the Meanskinisht sawmill.

[16] In late February 1912, the eastward advance of the GTP rail head from Prince Rupert passed through Cedarvale and reached Mile 143.

The amount was close to the original offer, but legal costs consumed the greater part, leaving the owner thousands of dollars worse off.

[21] In 1924, a section foreman died from injuries sustained when his speeder ran into a rockslide about 9 kilometres (6 mi) west.

[30] A trackside signpost marks the Cedarvale flag stop for Via Rail's Jasper – Prince Rupert train.

[51] In 1948, the 21-metre (68 ft) King truss bridge across the channel on the road to the Cedarvale ferry washed out.

[52] Installed in 1963–64 were new landing pontoons and a basket-type aerial passenger ferry using the existing cable during winter.

[56] In 1975, the main cable snapped, which left the loaded ferry stranded 61 metres (200 ft) from shore.

[57] Apparently, the excessive weight of a dump truck, loader and two cars brought down the two towers, breaking the cable.

In 1907, he obtained his pre-emption,[69] where he planted fruit trees, harvested wheat, and sold vegetables from his garden to the railway construction camp.

[79] On the southeast shore, a small general store, café, and gas bar existed, adjacent to the northern tip of the island.

[80] The one-room school[81] was augmented in 1954–55, when the vacant Skeena Crossing building was moved to Cedarvale.

[86] Equally as plausible is John Henderson Ritchie,[87] a GTP construction engineer involved in the project, who died in 1911.

[89] In the early 1990s, the Skeena Watershed Management Authority established a fish landing site at Ritchie for DFO monitoring.

[91] Named after William Henry Woodcock, the community now comprises a small scattered population.

[93] In 1923, Robert McKay purchased a two-thirds interest in the venture called the Cassiar Northern Ranch, where 100 dairy cows would supply the Prince Rupert market.