Butedale is a ghost town on Princess Royal Island, in British Columbia, Canada. It was founded in 1911 as a fishing, mining and logging camp.[1] Initially the salmon cannery was established by Western Packers which was purchased and operated by the Canadian Fishing Company until it ceased operating in the 1970s. At its peak, Butedale's summertime population was over 400.
A post office was opened there in 1917, and closed on March 4, 1974.[2]