Alert Bay is a village on Cormorant Island, in the Regional District of Mount Waddington, British Columbia, Canada. Volcanic features in the geography around Alert Bay are part of the Alert Bay Volcanic Belt. It appears to have been active in the Miocene and Pliocene times. No Holocene eruptions are known, and volcanic activity has ceased. Places to see: Wildlife viewing, World's tallest totem pole, U'Mista Cultural Centre and the Ecological Park.