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  1. Lillooet, British Columbia

    map caption Location of Lillooet in British Columbia pushpin mapsize coordinates region CA BC ... subdivision type3 List of British Columbia Regional Districts Regional District subdivision name3 Squamish Lillooet Regional District, British Columbia Squamish Lillooet subdivision type4 subdivision ... private school and organic farming experience about 24  km south of Lillooet on British Columbia ..., the source of the town s greatest renown. Locations South of Lillooet is Lytton, British Columbia Lytton 62  km and Hope, British Columbia Hope 173  km . West of Lillooet is Pemberton, British ...  km , and Prince George, British Columbia Prince George 518  km . Climate Lillooet experiences ... Assembly for Lillooet electoral district Lillooet and 8th Premier of British Columbia Caspar Phair ... Category District municipalities in British Columbia Category Populated places in the Squamish Lillooet ... de Lillooet British Columbia fr Lillooet Colombie Britannique ro Lillooet, British Columbia ... Canada British Columbia the name of a location map as per http en.wikipedia.org wiki Template Location ... title1 Governing  body leader name1 District of Lillooet leader title2 Legislative Assembly of British Columbia MLA leader name2 Harry Lali British Columbia New Democratic Party NDP leader title3 ... blank info British Columbia Highway 12 Highway 12 br British Columbia Highway 99 Highway 99 ... River in western Canada , about convert 240 km mi up the British Columbia Railway line ..., British Columbia Lytton for the title of Canada s Hot Spot on a daily basis in summer. Population ... Columbia in rapid succession Yale, British Columbia Yale first, Barkerville, British Columbia ... route from Yale, British Columbia Yale to Barkerville, British Columbia Barkerville via Ashcroft, British Columbia Ashcroft a few years later. Lillooeters still, however, consider their town to be Mile ... Columbia Cassiar , the Lillooet area was the world s largest source of the nephrite form of jade. Unknown ...   more details



  1. British Columbia

    by the warmer Fraser Canyon towns of Lillooet, British Columbia Lillooet and Lytton, British ... of far flung boom communities like Barkerville, British Columbia Barkerville and Lillooet, which ...Infobox Province or territory of Canada Name British Columbia AlternateName small Colombie Britannique ... Coat of Arms of British Columbia.png Map British Columbia, Canada.svg Motto lang la Splendor sine ... of BC. ref Slogan beautiful British Columbia Flower Pacific Dogwood Tree Thuja plicata Western Red Cedar Bird Steller s Jay Animal Spirit Bear Capital Victoria, British Columbia Victoria LargestCity Vancouver LargestMetro Metro Vancouver Premier Christy Clark PremierParty British Columbia Liberal ... of British Columbia PostalAbbreviation BC PostalCodePrefix List of V postal codes of Canada V AreaRank ... 6 ISOCode CA BC Website www.gov.bc.ca British Columbia IPAc en audio En ca BritishColumbia.ogg ... of Canada . The capital of British Columbia is Victoria, British Columbia Victoria , the List of the 100 ... , and the second largest in the Pacific Northwest . In 2009, British Columbia had an estimated population ... leader as a result of the British Columbia Liberal Party leadership elections party election on February 26, 2011. British Columbia s economy is largely resource based. It is the endpoint of transcontinental ... of the United Kingdom Queen Victoria when the Colony of British Columbia , i.e. the Mainland , became a British colony in 1858. ref Ged Martin, The Naming of British Columbia, Albion A Quarterly Journal ... 4048132 in JSTOR ref It refers to the Columbia District , the British name for the territory drained by the Columbia River , in southeastern British Columbia, which was the namesake of the pre Oregon Treaty Columbia Department of the Hudson s Bay Company . Queen Victoria chose British Columbia to distinguish what was the British sector of the Columbia District from that of the United States American .... Geography Main Geography of British Columbia File BC relief.png thumb 300px right British Columbia ...   more details



  1. Lillooet

    Lillooet may refer to Lillooet, British Columbia Lillooet , a town in the Fraser Canyon in British Columbia . the St at imc people, also known as the Lillooet people The Lillooet language , also known under the names of its dialects St at imcets and Ucwalm cwts The Lillooet Tribal Council , which is the usual English name for the largest tribal council of the St at imc people the Lilloooet Indian Band is the usual name for the government now known as T it q et First Nation Lillooet is found on many geographic features The Lillooet River , a tributary of the Fraser River Lillooet Lake, a lake on the Lillooet River The Lillooet Ranges , a subdivision of the Coast Mountains The Lillooet Icecap an icefield in the Coast Mountains , about 200k north of Vancouver and at the head of the Lillooet and Bridge Rivers The Lillooet Glacier , a tongue of the Lillooet Icecap which is the source of the Lillooet River. Lillooet Mountain is one of the peaks of the Lillooet Icecap It is also common in administrative names Squamish Lillooet Regional District is a regional district in British Columbia, Canada the Lillooet Land District is a legal land survey region of British Columbia dating to the founding of the colony in 1858 used in all property and legal documents Yale Lillooet is a provincial electoral district or riding in British Columbia which superseded Lillooet electoral district Lillooet ... twelve ridings Lillooet West electoral district Lillooet West was a historical provincial electoral district in the 1894, 1898 and 1890 British Columbia elections Lillooet East electoral district Lillooet East was a historical provincial electoral district in the 1894, 1898 and 1890 British Columbia elections and parts of the original Yale provincial electoral district Yale riding. NB the original federal district including the town and area of Lillooet was Cariboo electoral district . disambig de Lillooet fr Lillooet ro Lillooet ...   more details



  1. Columbia College (British Columbia)

    logo Image Columbia College logo.jpg 256px Columbia College is a two year liberal arts college in Vancouver, British Columbia . Mission Columbia College s mission is to prepare international ... Columbia College also provides a Full Requirement Courses for Business to Transfer to Third Year of Commerce in University of British Columbia http www.columbiacollege.ca en content business ... in British Columbia List of universities in British Columbia Higher education in British Columbia Education in Canada References reflist Commons External links http www.columbiacollege.ca Columbia College BC Uni state expanded private yes college yes Coord missing British Columbia Category Universities and colleges in Vancouver vi Columbia College Vancouver, British Columbia ...Advert date July 2010 Refimprove date December 2008 Infobox university name Columbia College image name native name latin name image motto Your pathway to university established 1936 type Private school Private Community college affiliation endowment principal Dr. Trevor Toone city flagicon Canada Downtown Vancouver province British Columbia country Canada coor campus Urban area Urban students 800 undergrad postgrad faculty staff alumni colors colours color box 072B61 Blue br color box FFFFFF White ... Columbia College Our Mission Retrieved September 23, 2011 ref History Canada s oldest independent international college, Columbia College has offered high school completion programs since 1936. In 1965 ... students. In 1985 Columbia College established its reputation as Canada s premier university preparatory ... and Africa. For over 70 years Columbia College has provided quality education to young adults who have completed their qualifications at Columbia College and proceeded to university. http www.columbiacollege.ca en content about us college history Programs Columbia College offers University transfer ... Boat Festival Alcan DragonBoat Festival for 7 years. Societies Student Association of Columbia College ...   more details



  1. Parsonville, British Columbia

    Parsonville is a ghost town located near Lillooet, British Columbia Lillooet in British Columbia , Canada . ref cite author Basque Garnet title British Columbia Ghost Town Atlas. Sunfire Publications Limited. date 1982 ref References Reflist coord missing British Columbia Category Ghost towns in British Columbia ...   more details



  1. Gates, British Columbia

    Gates is an unincorporated rural recreational community in the Gates Valley of the Lillooet Country in the British Columbia Interior Southern Interior of British Columbia , Canada . It is located about midway along the length of the Gates River , between the communities of Birken, British Columbia Birken and D Arcy, British Columbia D Arcy . References BCGNIS 5362 Gates coord 50 30 00 N 122 32 00 W display title Category Unincorporated settlements in British Columbia Category Lillooet Country Category Populated places in the Squamish Lillooet Regional District BritishColumbiaInterior geo stub ...   more details



  1. Barkley Valley, British Columbia

    Barkley Valley is a former gold mining community and now ghost town located on the easternmost fork of Haylmore Creek in the Cayoosh Range of the Lillooet Country of the British Columbia Interior Southern Interior of British Columbia , Canada . See also List of ghost towns in British Columbia References BCGNIS 37558 Barkley Valley coord 50 29 00 N 122 20 00 W display title Category Lillooet Country Category Mining communities in British Columbia Category Valleys of British Columbia Category Company towns in Canada Category Ghost towns in British Columbia BritishColumbiaInterior geo stub Canada ghost town stub ...   more details



  1. Green River (British Columbia)

    Image green river.jpg thumb right Green River just below Nairn Falls The Green River is a tributary of the Lillooet River in southwestern British Columbia , Canada . Approximately 25 kilometres in length, it begins at the outflow of Green Lake Whistler Green Lake in Whistler, British Columbia Whistler and joins the Lillooet River a couple of kilometres above where the river flows into Lillooet Lake . Its main tributaries are the Soo River and the river like Rutherford Creek , which is the location of one of only two artificial whitewater kayaking courses in Canada. Just below Rutherford Creek is Nairn Falls . See also River of Golden Dreams BritishColumbiaInterior geo stub coord missing British Columbia Category Rivers of British Columbia Category Sea to Sky Country Category Lillooet Country ...   more details



  1. British Columbia Highway 12

    unreferenced date August 2009 Infobox road province BC name notes type Hwy route 12 alternate name Lytton Lillooet Highway map established 1953 length km 62 length round length ref length notes direction a South terminus a jct state BC Hwy 1 in Lytton, British Columbia Lytton direction b North terminus b jct state BC Hwy 99 in Lillooet, British Columbia Lillooet previous type Hwy previous route 11 next type Hwy next route 13 Highway 12 , opened in 1953 , is a connection from the Trans Canada Highway to the town of Lillooet, British Columbia Lillooet . The highway originally went all the way to a junction with British Columbia Highway 97 Highway 97 at Lower Hat Creek, but when the Duffey Lake Road was paved in 1992 , the section of Highway 12 from Lillooet to Highway 97 was renumbered British Columbia Highway 99 99 . Highway 12 follows the east bank of the Fraser River on the western flank of the small Clear Range for 62  km 39  mi from a junction with British Columbia Highway 1 Highway 1 at Lytton, British Columbia Lytton to a junction with British Columbia Highway 99 Highway 99 just across the river from the town of Lillooet, British Columbia Lillooet . BCHighways Category British Columbia provincial highways 012 BritishColumbia road stub BritishColumbia stub de Highway 12 British Columbia ...   more details



  1. Nesikep, British Columbia

    Location map Canada British Columbia lat 50.5503 long 121.7857 width 200 caption Location of Nesikep in British Columbia label Nesikep Nesikep is an unincorporated List of settlements in British Columbia settlement in British Columbia , located at the mouth of Nesikep Creek in the Fraser Canyon , to the south of Lillooet, British Columbia Lillooet and southeast of Texas Creek, British Columbia Texas Creek . ref http archive.ilmb.gov.bc.ca bcgn bin bcg10?name 13532 BCGNIS entry Nesikep Creek ref It is primarily defined by Nesikep Indian Reserve No. 6 and Nesikep Indian Reserve No. 6A . ref http archive.ilmb.gov.bc.ca bcgn bin bcg10?name 34522 BCGNIS entry Nesikep Indian Reserve 6 ref ref http archive.ilmb.gov.bc.ca bcgn bin bcg10?name 38686 BCGNIS entry Nesikep Indian Reserve 6A ref Nesikep Indian Reserve No. 6 flanks both sides of the Fraser, though the community is only on the right west bank. See also List of settlements in British Columbia References reflist coord 50 33 00 N 121 47 00 W display title Category Settlements in British Columbia Category Fraser Canyon Category Lillooet Country BritishColumbiaInterior geo stub ...   more details



  1. Moha, British Columbia

    Moha is a rural locality located at the confluence of the Bridge River Bridge and Yalakom River s, 30  km northwest of Lillooet, British Columbia , Canada . The name derives from that of a rock formation on the north right bank of the Yalakom River overlooking the confluence, meaning land of plenty whether St at imcets or Tsilhqot in I ve never found out and which was adopted as the name of the Moha Ranch , one of several small ranches and farms in the area, which is located on the benchland above the rock formation. The surrounding rural neighbourhood, which includes land holdings up the Yalakom River, and along the Bridge River from Michelmoon Creek in the Bridge River Canyon downstream to Antoine Creek British Columbia Antoine Creek , is known locally in the Lillooet Country region as Yalakom as opposed to the Yalakom , which refers to the basin and terrain of the Yalakom River and includes uninhabited areas far upstream from Moha Yalakom . References BCGNIS 6203 Moha coord 50 52 20 N 122 10 10 W display title Category Unincorporated settlements in British Columbia Category Lillooet Country Category Populated places in the Squamish Lillooet Regional District Category Ghost towns in British Columbia BritishColumbiaInterior geo stub Canada ghost town stub ...   more details



  1. McGillivray Creek (British Columbia)

    McGillivray Creek is a creek located in the British Columbia Interior of British Columbia , in the Lillooet Country . The creek originates in the Cadwallader Ranges , below Prospector Peaks, and flows southeast into Anderson Lake British Columbia Anderson Lake near D Arcy, British Columbia D Arcy , which is about midway between Pemberton, British Columbia Pemberton and Lillooet, British Columbia Lillooet along the British Columbia Railway rail line . It originates at an elevation of convert 2100 m ft abbr on , while the mouth lies at an elevation of convert 270 m ft abbr on . McGillivray Falls , on the lower reaches of the creek, is a notable waterfall in the district and is the namesake of the one time railway lakeside resort, McGillivray Falls, British Columbia , which is located at trackside around the creek s mouth. During World War II, this was one of four communities in the Lillooet Country which were Japanese Canadian internment selkf supporting centres for Japanese Canadians ordered away from the Coast. History McGillivray Creek was named for Archie McGillivray b. 1829 , who settled to ranch at Campbell Creek near Kamloops early in the 20th Century, and was active in racing circles. During the 1890s the Brett Group Mine near the falls was an important speculation and rich producer during the years of its operation. Near the creek s headwaters at McGillivray Pass a jade and silver prospect by Delina Noel kept her from taking the time to travel to town to receive a provincial award. ref is in Irene Edwards or de Hullu, maybe also in L. Green References http wlapwww.gov.bc.ca bcgn bin bcg10?name 16396 BCGNIS listing McGillivray Creek coord 50 37 00 N 122 26 00 W display title Category Lillooet Country Category Rivers of British Columbia BritishColumbiaInterior geo stub ...   more details



  1. McGillivray, British Columbia

    is today the unincorporated rural settlement of Devine, British Columbia Devine . Electoral representation McGillivray is in Squamish Lillooet C, British Columbia Electoral Area C of the Squamish Lillooet ... self supporting centres in the Lillooet Country for Japanese Canadian internment the forced evacuation of Japanese Canadians outside a 100 mile quarantine zone from the British Columbia Coast Coast ... BCGNIS says Andy Devine to work at his sawmill 2 miles downline from D Arcy, British Columbia ... McGillivray is in West Vancouver Howe Sound with Pemberton and Whistler, British Columbia ... 50 37 00 N 122 26 00 W display title DEFAULTSORT Mcgillivray, British Columbia Category Unincorporated settlements in British Columbia Category Lillooet Country Category Mining communities in British Columbia Category Populated places in the Squamish Lillooet Regional District Category Japanese Canadian ..., prospectors fanned out over the Lillooet and Bridge River Country Bridge River Countries , which ...... . References http maps.google.ca maps?f q&hl en&geocode &q McGillivray, British Columbia&sll 50.678171 ... 16 Google maps link Short Portage to Lillooet , Irene Edwards, self publ. 1976, Lillooet My Sixty ...   more details



  1. Fountain Valley (British Columbia)

    This article is for the valley and rural community near Lillooet, British Columbia, Canada. For the city in California see Fountain Valley, California . The Fountain Valley , officially named the Three Lake Valley and also known as the Fountain Lakes Valley , is a valley and rural community located on the east flank of Fountain Ridge , just east of the town of Lillooet, British Columbia , Canada and immediately south of the First Nations Indian Reserve reserve community of Fountain, British Columbia Fountain . The valley is historically significant as part of the River Trail British Columbia River Trail , which ran up the length of the Fraser River from Yale, British Columbia Yale to Big Bar, British Columbia Big Bar and beyond, diverging at various points to connect to trails farther east and with the Old Cariboo Road at Fountain, then known as the Upper Fountains and an important junction and staging ground for freight wagons and travellers bound northwards to the Cariboo Gold Rush Cariboo goldfields . The trail through the valley, which developed into a wagon road whose roadgrade is largely used by today s road through the valley, climbs a steep grade from its southern end, near Fountainview Farms on the Fraser, and descends relatively gently towards Fountain. The three lakes in the valley, which give it its official name, are Cinquefoil Lake , Kwotlenemo Lake aka Fountain Lake , and Chilhil Lake , the three of them collectively being known as the Fountain Lakes . All three are noted for their fly fishing and are regularly stocked by the provincial wildlife service. There are many ... of a rural suburb of Lillooet. References BCGNIS 15827 Three Lake Valley BCGNIS 3651 Fountain Valley coord 50 38 00 N 121 48 00 W display title Category Valleys of British Columbia Category Unincorporated settlements in British Columbia Category Lillooet Country Category Populated places in the Squamish Lillooet Regional District BritishColumbiaInterior geo stub ...   more details



  1. River Trail (British Columbia)

    Rush Hudson s Bay Brigade Trail Category Transportation in British Columbia Category British Columbia gold rushes Category Canadian gold rushes Category History of British Columbia Category Lillooet Country Category Cariboo Country Category Historic trails and roads in British Columbia ...Unreferenced date February 2007 The River Trail was a main route for travel in the Colony of British Columbia colonial era of what is now the Canadian province of British Columbia , running northwards along the Fraser River from to present day Lillooet, British Columbia Lillooet to Big Bar, British Columbia and points beyond in the Cariboo Cariboo District . The route was primarily in use during the Fraser Canyon Gold Rush and associated explorations by prospectors northwards in the search for gold in the Cariboo and Omineca District s. Image 40mile2.gif thumb right 300px The River Trail at 40 Mile i.e. North of Lillooet area of French Bar Creek Less celebrated than its wagon road contemporaries, the Old Cariboo Road and later on the Cariboo Road proper, the River Trail also known as the Mule Trail was the choice for most prospectors and travellers heading north from Lillooet who could either not afford the tolls of the Old Cariboo Road, or had no need of it as the River Trail sufficed for foot travel or horse travel with small packtrains. The wagon roads were built for freight wagons and stage travel, and also went up and over mountains and plateaus which travel via the River Trail did not require. Water was in short supply on this route, which is semi desert for most of its length as far north as what is now Williams Lake, British Columbia Williams Lake , and the route was very rugged, but was favoured due to its lower elevation and more temperate climate than the official and more documented routes eastward over the plateaus. One visitor to Fountain, British Columbia Fountain , then Upper Fountains, a staging ground for wagon trains 10 miles upstream from Lillooet, commented ...   more details



  1. Birken, British Columbia

    Birken is an unincorporated community, located at Birken Lake in the Gates Valley of the Lillooet Country in the British Columbia Interior Southern Interior of British Columbia , Canada , approximately midway in the route known as the Long Portage or Pemberton Pass , which connects the Pemberton Valley to the Fraser Canyon via Anderson Lake British Columbia Anderson and Seton Lake s via the Seton River . Birken, and Birken Lake officially Gates Lake , are at the summit of that pass, which was part of the important Fraser Canyon Gold Rush era route known as the Douglas Road . Birken s name is derived from that of the Birkenhead River and adjacent Birkenhead Peak aka Mount Birkenhead, or Mount Birken , which overlooks the settlement and lake from the northwest. Located at Birken are the Birkenhead Lodge, just by the lake and adjoining train station, and the Whispering Falls Resort, just northeast. References BCGNIS 34751 Birken coord 50 29 00 N 122 37 00 W display title Category Unincorporated settlements in British Columbia Category Lillooet Country Category Populated places in the Squamish Lillooet Regional District BritishColumbiaInterior geo stub ...   more details



  1. Silver River (British Columbia)

    The Silver River , aka the Big Silver River and Big Silver Creek actually thte official name, but more commonly known as river , or z cta in the St at imcets language of the In SHUCK ch people, is the second largest stream entering Harrison Lake in the Lower Mainland of British Columbia , Canada the largest is the Lillooet River , at the head of the lake . Rising in the central Lillooet Ranges to the east of the lake, it is approximately 40  km in length its main tributary is the Little Silver River. A logging camp at its mouth was once a thriving community named Silver River, British Columbia Silver River maybe mining too? . coord 49 34 45 N 121 50 14 W display title References http www.env.gov.bc.ca bcgn bin bcg10?name 5037 BCGNIS listing Silver River river Category Rivers of British Columbia Category Lower Mainland BritishColumbia geo stub ...   more details



  1. Mount Currie, British Columbia

    Unreferenced stub auto yes date December 2009 Mount Currie is a small community in British Columbia , 164 kilometres north west of Vancouver and 40 kilometres north west of Whistler, British Columbia Whistler along British Columbia Highway 99 Highway 99 . The population of Mount Currie is about 1,400 and it is the centre of the Mount Currie Indian reserve , which is among the most populous and poorest of all Indian Reserves in Canada. Citation needed date February 2007 The area is traditional territory of the Lil wat , a subgroup of the St at imc people who with the communities of In SHUCK ch to the south comprise the Lower St at imc or Lower Lillooet. Their government is the Mount Currie Indian Band Lil Wat First Nation of the Lillooet Tribal Council . Although it is fairly close to Whistler, the community is not much reliant on the tourist industry. Most tourist industry in Mount Currie comes from outdoor activities in the nearby Joffre Lakes Provincial Park , the Birkenhead River or the Skookumchuck Hot Springs, British Columbia Skookumchuck Hot Springs . no, this is wrong and needs expansion, but not tonight See also St at imc Lil wat In SHUCK ch Pemberton, British Columbia Lillooet Lake Pemberton Valley coord missing British Columbia Category Unincorporated settlements in British Columbia Mount Currie Category Populated places in the Squamish Lillooet Regional District Category First Nations reserves in British Columbia Category Pemberton Valley BritishColumbiaCoast geo stub FirstNations stub ...   more details



  1. List of settlements in British Columbia

    , British Columbia Likely Lillooet, British Columbia Lillooet District Municipality Lions Bay, British ...incomplete date October 2009 This is a list of communities in British Columbia , a Provinces and territories ... ies in parentheses after the settlement name e.g., Bradner, British Columbia Bradner Abbotsford , Barnhartvale, British Columbia Barnhartvale Kamloops , or Tsawwassen Delta . BC municipalities are incorporated ... Greenwood, British Columbia Greenwood , which retained city status after its depopulation a district ... yes 0&ndash 9 70 Mile House, British Columbia 70 Mile House 100 Mile House, British Columbia 100 Mile House District Municipality 105 Mile Post 2, British Columbia 105 Mile Post 2 Indian Reserve 108 Mile Ranch, British Columbia 108 Mile Ranch 150 Mile House, British Columbia 150 Mile House A Abbotsford, British Columbia Abbotsford City Agassiz, British Columbia Agassiz Kent Ahousat, British Columbia Ahousat Indian Reserve Ainsworth, British Columbia Ainsworth Aiyansh, British Columbia Aiyansh Aldergrove, British Columbia Aldergrove Township of Langley Alert Bay, British Columbia Alert Bay Village & Indian Reserve Alexandria, British Columbia Alexandria Alexis Creek, British Columbia Alexis Creek Alkali Lake, British Columbia Alkali Lake Alta Lake, British Columbia Alta Lake Whistler Ambleside, British Columbia Ambleside West Vancouver Anahim Lake, British Columbia Anahim Lake Anmore Village Annieville, British Columbia Annieville Surrey Anyox, British Columbia Anyox Argenta, British Columbia Argenta Armstrong, British Columbia Armstrong City Arrandale, British Columbia Arrandale Ashcroft, British Columbia Ashcroft Village Aspen Grove, British Columbia Aspen Grove Atlin, British Columbia Atlin Attachie, British Columbia Attachie Australian, British Columbia Australian B Baker Creek, British Columbia Baker Creek Baldonnel, British Columbia Baldonnel Balfour, British Columbia Balfour Bamberton, British Columbia Bamberton Bamfield, British Columbia Bamfield Barkerville, British ...   more details



  1. Devine, British Columbia

    Devine is a rural locality located in the Gates Valley of the Lillooet Country in the southwestern British Columbia Interior Interior of British Columbia , Canada , about 3 km 2 mi from D Arcy, British Columbia D Arcy , at the head of Anderson Lake British Columbia Anderson Lake . Devine gets its name from being the location of a lumber mill run by Andy Devine Miyazaki says Frank which employed Japanese Canadians who had been Japanese Canadian internment relocated to McGillivray Falls, British Columbia McGillivray Falls now McGillivray which was just inside the 100 mile quarantine zone from the British Columbia Coast . Devine was able to hire the Japanese, who were experienced loggers and millworkers from the Coast, as the area was inaccessible from the Coast, other than by the rail line as no road to the Coast was open until the 1960s. The post office at Devine opened in 1951 and closed in 1964. Remains of the old mill can still be found in the woods around Devine and until recently the old burner from Andy Devine s mill was the tallest man made structure around. Devine today is a recreational community with a few year round residents. The nearest services are at D Arcy, a few miles southwest and Birken, British Columbia Birken , a few miles farther northeast along the road and rail line to Mount Currie, British Columbia Mount Currie and Pemberton, British Columbia Pemberton . References http wlapwww.gov.bc.ca bcgn bin bcg10?name 14584 BCGNIS listing Devine locality My Sixty Years in Canada , Masajiro Miyazaki coord 50 31 00 N 122 29 00 W display title BritishColumbiaInterior geo stub Category Unincorporated settlements in British Columbia Category Lillooet Country Category Populated places in the Squamish Lillooet Regional District ...   more details



  1. Red Mountain (British Columbia)

    Red Mountain , 2445 m 8022 ft prominence 740 m, ref http bivouac.com MtnPg.asp?MtnId 6205 Red Mountain in the Canadian Mountain Encyclopedia ref is the highest summit of the Camelsfoot Range , part of the Chilcotin Plateau located on the west bank of the Fraser River to the north of Lillooet, British Columbia , Canada . Located at the headwaters of the Yalakom River , ref BCGNIS 30571 Red Mountain ref which is the main north fork of the Bridge River, it has been the site of copper prospects but no major mining activity has so far taken place. See also Red Mountain disambiguation References reflist BritishColumbiaInterior geo stub coord 51 12 13 N 122 32 55 W display title Category Lillooet Country Category Mountains of British Columbia ...   more details



  1. Port Douglas, British Columbia

    of the Colony of British Columbia , James Douglas governor Sir James Douglas . See also Vessels ... Unincorporated settlements in British Columbia Category First Nations reserves in British Columbia Category Lower Mainland Category Lillooet Country BritishColumbiaInterior geo stub de Port Douglas British Columbia ...   more details



  1. Bridge River, British Columbia

    Bridge River was used to describe three separate towns or localities in the Lillooet Country of the British Columbia Interior Interior of British Columbia connected with the river and valley of the same name. History 1858 60 The boomtown of Bridge River was one of a half dozen gold rush era settlements which sprang up in the vicinity of today s Lillooet, British Columbia Lillooet , the others being Cayoosh Flat Lillooet itself , Parsonsville, Marysville, the Upper Fountain Fountain , and Pavilion. Located at the confluence of the Bridge River with the Fraser, the location of the Bridge River Fishing Grounds aka Six Mile or Setl the town sprang up around a toll bridge spanning the rapids, aka the Lower Fountain, as the location of this townsite was also called. The bridge was built by an entrepreneur ... basin of Anderson Lake British Columbia Anderson and Seton Lake s. The residents of the lower ... River Power Project at Shalalth, British Columbia South Shalalth on Seton Lake following its establishment ... See also Bridge River Bridge River Power Project List of ghost towns in British Columbia coord 50 44 N 122 14 W display title region CA type city source GNS enwiki Category Ghost towns in British Columbia Category Unincorporated settlements in British Columbia Category Bridge River Country Category Lillooet Country Category Populated places in the Squamish Lillooet Regional District ... most residents moved away and the economic and social character of the Lillooet Country changed ... Japanese Canadian internees in the Lillooet area and thereby became the temporary home of Masajiro Miyazaki Dr. Masajiro Miyazaki , who was appointed coroner in Lillooet during the war despite his internment and became one of Lillooet s two Order of Canada winners. After World War II, the townsite was expanded ... publ. unknown binding, ASIN B000XSVMXS Short Portage to Lillooet , Irene Edwards, self published, Lillooet, various editions, out of print. Halfway to the Goldfields A History of Lillooet , Lorraine ...   more details



  1. Fountain, British Columbia

    hotter than nearby Lillooet which vies with neighbouring Lytton, British Columbia Lytton for the title of Canada s Hot Spot . Citation needed date August 2010 Located at a higher elevation than Lillooet ...Fountain is an unincorporated rural area and Indian Reserve community in the Fraser Canyon region of British Columbia , Canada , located at the ten mile 16 km mark from the town of Lillooet, British Columbia Lillooet on British Columbia Highway 99 BC Highway 99 , which in that area is also on the route of the Old Cariboo Road and is located at the junction of that route with the old gold rush era trail via Fountain Valley British Columbia Fountain Valley and the Fountain Lakes British Columbia Fountain Lakes . Name The name of the Fountain area in the St at imcets language is Cacli p , also spelled Xaxli p . In gold rush times, today s Fountain was known as the Upper Fountain while the nearby Six Mile Rapids , just downstream at the confluence of the Fraser and Bridge River s, was known as the Lower Fountain , and the two together were known as The Fountains , although this term was usually used to refer to the Upper Fountain only and over time was shortened to the singular form used today ... was British Columbia s first. Citation needed date April 2010 He sold the land, a convert 160 acre ... also Pavilion, British Columbia Fountain First Nation River Trail British Columbia Cacli p Gibbs ... , which lies immediately above the community and forms a natural wall between it and the town of Lillooet ... miles below Lillooet and a lake stretched up what is now the Fraser Canyon past Pavilion, with the kekuli ... http www.cayoosh.net fountain.html Fountain Xaxli p page, Bridge River Lillooet Country Archive Coord missing British Columbia Category Unincorporated settlements in British Columbia Category First Nations reserves in British Columbia Category Lillooet Country Category Fraser Canyon Category S imc Category Populated places in the Squamish Lillooet Regional District Category Populated places ...   more details



  1. D'Arcy, British Columbia

    , British Columbia Category Unincorporated settlements in British Columbia Category Canadian gold rushes Category British Columbia gold rushes Category Lillooet Country Category Populated places in the Squamish Lillooet Regional District fr D Arcy ... self published Short Portage to Lillooet . Japanese relocatees and Devine Nearby McGillivray Falls, British Columbia McGillivray Falls , a small resort a few miles down Anderson Lake via the railway ...Unreferenced date January 2007 D Arcy is an unincorporated community in the Canadian province of British Columbia , approximately 150 kilometres northeast of the city of Vancouver . Located at the head of Anderson Lake British Columbia Anderson Lake , D Arcy, also known as Nequatque or N Quatqua in the St at imcets Lillooet language, is partly a recreational and resource community and also the territory and residential area of the N Quatqua First Nation . History The Lakes Route D Arcy was founded as a non native community named Port Anderson during the Fraser Canyon Gold Rush of 1858 1859, when it became one of the major ports of the Douglas Road , a.k.a. the Lakes Route , which connected to the upper Fraser Canyon from the lower Fraser via a series of portages and lake transport. Steamers and other watercraft ran Anderson Lake British Columbia Anderson Lake from D Arcy to the foot of the lake at Seton Portage, British Columbia Seton Portage then known as Short Portage a short 3 kilometre portage to Seton Lake , and from the foot of that lake another 5 kilometres to the trail s destination, the boomtown of Cayoosh Flat, which is today s town of Lillooet, British Columbia Lillooet . The name D Arcy was conferred on the settlement, which after the gold rush reverted to near entirely First Nations population only, at the time of the construction of the Pacific Great Eastern Railway , when non native settlers once again took up land in the area, including a general store and a set ...   more details




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