Infobox Glacier glacier name StikineIcecap image name DevilsThumb.jpg caption The Devils Thumb rises above the StikineIcecap type Icecap location Alaska , United States U.S. , British Columbia , Canada lat d 57 lat m 04 lat s 14 lat NS N long d 132 long m 13 long s 51 long EW W area length thickness terminus outflow glaciers status map British Columbia The StikineIcecap sometimes referred to as the Stikine Icefield is a large icefield straddled on the Alaska &ndash British Columbia boundary in the Alaska Panhandle region. ref cite web url http www.topozone.com map.asp?lat 57.07062&lon 132.23068&s 500&size l&u 4&datum nad27&layer DRG title USGS Sumdum A 1 AK Topo Map publisher Topozone accessdate 2007 01 24 ref It lies in the Boundary Ranges of the Coast Mountains . Within the United States, most of it is under the administration of the Tongass National Forest and is part of the Stikine LeConte Wilderness within the national forest. ref http www.fs.fed.us r10 tongass forest facts resources geology stikineicefields.htm Tongass National Forest webpage on the StikineIcecap ref An extremely large icefield, the icecap is a primary source for both the Taku River , which forms its northern boundary, and the Taku s southern tributaries, and also the Stikine River and its lower western tributaries, notably the Chutine River Chutine , which form its southern and southwestern boundary, respectively. The StikineIcecap is the parent icefield of the LeConte Glacier LeConte and Sawyer Glacier ... abutment of the range comprising the StikineIcecap and marks the approximate boundary claimed by the United States prior to the Hay Herbert Treaty Alaska Boundary Settlement of 1903. The StikineIcecap ... StikineIcecap it Campo di ghiaccio Stikine ... on the Canadian side and entering the lower Stikine, like the Great Glacier, are the Mud Glacier ... of British Columbia Category Boundary Ranges Category Stikine Country Category Landforms of Hoonah Angoon ... more details
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The Lillooet Icecap , also called the Lillooet Icefield or the Lillooet Crown , is a large icefield in the Pacific Ranges of the Coast Mountains in southwestern British Columbia , Canada . It is about convert 90 km mi 0 abbr on northwest of the towns of Pemberton, British Columbia Pemberton and Whistler, British Columbia Whistler , and about convert 175 km mi 0 abbr on north of Vancouver, British Columbia . The Lillooet Icecap is one of the largest of several large icefields in the Pacific Ranges which are the largest temperate latitude glacial fields in the world. At its maximum extent including its glacial tongues it measures convert 30 km mi 0 abbr on east to west and convert 20 km mi 0 abbr on north to south its central icefield area is approximately convert 15 km mi 0 abbr on in diameter. major peaks and their elevations to be added The Lillooet Icecap is the source of several major rivers which radiate out from it in a wheel pattern. The Lillooet River is fed by the Lillooet Glacier on the icefield s southern flank and runs southeast via Pemberton to Harrison Lake. The Bridge River is fed by the Bridge Glacier on the icefield s eastern flank and runs east to the town of Lillooet, British Columbia Lillooet . On the icefield s north side are the Taseko River a tributary of the Chilcotin River , the Lord and Tchaikazan Rivers tributaries of the Taseko , and the Edmond River which feeds Chilko Lake , the source of the Chilko River , which like the Taseko is a tributary of the Chilcotin River . On the west side of the icecap are the sources of the Southgate River runs to Bute Inlet and shares a common delta with the Homathko River , and the Toba River British Columbia Toba River , which runs to Toba Inlet . The divide between the Lillooet and Southgate Rivers is on the southwestern ... Icecap are named in their memory. Southwest of Ring Pass is the Compton N v , another large icecap. The Lillooet Icecap and Compton N v form one contiguous icemass, but because they are two ... more details
Icecap is a blog that is skeptical of global warming founded and run by Joseph D Aleo . The name is a backronym of International Climate and Environmental Change Assessment Project . It was founded on 2006. They are a 501 c tax exempt, nonprofit corporation. ref name About Us2 cite web url http icecap.us index.php go about us title About Us publisher Icecap accessdate 26 April 2010 ref They describe themselves as Icecap is the portal to all things climate for elected officials and staffers, journalists, scientists, educators and the public. It provides access to a new and growing global society of respected scientists and journalists that are not deniers that our climate is dynamic the only constant in nature is change and that man plays a role in climate change through urbanization, land use changes and the introduction of greenhouse gases and aerosols, but who also believe that natural cycles such as those in the sun and oceans are also important contributors to the global changes in our climate and weather . ref name About Us2 The blog disputes the scientific consensus on climate change that observed recent warming is very likely due primarily to human activities. The blog features the writings of Joseph D Aleo , a meteorologist Robert Balling Robert C. Balling, Jr. , a professor of geography Sallie Baliunas , an astrophysicist Robert M. Carter , a paleontologist , stratigrapher and marine geology marine geologist and other individuals with varying levels of experties in climatology . In attribution of recent climate change attributing recent climate change , ICECAP states that the effect of water vapor is much more significant than carbon dioxide water vapor is a greenhouse gas , but has an expected lifetime of only ten days and makes less significant contributions to radiative ... page, ICECAP argues that limiting or reducing CO sub 2 sub emissions could lead to mass extinctions ... links http icecap.us index.php Icecap DEFAULTSORT Icecap Blog Category Climate change Category ... more details
Stikine , meaning great river in the Tlingit language , may refer to Geography and locations the Stikine River , a major river in British Columbia and Alaska Stikine Strait , a marine waterway in Alaska offshore from the mouth of the Stikine River, near Wranbell, Alaska Fort Stikine , a trading post and fortification of the Hudson s Bay Company at what is now Wrangell, Alaska the Stikine Country , aka the Stikine District, a geographic region of the Canadian province of British Columbia, roughly equivalent to the Stikine Mining Division aka Stikine Mining District of the British Columbia Dept. of Mines the Stikine Plateau , a large regional landform in northwestern British Columbia, inclusive of the Stikine and Taku River basins the Stikine Ranges , a major subgrouping of the Cassiar Mountains of northern British Columbia Stikine, British Columbia , aka Boundary, an unincorporated locality and former customs post on the lower Stikine River Stikine River Provincial Park , a provincial park protecting the Grand Canyon of the Stikine River Stikine Hot Springs, a hot spring on the lower Stikine River protected by Choquette Hot Springs Provincial Park the Stikine Volcanic Belt , a subgrouping of volcanoes within the Northern Cordilleran Volcanic Province in British Columbia the StikineIcecap , a large icefield in the Boundary Ranges of the Coast Mountains, spanning the British Columbia Alaska border Stikine LeConte Wilderness , a park in the Alaska Panhandle Tongass Stikine National Forest, aka the Tongass National Forest , a US national forest in Alaska Political units the Stikine Territory , formally the Stickeen Territories, a former British overseas territory established in 1861, absorbed into the Colony of British Columbia in 1863 the Stikine Region , an administrative region of the Canadian province of British Columbia the Regional District of Kitimat Stikine , a regional district in northwestern British Columbia Stikine provincial electoral district , a provincial ... more details
Stikine District may refer to any of the following the Stikine Country , aka the Stikine District, a geographic region of the Canadian province of British Columbia, roughly equivalent to the Stikine Mining Division aka Stikine Mining District of the British Columbia Dept. of Mines the Stikine Region , an administrative region of the Canadian province of British Columbia See also Stikine Plateau Regional District of Kitimat StikineStikine disambiguation geodis ... more details
The Stikine people are a kwaan of the Tlingit people Tlingit , today based at Wrangell, Alaska and whose territory included the basin of the lower Stikine River . See also Taku River Tlingit Chief Shakes Alaska stub NorthAm native stub Category Tlingit ... more details
The Stikine Ranges are a mountain range in northwestern British Columbia , Canada . They are the northernmost subdivision of the Cassiar Mountains and among the least explored and most undeveloped parts of the province. Sub ranges Beady Range Nisutlin Plateau Skree Range Three Sisters Range Thudaka Range Tuya Range References BCGNIS 35896 Stikine Ranges S. Holland, Landforms of British Columbia , Province of British Columbia 1976 . Line notes reflist coord 57 00 N 127 20 W region CA type mountain display title Interior Mountains Category Stikine Ranges BritishColumbiaInterior geo stub ... more details
British Columbia regional districts map map Stikine Region, British Columbia Location.png The Stikine ... and is the only area in B.C. not in a regional district. The Stikine Region was left unincorporated ... Dease Lake, formerly in the Stikine Region, is now within the boundaries of the Regional District of Kitimat Stikine following a boundary amendment in 2008. Please see the revised Stikine Region map .... ref . The Stikine Region has a total population of 1,352 2004 est. cite including 282 First ... the jurisdiction of the provincial government and of the Stikine Region as an administrative ... in British Columbia and least densely inhabited census division in Canada . The term Stikine Region should not be confused with the terms Stikine Territory , Stikine Country Stikine District , or Stikine Country , which all mean something slightly different Half the historical Stikine Country, roughly synonymous with the Stikine Country Stikine Mining District of colonial times, as being the entire basin of that river, is in the Regional District of Kitimat Stikine . The Stikine Territory was a colonial era entity which existed briefly and had boundaries differing from that of the Stikine ... Territory . When the Stikine Territory was absorbed into British Columbia in 1863, the North West Territory was expanded south to the 60th parallel north 60th parallel and the merged Stikine Territory significantly reduced in size. In 1867, the former Stikine Territory was further reduced in size ... Dispute . Most of the Stikine Region, the boundaries of which reflect modern era administrative realities, is composed of areas not part of the historical or geographical Stikine Country and the related Stikine Mining District but which were part of the Stikine Territory. These were the Atlin District ... the boundaries of the Stikine Region, British Columbia regional district electoral area Stikine ... Indian Reserves IRs are only locationally within the Stikine Region, and are outside its administrative ... more details
Image Stikine River.gif thumb right 350px Stikine River The Stikine Country IPAc en icon s t k i n , also referred to as the Stikine District or simply the Stikine , is one of the historical geographic ... inland from the central Alaska Panhandle and comprising the basin of the Stikine River and its tributaries. The term Stikine Iskut alone or in various combination forms District , Country , Region is also fairly common to describe the area, and references the Iskut River , the Stikine s largest tributary and describable as its south fork. Geography The basin of the Stikine is sparsely populated ... the mouht of the Stikine. The region is noted for its rugged and unusual mix of glaciated ranges ... of the Stikine , which was described by naturalist John Muir as the northern Yosemite . Also notable and rather famous on the river s course is the Great Glacier Stikine Great Glacier , which fronts ... Park , Spatsizi Plateau Wilderness Provincial Park and Stikine River Provincial Park are the largest ... first opened up by the Stikine Gold Rush of the 1860s, which forced the creation of the Stikine Territory , soon afterwards absorbed into the Colony of British Columbia . The term Stikine District was also used in reference to the Stikine Mining District, an administrative jurisdiction. Today the term Stikine Region is a British Columbia administrative district, similar to a Regional Districts of British Columbia Regional District but not fully qualified as one, but it does not include all of the Stikine ... and northwest of the Stikine Country, respectively. The largest town in the district is Telegraph ... farther south with the Yukon Territory to the north. To the northeast of the Stikine Country is another ... fur traders held a monopoly in the region until the 1830 s when Fort Taku and Fort Stikine were both built on the Stikine River by the Hudson s Bay Company . Stikine Gold Rush On September 12, 1861 ... had been discovered on the Stikine River, and by the following spring, more than 200 miners struck ... more details
The Stikine Plateau is a plateau in northern British Columbia , Canada . It lies between the Boundary Ranges of the Coast Mountains on the west and southwest and the Cassiar Mountains along its northeast, and between the Skeena Mountains on its south and southeast and the Jennings River Jennings and Nakina River s on the north. ref BCGNIS 35882 Stikine Plateau ref Sub plateaus and mountain ranges The plateau has a number of sub plateaus ref http www.em.gov.bc.ca DL GSBPubs Bulletin Bull48 Bull48 physiographic map.pdf Map of the Canadian Cordillera , ancillary document to http www.em.gov.bc.ca DL GSBPubs Bulletin Bull48 Bull48 txt.pdf Landforms of British Columbia , S. Holland, Bulletin 48, Ministry of Energy, Mines and Resources, BC Govt, 1976 ref the Spatsizi Plateau is the southeasternmost and occupies the area between the Skeena Mountains and includes the headwaters of the Stikine River and the basin of the Spatsizi River . the Tanzilla Plateau lies north of the Stikine River and to the east of the Tuya River and includes the basin of the Tanzilla River and the headwaters of the Dease River around Dease Lake British Columbia Dease Lake and the community of the same name. The upper portion of the Grand Canyon of the Stikine , a lava walled gorge which is cut into the larger Stikine Plateau by that river, begins on the southern edge of this plateau downstream from the community of Telegraph Creek, British Columbia Telegraph Creek . the Klastline Plateau lies south of the Stikine River to the north of the Klappan Range of the Skeena Mountains and includes the headwaters of the Iskut River . The communities of Eddontenajon and Iskut, British Columbia Iskut are located on this plateau ... of the Stikine, including the Mount Edziza massif and the Spectrum Range . Its southern limit is described ... of British Columbia state expanded coord 58 23 00 N 129 53 00 W display title Category Stikine Plateau Category Stikine Country Category Cassiar Country BritishColumbiaInterior geo stub ... more details
For the explosion of the steamship in 1944 SS Fort Stikine Fort Stikine was a fur trade post and fortification ... Stikine when turned into a Hudson s Bay Company post in 1839. The post was closed and decommissioned by 1843 1842? but the name remained for the large village of the Stikine people which had grown ... Taku and Stikine River s, which were and largely still are the only access to those regions of what is now northern British Columbia . In 1833 Peter Skene Ogden went up the Stikine on reconnaissance and found ... on the brig Dryad with the mission of establishing trade and a fort in the Stikine hinterland. ref cite ..., to prevent further British attempts at access to the Stikine, control of which was seen to be contrary ... posts at the mouths of the Taku and Stikine as well as established a lease of the mainland and adjoining islands south from 56 degrees 30 minutes north, roughly the latitude of the Stikine. In return ... and Vancouver see Pugets Sound Agricultural Company . Establishment of Fort Stikine The following ... with the local group of Tlingit people Tlingit , the Shtakeen Kwaan Stikine Tribe under Chief Shakes ... of the Stikine Country , led to the relocation of the principal village of that tribe to the location ... at the post, with complicated consequences. Fort Stikine and the slave trade Much to the chagrin and horror ... McLoughlin, Jr. The second Chief Trader appointed to Fort Stikine was the son of Chief Factor ..., Chief Shakes took control of the post and of the Stikine River trade. Discovery of gold in the Queen ... in the area of the Nass and other rivers between there and the Stikine. Equipped with an acquired ... 2011 when he met some of Shakes people and persuaded them to bring him with them to the Stikine and what was left of Fort Stikine, which had by then become known as Shakesville though still also referred to as Fort Stikine despite the absence of a formal post or a Chief Trader . Choquette was to earn ... potlatch ceremonials of Tlingit custom. Stikine Gold Rush In the spring of 1861, Choquette set out ... more details
The Stikine Strait is a strait in the Alexander Archipelago of Alaska , located between Zarembo Island to the west and Etolin Island Etolin and Woronkofski Island s just southwest of the Wrangell, Alaska City of Wrangell . The strait s name derives from that of the Stikine River , the outlet of which is just northeast of Wrangell. The strait is shown on a 1844 Russian chart, but the name was first published on Russian Admiralty charts in 1848 as Proliv Stakhinskiy or Stakhin Strait . Other spelling variants over time have been Frances Strait , Stachin Strait , Stachine Strait , Stackine Strait , Stahkeen Strait , Stahkin Strait , Stakeen Strait , Stakhinski Strait , Stickeen Strait , and Stikeen Strait References gnis 1415008 coord 56 18 42 N 132 36 52 W scale 500000 display title Category Straits of Alaska Category Landforms of Wrangell City and Borough, Alaska Alaska geo stub WrangellAK geo stub ... more details
Stikine , also known formerly as Boundary , is an unincorporated locality and former customs post on the Stikine River , located on the Canada Canadian side of the British Columbia Alaska boundary on the Stikine River s west right bank. The customs post was seasonal and operated in the summer months only. The name Boundary was in use from 1930 to 1964, with designation Customs Post changed in 1955 to locality . from BCGNIS Boundary Custom Post adopted in the 1930 BC Gazetteer form of name changed to Boundary Locality 21 January 1955 on 104B. Name changed to Stikine locality 15 January 1964 on 104B. See also Stikine Country Stikine Gold Rush Stikine Region Fort Stikine Choquette Hot Springs Provincial Park Great Glacier Provincial Park Boundary Falls, British Columbia also known as Boundary References BCGNIS 7822 Stikine locality BCGNIS 43014 Boundary, British Columbia External links http www.panoramio.com photo 6401667 Image of Boundary House on Panoramio.com coord 56 42 00 N 131 48 00 W display title BritishColumbia geo stub Category Unincorporated settlements in British Columbia Category Canada United States border crossings Category Stikine Country Category Populated places on the Stikine River ... more details
The Stikine River Provincial Park is a provincial park in British Columbia. The park covers a total area of approximately 217,000 hectares. The main feature of the Stikine River Provincial Park is a portion of the Stikine River known as Grand Canyon of the Stikine The Grand Canyon . This portion of the river is approximately eighty kilometers long and runs through a canyon that has been created from the river cutting through the rock that now forms the walls of the canyon. Related Sites http www.env.gov.bc.ca bcparks explore parkpgs stikine.html coord missing British Columbia Category Provincial Parks of British Columbia Category Stikine Country BritishColumbia park stub ... more details
British Columbia regional districts map map Regional District of Kitimat Stikine, British Columbia Location.png The Regional District of Kitimat Stikine is a type of local government administration in northwestern British Columbia , Canada . As of the Canada 2001 Census it had a population of 40,876 living on a land area of 91,910.63 km 35,486.89 sq mi . Its administrative offices are in the city of Terrace, British Columbia Terrace . The next largest municipality in the regional district is the District Municipality of Kitimat, British Columbia Kitimat . The other incorporated municipalities in the regional district are the Village of Hazelton, British Columbia Hazelton , the District of New Hazelton, British Columbia New Hazelton and the District of Stewart, British Columbia Stewart . Unincorporated communities are many, most of them Indian Reserves which are not part of the governmental system of the regional district, which has limited powers relating mostly to municipal type services. The remote settlement of Dease Lake, British Columbia Dease Lake , formerly in the Stikine Region , was added to the regional district on December 1, 2007. Description Population 2006 37,999 ... Begins&SearchPR 59&B1 All&Custom Community Profile Kitimat Stikine Regional District, British Columbia Statistics Canada External links http www.rdks.bc.ca Regional District of Kitimat Stikine Webpage BCGNIS 25903 Regional District of Kitimat Stikine Subdivisions of British Columbia region yes coord 55 20 00 N 129 00 00 W display title Category Regional District of Kitimat Stikine Category Regional districts of the British Columbia Coast Kitimat Stikine Category Regional districts of the British Columbia Interior Kitimat Stikine BritishColumbiaCoast geo stub de Regional District of Kitimat Stikine fr District r gional de Kitimat Stikine it Distretto regionale di Kitimat Stikine ja pnb pl Kitimat Stikine ... more details
The Stikine Gold Rush was a minor but important gold rush in the Stikine Country of northwestern British Columbia , Canada . The rush s discoverer was Alexander Choquette Alexander Buck Choquette , who staked a claim at Choquette Bar in 1861, just downstream from the confluence of the Stikine River Stikine and Anuk River s, at approximately coord 56 48 N 131 46 W . Choquette was the son in law of the Tlingit people Tlingit chief Chief Shakes , who presided over the region at the mouth of the river, the site of the former Fort Stikine and today s city of Wrangell, Alaska , and had also explored the Nass and several other rivers. ref BCGNIS 5922 Choquette River ref Once news of the find reached the various other British Columbia gold rushes goldfields in British Columbia , the lower Stikine in the area of Choquette s find was inundated with prospectors and the river itself busy with steamboat traffic, served by vessels who abandoned the moribund Fraser routes. Legacy Not much gold was found on the Stikine, but the flurry of activity prompted James Douglas governor Governor James Douglas of the Colonies of Colony of Vancouver Island Vancouver Island and Colony of British Columbia British Columbia to declare, in 1862, British ownership over the region in the form of the Stickeen Territories , which extended north from the northern frontier of British Columbia at the Nass River Nass and Finlay River s to the 62nd Parallel. The Stickeen Territories were a year later merged with British Columbia, except for the portion north of the 60th Parallel, which reverted to the North Western Territory from which the Territories had been taken upon their creation. Mineral exploration of the region continued in the wake of the rush, with the much larger Cassiar Gold Rush , north of Telegraph Creek , discovered in 1870 1871? by Harry McDame . See also Mount Pereleshin References reflist Category British Columbia gold rushes Category History of British Columbia Category Stikine Country BritishColumbia ... more details
Image Stikine River.gif thumb right The Stikine River The Stikine LeConte Wilderness is on the mainland of southeast Alaska , southeast of Petersburg, Alaska Petersburg and north of Wrangell, Alaska . The boundary extends from Frederick Sound on the west to the Alaska Canada boundary on the east. The wilderness is convert 448841 acre ha in size. ref name USFS USDA url http web.archive.org web 20060512064156 http www.fs.fed.us r10 tongass forest facts resources wilderness sawld.html article Stikine LeConte Wilderness ref It is part of Tongass National Forest , which is managed by the United States Forest Service . Description One of the major features of this area is the Stikine River , which flows through the southern portion of the Stikine LeConte Wilderness. The river valley is relatively narrow. The surrounding mountains are steep, rugged, and contain numerous glacier s. Meltwater from these glaciers has a high silt content, giving the Stikine River a milky appearance. The river delta is highly braided with three main navigable channels. Two warm and one hot spring s are found along the river. North of the Stikine River area is the LeConte Glacier , which flows into LeConte Bay . LeConte Glacier is the southernmost glacier in North America that flows directly into salt water. Mountains in the area of LeConte Bay are steep and most of the upper valleys are glacier filled. Glaciers and ice fields cover most of the rugged, mountainous area in the eastern part of the Stikine LeConte ... of the Stikine. The valley floor along the river is a combination of muskeg s and dense alder and willow thickets. The Stikine River delta is approximately Convert 17 mi km wide and consists of grass flat s, tidal marsh , and sand bar s. ref name USFS Much of the area, particularly the Stikine River ... and American Black Bear black bear , deer , and wolves inhabit the area. The delta flats of the Stikine ... Stikine Leconte Wilderness Category IUCN Category Ib Category Wilderness Areas of Alaska Category ... more details
The Grand Canyon of the Stikine is a 45 mile 72 km stretch of the Stikine River in northern British Columbia , Canada . ref BCGNIS 11639 Grand Canyon of the Stikine ref It has been compared to the Grand Canyon of the Colorado in scale and was called the Yosemite of the North cite out there somewhere by naturalist John Muir . The canyon is home to a large population of mountain goat s and sheep? and other wildlife. Officially the canyon is described as unnavigable by any watercraft, however there have been 15 successful descents made by expert whitewater kayakers since the first attempt in 1981. ref name park cite web title Stikine River Provincial Park url http www.env.gov.bc.ca bcparks explore parkpgs stikine publisher British Columbia Ministry of Environment date accessdate 2009 10 16 ref ref name ammons Characteristics The canyon begins in the vicinity of the 130th line of longitude, south of Tsenaglode Lake . The first road bridge across the Stikine was built in the 1970s as part of the British Columbia provincial highway 37 Stewart Cassiar Highway BC Highway 37 . The bridge is situated ... . The canyon is steep walled and was formed by the Stikine River cutting through layers of sedimentary and volcanic rock. The canyon is convert 300 m ft 0 deep in places whilst the Stikine River flowing ... greatspaces stikine.html title Stikine River Provincial Park publisher BC Spaces for Nature accessdate 2009 01 14 ref The Stikine River Provincial Park formerly the Stikine River .... ref BCGNIS 55208 Stikine River Park ref Kayaking The Grand Cayon of the Stikine is described ... of the Stikine author Doug Ammons accessdate 2009 10 15 url http www.dougammons.com other stories stikine short.html ref Its whitewater contains numerous International Scale of River Difficulty ... Reflist BritishColumbiaInterior geo stub coord 58 05 00 N 130 45 00 W display title Category Stikine Country Category Canyons and gorges of British Columbia Category Stikine Plateau ... more details
on the Stikine River in response to gold finds in northwestern British Columbia , Canada . Early activity The Stikine River in northern British Columbia and Alaska has had three distinct periods of riverboat activity. The first was during the Stikine Gold Rush of 1862, the second during the Cassiar ... Vancouver or Victoria, in bond, pass US territory at Wrangell, and churn up the Stikine river 130 miles ... moved off the Stikine to other routes. The SS Moyie was built in Toronto in sections to run on the Stikine route. As the project never materialized, the Moyie never saw the Stikine but saw service ... access. The HBC ran the steamer Port Simpson on the Stikine until 1916. Boats The following steamboats and related vessels operated on the Stikine River. Codes for this table are A abandoned B burned ... collapsible sortable Steamboats of the Stikine River valign bottom style font size 8pt Name Owner ... ft m 1 292 1878 W ref Wrecked lower Stikine, machinery salvaged. ref CALEDONIA 1891 align center ... ft m 1 569 1898 T ref To Skeena River after six trips on Stikine River Stikine , wrecked on Skeena in 1908 ... ft m 1 289 1881 T ref Made one trip on Stikine, then transferred to Fraser River , wrecked there 1882 ... Courser A. Peers 1892 New Westminster convert 125 ft m 1 161 1898 T ref Worked 1898 season only on Stikine ... convert 136.6 ft m 1 607 1908 T ref Made several trips up Stikine, then to Skeena River, scrapped ... for service on the Stikine River. ref 1897 Cottonwood Island, Alaska Cottonwood Is., AK convert 61.8 ... 1898 Tacoma, Washington Tacoma convert 126.2 ft m 1 542 1898 T ref Intended for Stikine service ... 141.2 ft m 1 515 1901 T ref Worked 1898 season only on Stikine, to Fraser river in 1901. ref HAZELTON ..., and Transport Company KMTTC 1898 Vancouver, BC convert 143 ft m 1 590 1898 W ref Lost en route to Stikine ... 1898 season only on Stikine, sustained heavy damage in collision with Hamlin sternwheeler Hamlin , scrapped ... Mono Teslin Transportation Company TTC 1898 Stikine River convert 120 ft m 1 278 1898 T ref ... more details
unreferenced date December 2008 BC School District Reference name School District 87 Stikine Region Northwest Board office Dease Lake Locations Dease Lake, Atlin, Lower Post, and Telegraph Creek School count 4 Budget 5.4 Population 286 Superintendent Mr Bryan Ennis Director of Instruction Mr Gerry Brennan website http www.sd87.bc.ca Stikine School District Website 87 School District 87 Stikine is a school district in British Columbia . It covers the northwest corner of the province along the Alaska and Yukon borders. This includes the communities of Dease Lake, British Columbia Dease Lake , Lower Post, British Columbia Lower Post , Telegraph Creek, British Columbia Telegraph Creek , and Atlin, British Columbia Atlin . History Empty section date July 2010 Schools class wikitable align left School Location Grades Atlin School Atlin K 12 Dease Lake School Dease Lake K 12 Denetia Elementary School Lower Post K 12 Tahltan School Telegraph Creek K 12 See also List of school districts in British Columbia External links BritishColumbia school stub ... more details
Primary sources date October 2009 one source date November 2009 Stikine Middle School is a middle school located in Wrangell, Alaska Wrangell , Alaska , United States. It is part of the Wrangell Public school government funded public school s. External links http wrangellschools.org index.aspx?NID 21 Official website coord missing Alaska Category Middle schools in Alaska Category Schools in Wrangell City and Borough, Alaska Category Public schools in Alaska Alaska school stub ... more details
Infobox Canada electoral district name Stikine province British Columbia image caption prov status active prov created 2008 prov abolished prov election first 2009 prov election last prov rep Doug Donaldson prov rep link prov rep party NDP prov rep party link British Columbia New Democratic Party demo census date demo pop demo electors demo electors date demo area demo cd demo csd Stikine is a provincial electoral district in British Columbia , Canada established by the British Columbia electoral redistribution, 2008 Electoral Districts Act, 2008 . It came into effect upon the dissolution of the BC Legislature in April 2009, and was first contested in the British Columbia general election, 2009 2009 provincial election . It will next be contested in the British Columbia general election, 2013 2013 provincial election . Member of Legislative Assembly Its Member of the Legislative Assembly MLA is Doug Donaldson of the New Democratic Party of British Columbia NDP . Election results Election FPTP begin title British Columbia general election, 2009 B.C. General Election 2009 Stikine Canadian politics party colours NDP row New Democratic Party of British Columbia NDP Doug Donaldson align right 4,274 align right 50.4 align center n a align right 43,322 Canadian politics party colours BC Liberal row style width 130px British Columbia Liberal Party BC Liberal Scott Groves align right 3,829 align right 45.1 align center n a align right 81,572 Canadian politics party colours Green row Green Party of British Columbia Green Roger Benham align right 375 align right 4.4 align center n a align right 692 style background white style text align right colspan 3 Total Valid Votes align right 8,478 align right 100 style background white style text align right colspan 3 Total Rejected Ballots align right 94 align right 1.1 style background white style text align right colspan 3 Turnout align right 8,572 align right 65.3 British Columbia provincial electoral districts 2009 Category British ... more details
Bulkley Valley Stikine was a provinces and territories of Canada provincial Electoral district Canada electoral district for the Legislative Assembly of British Columbia Legislative Assembly of British Columbia , Canada from 1991 to 2009. Demographics class wikitable Population, 2001 31,728 Population change, 1996 2001 1.4 Area km 176,914 Population density people per km 0.18 Geography Empty section date July 2010 History Empty section date July 2010 MLAs Frank Arthur Calder , CCF NDP 1949 1975 Social Credit 1975 1979 Al Passarell , NDP 1979 1986 Larry Guno , NDP 1986 1991 Jackie Pement , NDP 1991 1996 Bill Goodacre , NDP 1996 2001 Dennis MacKay , Liberal 2001 present Member of Legislative Assembly Its Member of the Legislative Assembly MLA is Dennis MacKay , a former private investigator, provincial coroner, and member of the Royal Canadian Mounted Police . He was first elected in British Columbia general election, 2001 2001 . He represents the British Columbia Liberal Party . Election results Election FPTP begin title British Columbia general election, 2005 B.C. General Election 2005 Bulkley Valley Stikine Canadian politics party colours BC Liberal row style width 130px British Columbia Liberal Party BC Liberal Dennis MacKay align right 6,279 align right 48.30 align center n a align right 96,735 Canadian politics party colours NDP row New Democratic Party of British Columbia NDP Doug Donaldson align right 5,177 align right 39.82 align center n a align right 50,561 Canadian politics ... colspan 3 Turnout align right 13,060 align right 68.78 image Bulkley Valley Stikine 2001.PNG thumb ... election, 2001 B.C. General Election 2001 Bulkley Valley Stikine Canadian politics party colours ... Valley Stikine 1999.png thumb Distribution of popular vote map by voting area Election FPTP begin title British Columbia general election, 1996 B.C. General Election 1996 Bulkley Valley Stikine Canadian ... Columbia general election, 1991 B.C. General Election 1991 Bulkley Valley Stikine 70 Voter turnout ... more details
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