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  • 2026-10-08
    The Skeena 'river of mists', makes a major cleft through the Coast Mountains. To Coastal Tsimshian Indians and Interior tribes…
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    The famed Bralorne and Pioneer mines constitute British Columbia's leading gold camp. In the 1860's prospectors from the Fraser River…
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    Here was the gateway to gold! Yellow gold lined bars of the Fraser and beyond was the lure of the…
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    In 1862 C.F. and H.P. Cornwall settled here and developed Ashcroft Manor. The ranch with its grist and saw mills…
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    Connecting Barkerville with the outside world, the 'B.X.' stage coaches served 'Cariboo' for over 50 years. The terminus was moved…
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    Canada's third trans-continental rail link was completed near Basque on January 23, 1915. In a simple ceremony the last spike…
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    The P.G.E. derived its name from England's Great Eastern Railway. Begun by private interests in 1912, it was acquired by…
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    Before you lies one of the most intricate coastlines in the world. Into this sheltered strait, ageless domain of the…
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    Colonel R.C. Moody, R.E., recognized the potential value of Burrard Inlet for military defence. Named in his honour, Port Moody…
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    This site, on the world's greatest salmon river, lured many pioneer canners in the late 1860's and early 1870's. Pre-eminent…