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Fort
Fraser
Fort Fraser is a small village located 135 km (84 miles) west of
Prince George and 25 km (15.5 miles)
east of Fraser Lake on Hwy 16 "The
Yellowhead."
"The
Last Spike"
Historically Fort Fraser has had small sawmills and has been part
of the Grand Trunk Pacific Rail Line from Prince George to Prince
Rupert. In April 7, 1914, the last spike was driven 1.6 km (1
mile) east of Fort Fraser completing Canada's second trans-continental
railroad. The Grand Trunk later merged with Canadian National Railway
in 1923.
Retired
People and Large Ranches
Today
not much industry exists in Fort Fraser with the mill closed down
and the railway building long gone. The residences are made up of
retired people, ranches, and people who work in the bush or the
molybdenum mine at nearby Endako.
Friendly
and very helpful
People in this part of British Columbia are friendly, very helpful
and tend to look after one another, especially out on some of the
forestry backroads that are all over the country. You can read about
a little luck ourBC.com experienced during one travel
adventure through Fort Fraser.
24-hour
Petro Canada Station
There is a 24-hour Petro Canada Station in Fort Fraser along with
an elementary school, motel and church. Shopping and services are
very limited with most people going to Vanderhoof for medical, restaurants,
and shopping facilities.
Last
Spike Pub
If you feel like something to eat there is pub fare at the Last
Spike Pub located near the CN Railway tracks. If you have kids under
19 you will have wait until either Vanderhoof
or Fraser Lake for greater restaurant
selection.
Fraser
Lake
Snowmobiling is very popular during the winter months along with
trapping, ice-fishing and cross-country skiing. In the fall you
can go walking, hiking, fishing and hunting throughout the many
trails that are in the backcountry especially by Fraser Lake.
Beaumont
Provincial Park
There is some great water sport recreation farther west by 5 km
(3 miles) on the east side of Fraser Lake at the beautiful Beaumont
Provincial Park. You'll really enjoy the lake if you have small
kids as the lake bottom tends to stay shallow in the swimming area.
Nechako
River
Along Hwy 16 you'll cross one of British Columbia's most controversial
rivers the Nechako just before Beaumont. The
Nechako River was dammed further on upstream from Fort Fraser in
the 1950's to help supply the water for the generators at Kemano
for Alcan aluminum works in Kitimat.
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Grand Trunk Pacific
Railway
Lending a hand
to each other
Hwy 16 through
Fraser Lake
First United
Church
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