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Hudson's Hope is a district municipality in northeastern British Columbia, Canada, in the Peace River Regional District. It covers an area of 927 square kilometres with a population of 1,157 people. Having been first settled along the Peace River in 1805, it is the third-oldest European-Canadian community in the province, although it was not incorporated until 1965. Most jobs in the economy are associated with the nearby W. A. C. Bennett Dam and Peace Canyon Dam, and timber logging. There is debate about the origin of Hudson's Hope's name. One theory derives the word Hudson's from the Hudson's Bay Company and Hope from the Scottish word hope meaning a ...
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  • 1. Chetwynd Chainsaw Carvings Chetwynd
    Chetwynd is a district municipality located on the foothills of the Rocky Mountains in northeastern British Columbia, Canada. Situated on an ancient floodplain, it is the first town eastbound travellers encounter after emerging from the Rockies along Highway 97 and acts as the gateway to the Peace River Country. The town developed during the construction of infrastructure through the Rocky Mountains in the 1950s, and was used as a transshipment point during the construction of hydroelectric dams in the 1960s and 1970s and the new town of Tumbler Ridge in the early 1980s. Home to approximately 2,600 residents, the population has increased little if at all since the 1980s but is significantly younger than the provincial average.Once known as Little Prairie, the community adopted its current ...
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  • 2. The Lido Fort St John
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  • 3. Pomeroy Sport Centre Fort St John
    Fort St. John Enerplex, also known for sponsorship reasons as Pomeroy Sport Centre, is a sports venue in the Canadian town of Fort St. John, British Columbia. The indoor arena features two ice hockey rinks, a long-track speed skating rink and a walkway. The venue was taking into use on 23 December 2009, and officially opened 13 October 2010.
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  • 4. Charlie Lake Provincial Park Fort St John
    Charlie Lake Provincial Park is a provincial park in British Columbia, Canada, established on the western shore of Charlie Lake. It is roughly 92 hectares in size.
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  • 5. North Peace Cultural Centre Fort St John
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  • 6. North Peace Leisure Pool Fort St John
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  • 7. Hudson's Hope Museum Hudsons Hope
    Hudson's Hope is a district municipality in northeastern British Columbia, Canada, in the Peace River Regional District. It covers an area of 927 square kilometres with a population of 1,157 people. Having been first settled along the Peace River in 1805, it is the third-oldest European-Canadian community in the province, although it was not incorporated until 1965. Most jobs in the economy are associated with the nearby W. A. C. Bennett Dam and Peace Canyon Dam, and timber logging. There is debate about the origin of Hudson's Hope's name. One theory derives the word Hudson's from the Hudson's Bay Company and Hope from the Scottish word hope meaning a small enclosed valley. Another theory has the name derived from a prospector named Hudson who came to the area searching for gold. The Distr...
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  • 9. Yukon Stone Outfitters Ltd. Hudsons Hope
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  • 10. W.A.C. Bennett Dam Visitor Centre Hudsons Hope
    The W. A. C. Bennett Dam is a large hydroelectric dam on the Peace River in northern British Columbia, Canada. At 183 metres high, it is one of the world's highest earth fill dams. Construction of the dam began in 1961 and culminated in 1968. At the dam, the Finlay, the Parsnip and the Peace Rivers feed into Williston Lake, also referred to as Williston Reservoir. It is the third largest artificial lake in North America as well as the largest body of fresh water in British Columbia. Williston Lake runs 250 kilometres north-south and 150 kilometres east-west. The construction of the dam cost $750 million, making it the largest project of its kind in the province of BC. The dam was named after Premier W. A. C. Bennett because his vision played a major role in the project initiation, developm...
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  • 11. Hudson's Hope Visitor Centre Hudsons Hope
    Hudson's Hope is a district municipality in northeastern British Columbia, Canada, in the Peace River Regional District. It covers an area of 927 square kilometres with a population of 1,157 people. Having been first settled along the Peace River in 1805, it is the third-oldest European-Canadian community in the province, although it was not incorporated until 1965. Most jobs in the economy are associated with the nearby W. A. C. Bennett Dam and Peace Canyon Dam, and timber logging. There is debate about the origin of Hudson's Hope's name. One theory derives the word Hudson's from the Hudson's Bay Company and Hope from the Scottish word hope meaning a small enclosed valley. Another theory has the name derived from a prospector named Hudson who came to the area searching for gold. The Distr...
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