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The Best Attractions In Telkwa

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Telkwa is a village located along British Columbia Highway 16, nearly 15 kilometres southeast of the town of Smithers and 350 kilometres west of the city of Prince George, in northwest British Columbia, Canada.Settlement in the area began around 1904 in a townsite known as Aldermere on the hill above Telkwa. Around 1907, people began to move down the hill to be closer to water supplies and the anticipated route of the Grand Trunk Pacific Railway. The name Telkwa is possibly a native term for meeting of the waters which appropriately describes the confluence of the Bulkley and Telkwa Rivers in town.Via Rail's Jasper – Prince Rupert train calls at the ...
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  • 3. Moricetown Canyon Smithers
    Moricetown is a Wet'suwet'en village in Central British Columbia, Canada on the west side of the Bulkley River on Coryatsaqua Indian Reserve No. 2, and on Moricetown Indian Reserve No.1. The current village was built during the early 1900s. Evidence of inhabitants date back to around 5,500 years ago. The original name of the village was Witset. It was abandoned after a rockslide that prevented salmon from reaching the canyon. Witsuwit'en people then settled in Tsë Cakh and referred to the old village as Këyikh Wigit . It was renamed after the pioneer missionary Father Adrien-Gabriel Morice.
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  • 4. 'Ksan Historical Village Hazelton
    'Ksan is a historical village and living museum of the Gitxsan Aboriginal people in the Skeena Country of northwestern British Columbia, Canada. It is near Hazelton at the confluence of the Skeena and Bulkley Rivers.
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  • 6. Hudson Bay Mountain Resort Smithers
    Hudson Bay Mountain is an ultra prominent peak located above Smithers, British Columbia, Canada. It is the location of the Hudson Bay Mountain Resort ski resort. It was also used as a filming location for the movies The Grey and Eight Below.Lifts: Runs :
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  • 7. Tyhee Lake Provincial Park Smithers
    Tyhee Lake Provincial Park is a provincial park in British Columbia, Canada, located near the town of Smithers in the Bulkley Valley.
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