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Hope became part of the new British colony of British Columbia when it was created on 2 August 1858. Along with the rest of British Columbia, Hope became part of Canada in 1871. Late in 1859, Reverend Alexander St. David Francis Pringle arrived in Hope, and on 1 December of that year, founded the first library on the British Columbia mainland.
Hope Mountain, commonly called Mount Hope, is a prominent mountain overlooking the town of Hope, British Columbia, Canada from the south. [1] It is the northernmost summit of the Skagit Range of the Cascade Mountains and stands above the confluence of the Coquihalla and Fraser Rivers .
Kawkawa Lake is a lake located 2.5 km (1.6 mi) east of Hope, British Columbia.Kawkawa is also the name of the neighbourhood in Hope surrounding Kawkawa Lake. The lake is home to many species of fish, but is best known for large kokanee (land-locked salmon), which can reach up to 3+ lbs in weight.
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Silver Lake Provincial Park is a provincial park in British Columbia, Canada, located in the Skagit River Valley [2] just south of Hope and comprising 77 hectares. [ 3 ] References
Christ Church Historic Site. The Christ Church National Historic Site in Hope, British Columbia, was consecrated on 8 November 1861 by Bishop George Hills, the colony's first bishop, making it the oldest church on the mainland of British Columbia, and the oldest church in the province still on its original foundation.
Hope station is a Via Rail flag stop at Hope in southwestern British Columbia, Canada. Formerly, a Canadian National Railway (CN) station stood at this location and a Kettle Valley Railway (KV) one to the northwest.
The name Jones Lake first appeared on a map in 1904 and is the main name used locally, as well as appearing on the highway signs for the Jones Lake Forest Service Road, which is the only access. The dual naming also applies to Wahleach Creek, which is also known as Jones Creek.