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Quesnel Lake / k w ɪ ˈ n ɛ l / is a glacial lake or fjord in British Columbia, Canada, and is the major tributary of the Fraser River.With a maximum depth of 511 m (1,677 ft), it is claimed to be the deepest fjord lake in the world, [1] the deepest lake in BC, and the third-deepest lake in North America, after Great Slave Lake and Crater Lake.
The pioneer roots of the area's history date back to the fur trade, with the establishment in 1806 of a fur-trading post by Simon Fraser, at Fort Fraser near the east end of Fraser Lake. The modern day town was established in 1914, during the construction of the Grand Trunk Pacific Railway , and was incorporated as a village in 1966.
Beaumont Provincial Park is a provincial park located at the southeast end of Fraser Lake, between Fort Fraser and the town of Fraser Lake, British Columbia, approximately 40 kilometres (25 mi) west of Vanderhoof, British Columbia.
Royal LePage is a Canadian real estate franchiser and owner-operator with more than 670 locations and over 20,000 realtors in Canada. [1] The company was founded on July 2, 1913 in Toronto, Canada by then 26-year-old Albert Edward (A.E.) LePage, under the name "A.E. LePage, Bungalow Specialist."
Lejac Residential School was located in an otherwise undeveloped area on the shore of the Fraser Lake just east of Fraser Lake, just off the railway line. This location was about 10 km (6.2 mi) from the First Nation village of Stellako at the west end of the lake (within Stellat'en First Nation territory) [ 2 ] and the village of Nadleh at the ...
Fraser Lake Water Aerodrome (TC LID: CBJ8) is located on Fraser Lake, British Columbia, Canada. See also. Fraser Lake Airport; References This ...
Many of these travellers spotted opportunity in the rich forestry, fur, and mining opportunities in Burns Lake and the surrounding area. Burns Lake acquired its name after Michael Byrnes, who was an explorer for the Collins Overland Telegraph scheme. Byrnes passed Burns lake in about 1866 while surveying a route from Fort Fraser to Hagwilget.
François Lake Provincial Park is a provincial park in British Columbia, Canada, located at the east end of Francois Lake. The total park area is 7,214 hectares (17,830 acres). It is about 12 kilometres (7.5 mi) off BC Highway 16, southwest of the town of Fraser Lake. There is no potable water at the site so campers should bring their own.