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Golden Alternate School
Golden Secondary School is a dual-track public high school in Golden, British Columbia, part of School District 6 Rocky Mountain. The school is headed by principal Steve Wyer. There is a wide variety of courses held in the school and outside the school. Courses include things such as skiing and snowboarding on the beautiful Kicking Horse Mountain Resort Kicking Horse Mountain Resort (KHMR) is a ski resort located west of Golden, British Columbia, Canada. It features over 120 trails across more than of skiable terrain and a vertical drop, currently the sixth largest of any North American ski ..., mountain biking on many trails around Golden and the school also hosts many bantam and senior basketball, volleyball and soccer teams, and Boggle tournaments. The most notable thing about this school is the Jam Session, which features groups of talented adolescents playing songs they wrote or love to hear to their peers. The facility also hosts Golden Alternate School, which is ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Golden, British Columbia
Golden is a town in southeastern British Columbia, Canada, west of Calgary, Alberta, and east of Vancouver. History In 1807, David Thompsonrenowned fur trader, surveyor, and map-makerwas tasked by the North West Company to open a trading route to the lucrative trading territories of the Pacific Northwest. He first crossed over the Rocky Mountains and travelled along the Blaeberry River to the future site of Golden. In 1881 the Canadian Pacific Railway (CPR) hired surveyor A. B. Rogers to find a rail route through the Selkirk and Rocky Mountains, and in 1882 he found the pass now named for him. Rogers established a base camp for his survey crew led by a man named McMillan. Initially known as McMillan's Camp, the settlement was the beginning of the town of Golden. By 1884, in response to a nearby lumber camp naming itself Silver City, the residents of McMillan's Camp, headed by Baptiste Morigeau, decided not to be outdone and renamed the settlement Golden City. The 'city' desig ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |