Fort Fraser is an unincorporated village of about 500 people, situated near the base of Fraser Mountain, close to the village municipality of Fraser Lake and the Nechako River. It can be found near the geographical centre of British Columbia, Canada, west of Vanderhoof on the Yellowhead Highway. Originally established in 1806 as a

North West Company The North West Company was a fur trading business headquartered in Montreal from 1779 to 1821. It competed with increasing success against the Hudson's Bay Company in what is present-day Western Canada and Northwestern Ontario. With great weal ...

fur trading post by the explorer Simon Fraser, it is one of present-day British Columbia's oldest permanent European-founded settlements. The area around the community is also recorded as the site of the first land in British Columbia cultivated by non-First Nations people. The original site of the fort is to the west, in Beaumont Provincial Park. In 1911, the fort was relocated to nearby Nadleh Village, and later closed in 1915. The present community is located at the site of the last spike of the Grand Trunk Pacific Railway, driven on April 7, 1914. Today, Fort Fraser is an active community sustained by both forestry and tourism.

Transportation

Via Rail's Jasper – Prince Rupert train calls at the Fort Fraser railway station.

Local events

The Fort Fraser Fall Fair is one of the oldest agricultural fairs in BC. The event has run annually since 1928, on the Labour Day weekend in September.

Local facilities

Local facilities include: * Three churches - United Church of Canada, Apostolic Lutheran Church (est. 1928 by St. Mary's Anglican Church), and Church of the Nazarene * Gas station/grocery store * Automotive repair garage, tire sales * Community hall * Post-office * Motel * Laundromat * Visitor information centre

Climate

Directions

Nearby communities of Fort Fraser include: West on Hwy 16 * Fraser Lake - 21 km (13 mi) *

Burns Lake Burns Lake is a rural village in the North-western-Central Interior of British Columbia, Canada, incorporated in 1923. The village had a population of 1,779 as of the 2016 Census. The village is known for its rich First Nations heritage, and ...

- 90 km (56 mi) * Topley - 141 km (88 mi) * Smithers - 234 km (145 mi) * Terrace - 437 km (272 mi) *

Prince Rupert Prince Rupert of the Rhine, Duke of Cumberland, (17 December 1619 (O.S.) / 27 December (N.S.) – 29 November 1682 (O.S.)) was an English army officer, admiral, scientist and colonial governor. He first came to prominence as a Royalist cavalr ...

- 581 km (361 mi) East on Hwy 16 * Vanderhoof - 38 km (24 mi) * Fort St. James - 84 km (52 mi) * Prince George - 134 km (83 mi)

References

External links

Fort Fraser website, maintained by British Columbia School District #91
{{authority control Fort Fraser Populated places in the Regional District of Bulkley-Nechako Nechako Country Fur trade Hudson's Bay Company forts North West Company forts Designated places in British Columbia