Yahk is an unincorporated
hamlet
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in southeastern
British Columbia
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,
Canada
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, just north of the Canada-U.S. border.
Yahk Provincial Park borders the village to the south. Yahk is located on the
Moyie River
The Moyie River is a long tributary of the Kootenai River (spelled Kootenay River in Canada) in the U.S. state of Idaho and the Canadian province of British Columbia. The Moyie River is part of the Columbia River basin, being a tributary of t ...
.
CBC Television
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talk show ''
The Hour'' taped a live episode in Yahk on February 9, 2006. The show was there in part because of Kyle MacDonald, the
blog
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ger behind
one red paperclip
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, who said in an interview with CBC News he would go anywhere to trade "except Yahk, British Columbia".
One Red Paper Clip
/ref> He eventually relented with the catch that CBC News had to do a show from Yahk.
See also
*Yaak River
The Yaak River (spelled Yahk River in Canada) is a tributary of the Kootenai River in Montana.
Course
The Yaak River originates near Yahk Mountain, in the Yahk Range, part of the Purcell Mountains, in southeast British Columbia. The river flo ...
References
External links
Yahk on BritishColumbia.com
East Kootenay
Populated places in the Regional District of Central Kootenay
Unincorporated settlements in British Columbia
Designated places in British Columbia
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