Alexis Creek is an unincorporated community in the
Chilcotin District
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of the western
Central Interior of the
Canadian province
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, on
Highway 20 between
Williams Lake and
Bella Coola. The creek is named, like the adjacent lake of the same name, for a
colonial-era chief of the
Tsilhqot'in people, Alexis, who figured in the story of the
Chilcotin War of 1864 (though as a non-combatant).
The small unincorporated settlement of Alexis Creek has the following services: British Columbia Forestry Service (now BC Ministry of Forests, Lands, Natural Resources Operations, and Rural Development) field office, the Alexis Creek School (elementary grades), a highways maintenance yard, a small detachment of the Royal Canadian Mounted Police, the Happy Eater restaurant, the Doodle Bugs café, Doug's Repair (automotive servicing, parts, tires, and supplies), a provincial medical clinic (operated by Interior Health), the Alexis Creek General Store (groceries, sundries, mailboxes), and a dispatch station of the British Columbia Ambulance Service.[Both the Happy Eater restaurant and the Doodlebug cafe have burnt down in recent years. There are no longer any dining options in Alexis Creek. There is, however, a tourist information kiosk with public outhouses open seasonally and staffed by volunteers.]
Since the early 2000s, Alexis Creek has also been home to the Ravens Unit Crew, originally an all-first-nations wildland fire crew. All of the crew members live in the community seasonally and comprise the only permanently stationed, professional fire crew west of the Fraser River.
Climate
See also
*
Alexis Creek First Nation (
Chilanko Forks)
*
Tl'etinqox-t'in Government Office (located in Alexis Creek)
References
External links
britishcolumbia.com article on Alexis Creek*
Indian reserves in British Columbia
Unincorporated settlements in British Columbia
Designated places in British Columbia
Populated places in the Chilcotin
Tsilhqot'in communities
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