Alkali Lake, British Columbia
   HOME

TheInfoList



OR:

Alkali Lake is an unincorporated community in the
Cariboo The Cariboo is an intermontane region of British Columbia, Canada, centered on a plateau stretching from Fraser Canyon to the Cariboo Mountains. The name is a reference to the Caribou (North America), caribou that were once abundant in the reg ...
region of the
Central Interior of British Columbia Central is an adjective usually referring to being in the center of some place or (mathematical) object. Central may also refer to: Directions and generalised locations * Central Africa, a region in the centre of Africa continent, also known as ...
, Canada, located 40 kilometers south of the city of Williams Lake en route to Dog Creek and the Gang Ranch, at about 780 m (2560 ft) above sea level. The settlement, and the adjoining reserves of the Alkali Lake Indian Band, get their name from Alkali Lake, which gets its name from an outcrop of alkali on the hillside above it; the lake itself is not an alkali lake. The economy of the area is based on cattle ranching and small scale tourism, although in the past it was important as a way station on one of the various trails to the Cariboo goldfields farther north. Alkali Lake Indian Reserve No. 1, one of the main reserves of the Alkali Lake Indian Band, is located within the community. Most other reserves of the band are located to its east. A documentary feature film about the community, "Honour of All: The Story of Alkali Lake", was produced Phil Lucas in 1985.DVD Honour of All
esketemc.ca


In Popular Culture

Alkali Lake appears in the Marvel universe as the site of the fictional
Weapon X Weapon X is a fictional government genetic research facility project appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics. They were conducted by Department K, which turned willing and unwilling beings into living weapons to carry out c ...
Research Facility which serves as either an origin site or major story arc location for many of the characters within the Marvel Comics Universe. The Weapon X facility is most prominently known as the site where
Wolverine The wolverine ( , ; ''Gulo gulo''), also called the carcajou or quickhatch (from East Cree, ''kwiihkwahaacheew''), is the largest land-dwelling species, member of the family Mustelidae. It is a muscular carnivore and a solitary animal. The w ...
was subject to the Adamantium bonding process that fused the alloy to his bones; as well as the site where Sabretooth and
Deadpool Deadpool is a character appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics. Created by Fabian Nicieza and Rob Liefeld, the character first appeared in ''New Mutants'' #98 (December 1990). In his comic book appearances, Deadpool is ...
unlocked their latent mutant abilities through extensive experimentation. Various other characters also have story arcs that placed them within the halls of the facility. While the main Weapon X characters date back to World War II, in 2023, the site is still operational and is still performing experiments on various metahumans.


References

Unincorporated settlements in British Columbia Geography of the Cariboo Populated places in the Cariboo Regional District {{cariboo-geo-stub