Hope is a

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at the confluence of the

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and Coquihalla rivers in the province of

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, Canada. Hope is at the eastern end of both the Fraser Valley and the

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region, and is at the southern end of the

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. To the east, over the

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, is the Interior region, beginning with the Similkameen Country on the farther side of the Allison Pass in Manning Park. Located east of

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, Hope is at the southern terminus of the Coquihalla Highway and the western terminus of the Crowsnest Highway, locally known as the Hope-Princeton (Highways 5 and 3, respectively), where they merge with the

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( Highway 1). Hope is at the eastern terminus of Highway 7. As it lies at the eastern end of the Fraser Valley in the windward Cascade foothills, the town gets very high amounts of rain and cloud cover – particularly throughout the autumn and winter. Hope is a member municipality of the Fraser Valley Regional District which provides certain municipal services to unincorporated settlements and rural areas. The District of Hope includes Hope (the previous Town of Hope) and surrounding areas, including the communities of Kawkawa Lake, Silver Creek,

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, and Lake of the Woods.

History

The Stó:lō have lived in the Fraser Valley since 8,000 to 10,000 years ago. In late 1782, a smallpox epidemic among the Stó:lō killed thousands – an estimated two-thirds of the population. Explorer Simon Fraser arrived in what is now Hope in 1808, and the

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created the Fort Hope trading post in 1848. The area was transformed by the Fraser Canyon Gold Rush, beginning in 1858. The following year Governor James Douglas laid out the Fort Hope town site. Hope became part of the new British

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when it was created on 2 August 1858. Along with the rest of

, Hope became part of

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in 1871. Late in 1859, Reverend Alexander St. David Francis Pringle arrived in Hope, and on 1 December of that year, founded the first library on the British Columbia mainland. Within two years, he also founded the Christ Church

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church, the oldest church on the British Columbia mainland that still holds services on its original site. It is a

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. Hope incorporated as a village on 6 April 1929, became a town on 1 January 1965, and was reincorporated as a

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named the District of Hope on 7 December 1992.

Naming

Fort Hope was established in 1848–49 by chief trader Henry Newsham Peers. He discovered a route through the mountains that did not dip below the 49th parallel, which had become the American border. Thus, the hope that his route would be workable was fulfilled.

World War II

During

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for

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was set up near Hope at Tashme, now known as Sunshine Valley, just beyond the 100-mile exclusion zone from the coast.

Recent history

In 2011, the metal Kawkawa Bridge was demolished; previously, it was featured in the 1982 Rambo film, ''

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''. In 2020, a wood carved statue of

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character

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was erected in Hope.

Geography

Hope is at the easternmost point of British Columbia's

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area and is usually considered to be part of the Fraser Canyon area or "eastern Fraser Valley" as "Lower Mainland" is commonly understood as synonymous with "greater Vancouver". There are relatively significant peaks to the north, east, and south of the townsite. Only to the west can flat land be seen, and that view is dominated by the broad lower reaches of the

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. The segment from Lytton to Hope separates the

and

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, thereby forming the lower part of the

, which begins far upriver near Williams Lake. At Hope, the river enters a broad flood plain extending to the coast and

. The Coquihalla and

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s and Silverhope Creek rise in the Cascade Mountains northeast and southeast and south of Hope, respectively, and empty into the Fraser River. The Skagit River begins south of Hope, across a low pass from the head of the Silverhope valley, which is the access to the Canadian shoreline of Ross Lake.

Climate

Hope has an

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(

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''Cfb'') with warm summers and moderately cold winters. Hope has a very cloudy climate for most of the year, with the cloudiest month December averaging only 4.4 monthly sunshine hours or 1.7% of possible sunshine. Late summer is the sunniest time of the year.

Demographics

In the 2021 Census of Population conducted by

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, Hope had a population of 6,686 living in 2,939 of its 3,243 total private dwellings, a change of from its 2016 population of 6,181. With a land area of , it had a population density of in 2021.

Ethnicity

Religion

According to the 2021 census, religious groups in Hope included: *

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(3,375 persons or 53.3%) *

Christianity Christianity is an Abrahamic monotheistic religion, which states that Jesus in Christianity, Jesus is the Son of God (Christianity), Son of God and Resurrection of Jesus, rose from the dead after his Crucifixion of Jesus, crucifixion, whose ...

(2,645 persons or 41.8%) *

Hinduism Hinduism () is an Hypernymy and hyponymy, umbrella term for a range of Indian religions, Indian List of religions and spiritual traditions#Indian religions, religious and spiritual traditions (Sampradaya, ''sampradaya''s) that are unified ...

(65 persons or 1.0%) *

Sikhism Sikhism is an Indian religion and Indian philosophy, philosophy that originated in the Punjab region of the Indian subcontinent around the end of the 15th century CE. It is one of the most recently founded major religious groups, major religio ...

(45 persons or 0.7%) *

Buddhism Buddhism, also known as Buddhadharma and Dharmavinaya, is an Indian religion and List of philosophies, philosophical tradition based on Pre-sectarian Buddhism, teachings attributed to the Buddha, a wandering teacher who lived in the 6th or ...

(20 persons or 0.3%) *

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(20 persons or 0.3%) *

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(15 persons or 0.2%) * Indigenous Spirituality (15 persons or 0.2%)

Economy

Hope's labour force works in a variety of industries. Almost 50 percent of the labour force is involved in four main industries: accommodation and food services (17.1 percent), health care and social assistance (12.8 percent), retail trade (10.3 percent), and transportation and warehousing (8 percent) (2006 data). One of the town's largest employers is Nestlé Waters. Nestlé, the world's biggest bottler of water, packages more than 300 million litres of water from Hope

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s annually. Nestlé pays C$675 to the provincial government for this quantity of water (C$2.25 per million litres). The Nestlé bottling plant employs approximately 75 people.

Economic planning

Hope's economic development planning is rooted in the community's strategic location, telecommunications infrastructure (high-speed internet), and strong support for new development and redevelopment. The 2014 Economic Profile identifies several sectors as significant areas of opportunity within the local economy: * Tourism: including development of tourism products attractive to the primary market coming from the west. * Virtual commuters: professionals able to serve their clientele from off-site locations, such as consultants, photographers, graphic designers, and software developers. * Natural resources: sustainable and responsible development of natural resource industries. * Lifestyle manufacturing or services: such as coffee roasters, sustainable agriculture, micro-brewery, and other clean water-based industries. * "Gap" retailers: independent, entrepreneurial retailers who can deliver niche services for local customers and travellers. In addition, the Revitalization Tax Exemption Bylaw, adopted by the Hope District Council in 2013, encourages property owners who develop or redevelop their properties to apply for financial incentives in the form of tax relief.

Arts and culture

Chainsaw wood carving

Hope holds chainsaw wood carving competitions and exhibitions. From 4 to 7 September 2008 the Second Annual Hope Chainsaw Carving Competition took place. Chainsaw wood carvings are displayed and exhibited throughout the downtown core of Hope. Memorial Park in downtown Hope has a display of chainsaw wood carvings. Hope is home to carver Pete Ryan, who made a number of the chainsaw wood carvings exhibited in downtown Hope.

Hope Arts Gallery

The Hope Arts Gallery exhibits and sells a variety of art by local artists. It is located in downtown Hope and has several rooms displaying sculpture, pottery, paintings and drawings, jewellery, fabric arts, basketry, cards and gifts, and photography. The gallery is run by volunteers from the Hope Arts Guild. The gallery presents ART WALK, a self-guided tour to art and chainsaw wood carvings in Hope.

Hope Brigade Days

One of Hope's largest events of the year is Hope Brigade Days, which occurs the weekend after Labour Day every September. Events include a parade, fireworks display, midway, chainsaw carving competition, demolition derby, kids' carnival, and 4x4 racing.

Attractions

Hope Museum

The Hope Museum shows the history, culture and heritage of Hope. In downtown Hope, together with the Hope Visitor Centre, the Hope Museum is open year-round. Exhibits include First Nations culture, early Fort Hope, the Fraser Canyon Gold Rush, the Kettle Valley Railway, pioneer life, logging, and mining.

Hope Recreation Complex

The Hope Recreation Complex includes a library, pool, arena, and fitness centre. The Hope and District Recreation Complex is run by the Fraser Valley Regional District.

Hope Slide

The Hope Slide was one of the largest landslides ever recorded in Canada. It occurred in the morning hours of 9 January 1965, near Hope, killing four people. A viewing site showing the Hope Slide is approximately a 15-minute drive east of Hope on Highway 3.

Memorial Park and Friendship Garden

Immediately adjacent to the District Hall in Hope is a

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called the Friendship Garden, dedicated to the Japanese-Canadians who were interned nearby at Tashme during

. It was built by local Japanese-Canadians and presented to Hope on 27 July 1991. Men from that camp were employed during the war building the Hope-Princeton Highway. Hope Memorial Park, adjacent to the District Hall and Friendship Garden, is the site of a concert series on Sunday afternoons in July and August. Memorial Park was granted to the then-village of Hope in 1932 by the province of British Columbia. It occupies roughly in the heart of the town.

Othello Tunnels

Othello Tunnels is the popular name for the main human-made features of Coquihalla Canyon Provincial Park, east of Hope along the

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of the Coquihalla River and a decommissioned railway grade, now a walking trail, leading eventually to

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. Originally part of the Kettle Valley Railway, five tunnels and a series of bridges give views of the Coquihalla River as it passes through the river's narrow gorge. There are two main options for hikers to explore Othello Tunnels. The Othello Tunnels portion of Kettle Valley Trail, 4 km to-and-back, is stroller-friendly and wheelchair-accessible. The Hope-Nicola Valley Trail Loop, a 5.5 km loop hiking trail, is relatively well-maintained but not accessible, nor recommended for people with mobility issues.

Sports

Curling

The Hope Curling Club is near the Hope Recreation Complex. The club sponsors bonspiels such as the Men's Bonspiel every January, and the Mixed Curling Bonspiel.

Golf

Hope has a golf course and club on the banks of the Coquihalla River.

Hope Icebreakers Junior Hockey Club

The Hope Icebreakers were a Canadian junior ice hockey team. They played in the Pacific International Junior Hockey League and the town of Hope from the 2003–2008 seasons, after which they were approved by BC Hockey to move to Mission, British Columbia. They subsequently changed their name to the Mission Icebreakers. The Icebreakers have a Sasquatch logo.

Government

The District of Hope is a

that is part of the regional district called the Fraser Valley Regional District.

District municipality

The Mayor of Hope is Victor Smith.

Fraser Valley Regional District

The mayor of Hope also serves as a director on the board of the Fraser Valley Regional District. In addition to regional planning, the Fraser Valley Regional District (FVRD) works in collaboration with the District of Hope to provide recreational and cultural programs, ice arena and swimming pool, regional parks, mapping, air quality, mosquito control, weed control, E911 dispatch fire service, and search and rescue.

Province of British Columbia

Hope is in the Fraser-Nicola riding(electoral district) provincially. The current MLA for Fraser-Nicola is Jackie Tegart. Prior to the 2017 election, Hope was in the Chilliwack-Hope riding provincially, and represented by MLA Laurie Throness, who was elected in 2013.

Parliament of Canada

Hope is in the

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of Chilliwack—Hope, which is represented in the

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by Mark Strahl.

Infrastructure

Transportation

Highways

The

( Highway 1) passes through Hope. Hope is the southern terminus of the Coquihalla Highway (Highway 5), the western terminus of the Crowsnest Highway, locally known as the Hope-Princeton highway (Highway 3), and the eastern terminus of Highway 7.

Hope Aerodrome

Hope Aerodrome is west of the Hope Townsite(the previous Town of Hope) within the municipal District of Hope, British Columbia. The aerodrome is operated by the Fraser Valley Regional District. There is one turf runway long. The airfield is home to the Vancouver Soaring Association, a gliding club owning and operating school and recreational sailplanes and tow planes. Hope Aerodrome lies within the community of Flood in the District of Hope.

Railways

Both the

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and Canadian National railways pass through Hope. The ''Canadian'', a Canadian transcontinental passenger train currently operated by Via Rail Canada, passes through Hope, calling at the Hope railway station.

Heliports

Hope Heliport is a private heliport at Fraser Canyon Hospital. It has charter helicopter service available that provides service for the natural resource industry, including forestry and mining exploration, as well as other industries including film, tourism, and public service.

Health care

Fraser Canyon Hospital

Fraser Canyon Hospital is a 10-bed hospital and provides services including 24/7 emergency care stabilization and triage and hospice beds and services. Emergency care stabilization and triage 24/7 is unique to the hospital due to its geographic isolation and emergency service requirements in an area where major highways converge. Fraser Canyon Hospital officially opened on 10 January 1959, and began as a 20-bed hospital, complete with delivery and operating rooms.

Education

The Fraser-Cascade School District #78 operates several schools in the District of Hope. There are two schools in Hope Townsite (the previous Town of Hope): Coquihalla Elementary School, which offers Kindergarten to Grade 6; and Hope Secondary School, which offers Grades 7–12. In addition, Silver Creek Elementary School, in the community of Silver Creek, offers grades Kindergarten to 7, with these students then attending Hope Secondary School for grades 8–12. The Fraser-Cascade School District also operates other educational programs such as the District Alternative Secondary Program. District enrollment declined from 1,993 students in the 2009–2010 school year to 1,615 in 2014–2015.

In popular culture

Hope has been a popular

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to shoot films. ''

'' (1982), the first Rambo film, starring

, Brian Dennehy, and Richard Crenna, was filmed almost entirely in and around Hope, and set in the fictional town of Hope, Washington. Other films shot there include '' Shoot to Kill'' (1988), starring Sidney Poitier,

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and Kirstie Alley. '' K2'' (1992), with the area's mountains standing in for the

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. '' Hope Springs'' (2003), starring

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and

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, was filmed in and around Hope, but set in a fictional Hope,

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, in the

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. The 2019 film ''

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'' was partially shot within the town. Scenes from the 2021 wendigo horror film '' Antlers'' were also filmed in Hope. Other films made in whole or in part in and around Hope have included '' Fire with Fire'' (1986), '' White Fang II'' (1994), '' Far from Home: The Adventures of Yellow Dog'' (1995), '' The Pledge'' (2001), '' The Stickup'' (2003, starring

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), '' Suspicious River'' (2004), ''Afghan Knights'' (2007), and ''

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'' (2007). Reality show contestant Ryan Jenkins from

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's reality series '' Megan Wants a Millionaire'' was found dead in the Thunderbird Motel in Hope on August 23, 2009, of an apparent suicide after being charged with the murder of his wife in

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. The

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docuseries '' Highway Thru Hell'' is based in Hope and surrounding areas. In ''

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'' issues #8–12 (the "Perceptions" story arc) by Todd McFarlane, a wendigo creature is blamed in the deaths of several children near Hope, British Columbia, and terrorizing the town. Spider-Man's alter ego, Peter Parker, is sent to take pictures during the media frenzy that follows. In the 2012 video game '' Deadlight'', the protagonist, Randall Wayne, is from the town of Hope. A fictionalized version of the town and its denizens is presented via flashbacks. Hope features as the final location in the 2015 simulation video game ''Rebuild 3: Gangs of Deadsville''.

Notable natives and residents

* Darren Huston, CEO of Priceline * John Weaver, sculptor

References

External links

* * {{authority control District municipalities in British Columbia Populated places in the Fraser Valley Regional District Lower Mainland Populated places on the Fraser River Hudson's Bay Company trading posts