Fort St. James is a town and former fur trading post in central British Columbia on Stuart Lake It was founded by Simon Fraser. A trading post is a place where trading of goods takes place. ... Motto: Splendor Sine Occasu (Splendour without diminishment) Other Canadian provinces and territories Capital Victoria Largest city Vancouver Lieutenant Governor Iona Campagnolo Premier Gordon Campbell (BC Liberal) Area 944,735 km² (5th) - Land 925,186 km² - Water 19,549 km² (2. ... Simon Fraser has been the name of several prominent North Americans. ...
Part of the territory of the Carrier of the DENE people, FortStJames is the oldest continuously inhabited community in BC.
The fort was the administration centre for northern and central BC, then called NEW CALEDONIA, until 1857.
The fur trade had declined by the 1880s and 1890s, and FortStJames did not expand substantially until the extension of the BC Railway through the village in the late 1960s.
Le fort est le centre administratif de toute la région centrale et du nord de la Colombie-Britannique qui porte, jusqu'en 1857, le nom de NEW CALEDONIA.
La traite des fourrures enregistre un déclin dans les années 1880 et 1890 et FortSt. James ne connaît pas de croissance importante jusqu'à l'arrivée du chemin de fer de la BC Railway à la fin des années 60.
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