This page was last edited on 22 July 2020, at 20:14. Little did anyone know that an equally historic event was about to happen right there in New Hazelton, one that would be remembered in hundreds of Canadian history books. Open Houses Reduced Prices Map View Receive Email Alerts. Scope note(s) Source note(s) Display note(s) Hierarchical terms. New Hazelton is a district municipality on Highway 16 in northwest British Columbia, Canada. Hazelton. to Plan Your Vacation, Select a British Columbia Community to Plan Your Vacation. New Hazelton is located right on Hwy 16 while Old Hazelton is located 7 km off the highway near the Hagwilget Canyon Bridge. Each village has restored buildings and artfully designed new buildings honoring the early pioneers and the First Nation people. Totem poles in Ball Park, Old Hazelton, B.C. While you are in the area, check out the First Nation events for a chance to see the carvers and local dances. New Hazelton is the service and commerce center for the Kispiox Valley, which includes several first nation communities as well as residents of South Hazelton and Old Hazelton. [4] When Robert Kelly learned of these new plans, he petitioned the Board of Railway Commissioners to force the GTP to build the station in New Hazelton, which was closer to the mines. Councilors: Janet Wilson, Mike Weeber, Braunwyn Henwood, George Burns, Ray Sturney, Peter Newberry. Tatchell found Dan and Dan grabbed his Lee–Enfield rifle and followed Tatchell to the place where they would make their stand, behind a large boulder of silver ore that had been donated to the town by the Silver Standard Mine. Inside the bank, the other six had also drawn rifles and were demanding money from the teller, Robert Bishop. Hazeltown Village is divided into New and Old Hazelton and is located 60 km (45 miles) west of Smithers, British Columbia, Canada. New Hazelton, British Columbia 4 Beds, 2 Baths, 1520 Sq. Associated terms. Today, the region is a great destination for remote wilderness activities like off roading, hiking, wilderness camping, snowmobiling, snowshoeing and fishing on the Kispiox, Babine, Bear, Bulkley and Skeena Rivers. New Hazelton is east of Kitwanga, British Columbia (48 km), Terrace, British Columbia (139), Kitimat, British Columbia (197), and Prince Rupert, British Columbia (283 km). Many residents and some visiting dignitaries were planning on taking the train to Fort Fraser to watch the ceremonies associated with the driving of the last spike. Old Town. The region is a mix of the past and present. While the Grand Trunk Pacific built many of the towns along the line, others like New Hazelton were purchased and promoted by land speculators, who bought the properties in advance of the railway. [6], Despite the lack of a station, New Hazelton prospered during rail construction. John Oliver, who would one day become premier and have the town of Oliver named after him, was one of the visitors on that historic day. In 1913, it had 121 buildings and a population of 350 while South Hazelton had one tent and two restaurants. New Hazelton is a district municipality on Highway 16 in northwest British Columbia, Canada.It is situated 133 km (83 mi) northeast of Terrace and 68 km (42 mi) northwest of Smithers and in 2016 had a population of 580 people, a decrease of 12.9% comparing to 2011. These are some of the names of the villages of the Hazeltons. Archival holdings at the Museum of Anthropology, University of British Columbia. When they came out, two were killed instantly and a third was mortally wounded. $159,900 Duplex. 5 beds 3 baths 2286 sqft • 20 Days. In November 1913, the Union Bank at New Hazelton was robbed by gunmen. Soon the guard in front of the bank had three men firing at him and he called out for assistance to his companions inside. The GTP's land commissioner, George Ryley, agreed that Lot 882 was a good location and wanted the railway to have a share in the profits from selling lots in the new townsite. Ryley made the deal and the village of South Hazelton was born. A long, long time ago the Wet’suwet’en and Gitxsan First Nation people lived near where the Bulkley and Skeena Rivers meet. Dan had guns and knew how to use them. District municipality in British Columbia, Canada, last spike of the Grand Trunk Pacific Railway, "British Columbia Regional Districts, Municipalities, Corporate Name, Date of Incorporation and Postal Address", https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=New_Hazelton&oldid=969002810, Populated places in the Regional District of Kitimat-Stikine, District municipalities in British Columbia, Short description is different from Wikidata, Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License. In the commission of the crime, a young bank teller by the name of Jock McQueen was mortally wounded. Even though a posse was swiftly formed to go after them, the bandits got away with $16,000,[9] a great deal of money in those days. Across the street from the bank another resident was getting ready to defend the town: Arizona Smith, who owned the local boarding house, was running for his gun.

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