NORTHERN BC By David Y. Wei And Suzanne L. Clouthier
Finding your fish From the Northwest Corner to Omineca-Peace River to Highway 16 to Haida Gwaii
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– along with B.C. Ferries’ car and passenger service to the Haida Gwaii archipelago – through the northland. There are countless places to discover by hiking, horseback, or air … with plenty of naïve fish to fool.
Northwest Corner
BRITISH COLUMBIA’S IMMENSE northern region includes more than half of the province’s total area – approximately 500,000 square kilometres. How large is that? It’s more than the entire state of California, and nearly the size of France.
For the most part, this vast landscape is characterized by imposing, unspoiled wilderness. A collection of more than one hundred parks and protected areas, with two UNESCO World Heritage Sites, preserve a formidable portion of the area from urban and industrial development. The incredibly rich natural diversity – animals from
grizzly bears to marmots; geologic features from towering cordillera to ancient lava beds; and forests as far as the eye can see – are protected for posterity by proactive government programs.
Northern B.C. also abounds in
history. The legacy of First Nation societies weaves a unique cultural fabric that reaches back well over ten thousand years. And the hair-raising trials of the early European settlers only add to the region’s legends and lore.
There are just three major highways (#16, #37, and #97) that link the cities and towns of northern B.C. and wend their way
In British Columbia’s far northwest, many mountains are glacier-capped, and skirt narrow valleys that drain via turbulent rivers plummeting down steep inclines. The Spatsizi Plateau Wilderness Park joins with Tatlatui Park, the Stikine River Recreation Area, and Mount Edziza Park to form an extensive wilderness sanctuary. The Stewart- Cassiar Highway – otherwise known as Highway 37 – begins at the village of Kitwanga, just off Highway 16, and trucks north to
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