Economic Development near Kelly Lake BC (9 Result(s))

Welcome to the Bridge River Valley, a vast mountain region stretching beyond the grasslands of Gun Creek west to the Bridge Glacier and north to the Chilcotin Plateau. Long known by inhabitants as Skumakum, land of plenty, its lakes and streams abound with Rainbow and Eastern Brook Trout, Kokanee, Dolly Varden & Whitefish. Its valleys and wildflower filled meadows are home to mule deer, grizzly bears, wolves & moose. On its slopes are wolverine, bighorn sheep & mountain goats.

The LSTC contributes to, assists and promotes the socio-economic welfare, cultural development, economic development, and the general objectives of its member Bands.

Williams Lake is named in honor of Secwepemc chief William. The story of Williams Lake began in 1860 during the Cariboo Gold Rush when Gold Commissioner Philip Henry Nind and Constable William Pinchbeck arrived from Victoria to organize a local government and maintain law and order.