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.
The Economic Development Alliance (EDA) of Southeast Alberta is a non-profit organization representing the economic development interests of the City of Medicine Hat, Town of Redcliff, Cypress County, Town of Bow Island and County of Forty Mile.