Winter Scene Eddy Park On The Bulkley River Telkwa British Columbia (7 Pictures)

Above Photo: The frozen Bulkley River and Hudson Bay Mountain covered in cloud as 

seen from Eddy Park Telkwa, B.C.

Telkwa British Columbia is a small community with a population of approximately 1,350 people and is one of my favorite places to be. 

At Telkwa you have the Bulkley and Telkwa Rivers meeting in a very scenic location and has tourists stopping and taking pictures and enjoying the beauty. Also located at Telkwa is the beautiful Tyhee Provincial Park. This provincial park is a wonderful place to camp so you can explore the community of Telkwa.

Above Photo: The ice filled Bulkley River looking towards the two bridges 

seen from Eddy Park Telkwa, B.C.

Tyhee Provincial Park. 

http://www.env.gov.bc.ca/bcparks/explore/parkpgs/tyhee_lk/

Tyhee Provincial Park. Map/Location: 

As I mentioned before, the Bulkley river is one of the best Steelhead fisheries in the world and anglers travel great distances to to fish the river making all their dreams come true.

Also from Eddy Park, and in the distance you can view the Hudson Bay Mountain in Smithers and the Telkwa mountain Range which will take your breath away. Put Telkwa, British Columbia on your bucket list, you won’t be disappointed.

Above Photo: The frozen Bulkley River and Hudson Bay Mountain covered in cloud as seen from inside the gazebo at Eddy Park Telkwa, B.C.

Below Text Source Information: From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Telkwa

Telkwa is a village located along British Columbia Highway 16, nearly 15 kilometres (9 miles) southeast of the town of Smithers and 350 kilometres (220 mi) west of the city of Prince George, in northwest British Columbia, Canada.

Above Photo: The frozen Bulkley River and Hudson Bay Mountain covered in cloud as seen from inside the gazebo at Eddy Park Telkwa, B.C.

Settlement in the area began around 1904 in a town site known as Aldermere on the hill above Telkwa. Around 1907, people began to move down the hill to be closer to water supplies and the anticipated route of the Grand Trunk Pacific Railway. 

The name Telkwa is possibly a native term for "meeting of the waters" which appropriately describes the confluence of the Bulkley and Telkwa Rivers in town.

Above Photo: The Bulkley River in Winter.

Via Rail's Jasper – Prince Rupert train calls at the Telkwa railway station several times per week.

The history of the town can be explored at the Telkwa Museum and on a tour of the historic former town site of Aldermere. 

Above Photo: The ice filled Bulkley River looking towards the two bridges 

seen from Eddy Park Telkwa, B.C.

Above Photo: Moving along Highway 16 east for my next adventure.

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Ice Jam On The Bulkley River Smithers British Columbia (Pictures)

Above Photo: Ice jam raise's the water in the Bulkley River at Smithers, British Columbia.

An ice jam has threaten to flood homes that are in low lying areas next to the Bulkley river in Smithers, British Columbia in the early part of January 2016. People were placed on high alert as the ice and water backed up onto peoples property.

As chunks of ice started building up on the river, this caused the water to back up, flooding some basements and property.

Above Photo: Ice jam raise's the water in the Bulkley River at Smithers, British Columbia.

There were approximately 16 or so homeowners that were placed on evacuation notice if the river continued to rise. There was some flooding on some the roads.

In Spring runoff, many of these low lying areas do flood, and flooding has been seen in years past from ice jams on the Bulkley.

Above Photo: Ice jam raise's the water in the Bulkley River at Smithers, British Columbia.

Also residents are being advised to stay away from the river as it is extremely dangerous.

Just recently water levels dropped, which was good to see for the residents in these areas, but they are certainly not out of the woods as river levels can rise with the ice jams still in place.

Above Photo: Ice jam raise's the water in the Bulkley River at Smithers, British Columbia.

The below text is from Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia.
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Bulkley Valley and River.

Geography:

The 257 km long Bulkley River runs through the valley which is bounded on the west by the Hudson Bay Mountain range and on the east by the Babine Mountains. 

The northern boundary of the valley is usually considered the Bulkey's confluence with the Skeena River at Hazelton, although it is sometimes placed further south near Moricetown. The valley's southern edge is at Bulkley Lake, part way between Houston and Burns Lake.

Above Photo: Ice jam raise's the water in the Bulkley River at Smithers, British Columbia.

The Bulkley, a smaller stream running through Houston and the Morice join just west of Houston. At the point of their joining they become the Bulkley, not the Morice despite the fact the Morice is larger. This was done by Poudrier, a government cartographer whom, it is rumoured, never saw the region.

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1918 Railway Station Smithers British Columbia (8 - Pictures)

Above Photo: The 1918 Smithers, British Columbia Railway Station.

It is funny, know matter how many times I visit communities throughout northern British Columbia, I always find something new to film. I moved from Surrey, B.C. in 1981 to where I reside now, which is in small town Houston.

There were a few challenges to over come, like setting up a home in the dead of winter with temperatures dropping into the minus thirty's. It was some nasty weather and to be honest, I thought I had made a huge mistake moving here.

The 1918 Smithers, British Columbia Railway Station and Via Rail passenger train unloading and loading people for the run to Prince Rupert and stops in-between.

As winter moved into spring and then summer, I found a world of awesome things to do. It also turned out to be a great place to raise a family, fishing was great, hiking was everywhere and the wildlife was simply amazing. It was so cool to watch deer, moose and black bear and many other small critters wander through our property. 

One of the other things I really liked, was the mad rush of traffic here in town. It was when the sawmills changed shift and you had the scramble of the employees leaving the work place for home. In other words, there wasn’t any traffic jams to deal with on a daily basis.

The 1918 Smithers, British Columbia Railway Station and Via Rail passenger train unloading and loading people for the run to Prince Rupert and stops in-between.

What I'm trying to say is, I love this beautiful province we live in, British Columbia is known around the world for it’s spectacular everything.

I do hope you will come to visit us all.

Brian Vike.

The below text information is From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia.

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Smithers British Columbia Railway Station.

Smithers railway station is on the Canadian National Railway mainline in Smithers, British Columbia. The station is served by Via Rail's Jasper – Prince Rupert train. It was built in 1918. The station was designated a National Heritage Landmark in 1990.

The 1918 Smithers, British Columbia Railway Station and Via Rail passenger train unloading and loading people for the run to Prince Rupert and stops in-between. Also the snowcapped mountains tower in the background.

History:

The Bulkley Valley in which Smithers is situated was originally inhabited by the Wet'suwet'en, Smithers was founded in 1913 as the regional headquarters for the Grand Trunk Pacific Railway. The new community was named after the railway's chairman of the board of directors, Sir Alfred Smithers. In 1921, Smithers became the first incorporated village in British Columbia.[2] In 1967, Smithers was incorporated as a town. Driftwood Canyon Provincial Park 10 kilometres (6.2 mi) from Smithers was created in 1967.

The 1918 Smithers, British Columbia Railway Station and Via Rail passenger train unloading and loading people for the run to Prince Rupert and stops in-between.

Ski Smithers:

Hudson Bay Mountain is a ski area just outside Smithers, British Columbia on the west side of the city, located on Hudson Bay Mountain, which was the name of the ski area before a change in ownership. The largest of only a few ski areas in northwestern British Columbia, and the only to qualify as a "resort", the ski area does not experience the rain-outs common in more coastal resorts such as Whistler or Mount Washington.

Above Photo: Via Rail passenger train ready for it’s run to Prince Rupert and stops in-between.

Smithers Airport:

Runways: Originally the runway was 5,000 ft (1,524 m), but it has been expanded to 7,544 ft (2,299 m) so that the airport can land larger aircraft. The extension was completed by in late 2008. Once the expansion of the ski areas is complete, there would then be a need for a runway capable of landing regional aircraft as large as the Boeing 737. Even though Smithers was previously served with older generation Boeing 737 aircraft in the 80s and early 90s, the newer variants of these aircraft require longer runways.

Above Photo: The 1918 Smithers, British Columbia Railway Station.

NavCanada:

NavCanada operates a Flight Service Station at Smithers Airport. Staffed hours of operations were cut on April 8, 2010 from 24 hours a day to 13 hours in the winter and 16 hours in the summer.

Manned hours of operation:

Above Photo: The 1918 Smithers, British Columbia Railway Station.

Airlines:

Air Canada Express, Central Mountain Air and Northern Thunderbird Air.

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