Regional District of Kitimat-Stikine Regional District
The local history of the Regional District of Kitimat-Stikine is rich and varied. The area was first inhabited by First Nations peoples, including the Tsimshian, Gitxsan, and Wet'suwet'en. The first Europeans to arrive in the region were fur traders in the early 1800s. In the late 1800s, the area became a major center for the mining and fur trading industries. In the early 1900s, the construction of the Grand Trunk Pacific Railway brought new settlers to the region. The railway helped to open up the area to economic development, and new towns and villages were established. In the 1950s, the construction of the Kitimat aluminum smelter brought even more growth to the region. The smelter created thousands of jobs and helped to transform the area into a major industrial center.
Mapped Location
Regional District of Kitimat-Stikine: The mapped location is an approximation and should not be used for navigation or wayfinding.
Information
General information on Regional District of Kitimat-Stikine
- Feature Type: Regional District
- Regional District Administrative Centre: City of Terrace
- Established: Thursday, September 14, 1967
Official, historical, colloquial and alternative toponyms for Regional District of Kitimat-Stikine
A brief list of names that this geographic feature has been named
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A Selected Bibliography of Regional District of Kitimat-Stikine, Regional District
A compilation of essential readings detailing the history, geography, and culture of the region.
The history of Terrace by Nadine Asante
The history of Terrace examines the pioneer settlement, timber-driven economy, and critical transportation development situated within the broad, flat river benches of northwestern British Columbia's Skeena River valley. Asante details how the region's imposing mountainous macro-geography—specifically the steep, heavily timbered slopes of the Coast Mountains, the powerful, navigable currents of the Skeena River, and the rare, fertile alluvial terraces that gave the town its name—strictly dictated the margins of early homesteading, large-scale logging operations, and transcontinental railway routing. By mapping the transformation of this critical riverine chokepoint from indigenous Tsimshian trading corridors into a bustling, rail-connected timber hub highly dependent on the Grand Trunk Pacific Railway and riverboat transit, the narrative highlights how this specific valley geography anchored a profoundly transit- and resource-dependent economy. Ultimately, this civic record serves as a localized spatial history, demonstrating how the immense mountain barriers, vital hydrological lifelines, and unique flatland benches of this Pacific Northwest interior fundamentally shaped the highly rugged, transit-bound character of early Terrace.
243 pages illustrations 22 cm
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Regional District of Kitimat-Stikine
- 'Ksan
- 40 Mile Flats
- Aiyansh
- Alice Arm
- Anyox
- Bell II
- Bob Quinn Lake
- Butedale
- Carnaby
- Cedarvale
- Cranberry Junction
- Dorreen
- Eddontenajon
- Fowler
- Gingolx
- Gitanyow
- Gitlaxksiip
- Gitwinksihlkw
- Glen Vowell
- Glenora
- Granduc
- Hagwilget
- Haisla
- Village of Hazelton
- Iskut
- Jacksons
- Kemano
- Kemano Beach
- Kildala Arm
- Kispiox
- Kitamaat Village
- District of Kitimat
- Kitsault
- Kitseguecla
- Kitsumkalum
- Kitwanga
- Klemtu
- Lakelse Lake
- Laxgalts'ap
- Meziadin Junction
- Mill Bay
- Moricetown
- Nass Camp
- Nechako
- New Aiyansh
- District of New Hazelton
- Old Remo
- Premier
- Red Rose
- Remo
- Rosswood
- Skeena Crossing
- South Hazelton
- District of Stewart
- Stikine
- Tatogga
- Telegraph Creek
- City of Terrace
- Thornhill
- Two Mile
- Usk
- Weewanie
- Wii Lax K'ap
- Woodcock
Political Boundaries
Last updated: 2023-08-03