Alexis Creek, British Columbia

Alexis Creek, also known as Anaham, is an unincorporated community in the Chilcotin District of the western Central Interior of the Canadian province of British Columbia, on Highway 20 between Williams Lake and Bella Coola. The creek is named, like the adjacent lake of the same name, for a colonial-era chief of the Tsilhqot'in people, Alexis, who figured in the story of the Chilcotin War of 1864 (though as a non-combatant). As of 2006, Alexis Creek has 127 residents. The community's alternate, indigenous name, Anaham, should not be confused with Anahim Lake, which is another community of the Tsilhqot'in people and is also named for another Chilcotin War-era chief, Anahim.

The small unincorporated settlement of Alexis Creek has the following services: British Columbia Forestry Service office, Alexis Creek School, a highways maintenance yard, a detachment of the Royal Canadian Mounted Police, Happy Eater restaurant, the Chilcotin Hotel with cafe, a tire / mechanical repair shop, an outpost clinic, a federal government health clinic, the Alexis Creek Store, and British Columbia Ambulance Service.

The Alexis Creek Store have movie rentals, liquor, grocery food items, a Canada Post office, mail boxes, and a little bit of everything.

See also

• Alexis Creek First Nation (Chilanko Forks)
• Tl'etinqox-t'in Government Office (located in Alexis Creek)

External links

• britishcolumbia.com article on Alexis Creek
• "Alexis Creek (community)". BC Geographical Names. http://apps.gov.bc.ca/pub/bcgnws/names/759.html.