Fraser Lake, British Columbia

Village of Fraser Lake
—  Village  —
Motto: "White swan capital of the world!"
Location of Fraser Lake in British Columbia
Coordinates: 54°03′17″N 124°50′56″W
Country	Canada
Province	British Columbia
Region	BC Interior
Regional district	Regional District of Buckley-Nechako
Incorporated	1966
Government
• Governing body	Fraser Lake Village Council
• Mayor	Dwayne Lindstrom
Area
• Total	4.07 km2 (1.57 sq mi)
Elevation	700 m (2,300 ft)
Population (2011)
• Total	1,167
• Density	286.9/km2 (743/sq mi)
Time zone	PST (UTC-8)
Area code(s)	250
Highways	16
Waterways	Fraser Lake
Website	Fraser Lake

Fraser Lake is a village in northern British Columbia, Canada. It is located on the southwest side of Fraser Lake between Burns Lake and Vanderhoof alongside the Yellowhead Highway.

The small community's population is primarily employed by either the forest industry, (Fraser Lake Sawmills, or various logging contractors) or the mining industry, (the nearby Endako Mines, a large molybdenum mine). Fraser Lake is also the hometown of Tianda Flegel, winner of The Next Star Season 2.The attractive lakeside community of Fraser Lake lies alongside the Yellowhead Highway, west of the city of Prince George. The pioneer roots of the area's history date back to the fur trade, with the establishment in 1806 of a fur-trading post by Simon Fraser, at Fort Fraser near the east end of Fraser Lake.

The modern day town was established in 1914, during the construction of the Grand Trunk Railway, and was incorporated as a village in 1966.

Directions

Fraser Lake is east of Burns Lake (69), Topley (120), Houston (150), Smithers (216), Terrace (419), and Prince Rupert (563). It is west from Fort Fraser (20), Vanderhoof (59), Fort St. James (106), and Prince George (154).

Notable People

• Tianda Flegel- Winner of the second season of The Next Star.

See also

• Fort Fraser

External links

• Fraser Lake