Tag: Hazelton

Hazelton is a small town located at the junction of the Bulkley and Skeena Rivers in northern British Columbia, Canada. It was founded in 1866 and has a population of 293 (2006 Census). New Hazelton is also the northernmost point of the Yellowhead Highway, a major interprovincial highway which runs from Prince Rupert, British Columbia to Winnipeg, Manitoba.
The Hazelton area comprises two municipalities (the Village of Hazelton and District of New Hazelton), three unincorporated settlements (South Hazelton, Two Mile and the Kispiox Valley), four First Nations’ villages: 3 of which are of the Gitxsan people – (Gitanmaax, Glen Vowell and Kispiox) and 1 of the Wet’suwet’en people – (Hagwilget).
The Hazeltons are home to the Gitxsan and Wet’suwet’en First Nations.
Hazelton is one of the oldest settlements in Northern British Columbia; its European settlement dates back to 1866 when the Collins Overland telegraph went through.
Hazelton was the original gateway and staging area for the…