Field, British Columbia
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Field is an unincorporated community of approximately 169 people located in the Kicking Horse River valley of southeastern British Columbia, Canada, within the confines of
Cyrus West Field of Transatlantic telegraph cable fame, who visited the area in 1884.[2]
: 81
Demographics
In 2011, Field had a population of 195 year-round residents.[1]
Townsite administration
Field's land ownership was split between the Crown and the
Canadian Pacific Railway
(CPR), with the border between the two jurisdictions being Stephen Avenue. The railway was in charge of the water and electricity supply for the town until the 1950s, when the Canadian government took over. Today, the townsite is managed by Parks Canada. Local residents lease their land from the park administration, with a term of 42 years.
Burgess Shale
CPR track workers in Field discovered the fossils of the
Charles D. Walcott discovered the Walcott Quarry on the slope of Mount Field
.
References
- ^ a b "Evaluation of Parks Canada's Townsite Management Sub-Program" (PDF). Parks Canada. January 11, 2017. p. 47. Retrieved April 16, 2020.
- ISBN 0-7748-0636-2
- PMID 19693066.
External links
Wikimedia Commons has media related to Field, British Columbia.
Field travel guide from Wikivoyage- Field.ca - Information for people traveling to Field and Yoho National Park
- Fieldbc.ca - Community website and history of the town
- Friends of Yoho - The Friends of Yoho National Park Society promote appreciation, understanding and stewardship of the ecology and culture of Yoho National Park
- BC Archives Photo: Mount Stephen Hotel and CPR Station in Field, 1905
