HOPE

HOPE

IS a small town located at the junction of Highways #1, #3, #5, and #7 (Trans-Canada; Crowsnest, Coquihalla/Yellowhead, and Lougheed Highways, respectively). Hope also lies at the junction of the Coquihalla and Fraser Rivers. The town is said to be either at the gateway of the Interior and Lower Mainland (It depends which destination you are heading to). Earlier known as Fort Hope that was built by the Hudson’s Bay Company as a trading post in 1848-1849 near Ts’qo:ls, an old and ancient Sto:lo First Nations village, its history dates back to the 1858 gold rush when it became a stop for miners heading up the Fraser River on the Cariboo Wagon Road to Barkerville and was named Hope due to the referral of Hudson’s Bay Company’s hopefulness that the fort would form and share a portion of an all-British trade-in and supply direction towards the Interior. Hope today is very scenic and spectacular with mountains and views overlooking the community. Like a major metropolitan, Hope offers many amenities with Fast-Food restaurants and gas stations to the most dreary and drowsy driver. Popular attractions in Hope and nearby include the Hope museum, The historic Christ Anglican Church (built in 1859 and is British Columbia’s oldest church still on its original site), Memorial Park, the Hope Arts Gallery, Coquihalla Canyon Park, Yale Heritage Site, and the Hope Slide.

HOPE’S POPULATION: 6,185