NORALEE

NORALEE
Is a tiny community located 55 kilometers southwest of Burns Lake at the western tip of Francois Lake in Northwestern British Columbia. It gained prominence in the early 1900s when it was first settled even though a road was not constructed through here until 1928. A post office was opened in 1937 and was operated Lee and Nora Newgaard, whom the town is named after. Today, Noralee is unincorporated and mostly a logging and summer resort community to contribute the economy. In 1957, Lee Newgaard became the first mayor of Houston, British Columbia, which is located about 80 kilometers west of Burns Lake along Highway #16 (Yellowhead Highway).

NORALEE’S POPULATION: 84