Fraser, British Columbia
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Fraser, British Columbia is a location on the Klondike Highway
in northwestern British Columbia
. It has no permanent residents or businesses. A Canada Border Services Agency
port of entry is located here, along with a Yukon
territorial government highway maintenance camp and a privately-owned micro-hydro project that provides power. Housing in the area is rented out for customs
employees and highway workers. Telephone and internet service is provided from the Carcross, Yukon
telephone exchange.
Historically, Fraser is a railroad station on the White Pass and Yukon Route
railway; unimportant for many years since conversion to diesel locomotives, today, the railway uses Fraser for a terminus of tourist train operations, where passengers can transfer between buses and trains. Railroad rehabilitation works to the north are sometimes staged from Fraser.
The locality's name is by locals and Yukoners, but Skagwayans pronounce it ˈfreɪʒər (like the television sitcom Frasier
).
Klondike Highway
The Klondike Highway links the Alaskan coastal town of Skagway to Yukon's Dawson City and its route somewhat parallels that used by prospectors in the 1898 Klondike Gold Rush....
in northwestern British Columbia
British Columbia
British Columbia is the westernmost of Canada's provinces and is known for its natural beauty, as reflected in its Latin motto, Splendor sine occasu . Its name was chosen by Queen Victoria in 1858...
. It has no permanent residents or businesses. A Canada Border Services Agency
Canada Border Services Agency
The Canada Border Services Agency is a federal law enforcement agency that is responsible for border enforcement, immigration enforcement and customs services....
port of entry is located here, along with a Yukon
Yukon
Yukon is the westernmost and smallest of Canada's three federal territories. It was named after the Yukon River. The word Yukon means "Great River" in Gwich’in....
territorial government highway maintenance camp and a privately-owned micro-hydro project that provides power. Housing in the area is rented out for customs
Customs
Customs is an authority or agency in a country responsible for collecting and safeguarding customs duties and for controlling the flow of goods including animals, transports, personal effects and hazardous items in and out of a country...
employees and highway workers. Telephone and internet service is provided from the Carcross, Yukon
Carcross, Yukon
Carcross, originally known as Caribou Crossing, is an unincorporated community in the Territory of Yukon, Canada on Bennett Lake and Nares Lake. It has a population of 431 and is home to the Carcross/Tagish First Nation....
telephone exchange.
Historically, Fraser is a railroad station on the White Pass and Yukon Route
White Pass and Yukon Route
The White Pass and Yukon Route is a Canadian and U.S. Class II narrow gauge railroad linking the port of Skagway, Alaska, with Whitehorse, the capital of Yukon. An isolated system, it has no direct connection to any other railroad. Equipment, freight and passengers are ferried by ship through the...
railway; unimportant for many years since conversion to diesel locomotives, today, the railway uses Fraser for a terminus of tourist train operations, where passengers can transfer between buses and trains. Railroad rehabilitation works to the north are sometimes staged from Fraser.
The locality's name is by locals and Yukoners, but Skagwayans pronounce it ˈfreɪʒər (like the television sitcom Frasier
Frasier
Frasier is an American sitcom that was broadcast on NBC for eleven seasons, from September 16, 1993, to May 13, 2004. The program was created and produced by David Angell, Peter Casey, and David Lee in association with Grammnet and Paramount Network Television.A spin-off of Cheers, Frasier stars...
).