Hope, British Columbia
Encyclopedia
Hope is a district municipality
located at the confluence of the Fraser
and Coquihalla
rivers in the province of British Columbia
, Canada
. Hope is at the eastern end of both the Fraser Valley
and the Lower Mainland
region, and is at the southern end of the Fraser Canyon
. To the east over the Cascade Mountains
is the Interior
region, beginning with the Similkameen Country
on the farther side of the Allison Pass
in Manning Park.
Located 154 kilometres (96 mi) east of Vancouver
, Hope is at the southern terminus of the Coquihalla Highway and the western terminus of the Crowsnest Highway
, locally known as the Hope–Princeton (Highways 5 and 3, respectively), where they merge with the Trans-Canada Highway
(Highway 1). Hope is at the eastern terminus of Highway 7. Hope is a member municipality of the Fraser Valley Regional District
which provides certain municipal-type services to unincorporated settlements and rural areas.
The District of Hope includes Hope Townsite (the previous Town of Hope) and surrounding areas including the communities of Kawkawa Lake
, Silver Creek, Flood
, and Lake of the Woods.
First Nations were in the area. In late 1782 a smallpox epidemic among the Stó:lō killed thousands or an estimated two thirds of the population.
arrived in what is now Hope in 1808, and the Hudson's Bay Company
created the Fort Hope trading post in 1848. The area was transformed by the Fraser Canyon Gold Rush
, beginning in 1858. The following year Governor James Douglas
laid out the Fort Hope townsite. Hope became part of the Colony of British Columbia
when the new British colony was created on 2 August 1858. Along with the rest of British Columbia
, Hope became part of Canada
in 1871. Late in 1859, Reverend Alexander St. David Francis Pringle arrived in Hope. On December 1 of that year, he founded the first library on the British Columbia mainland. Within two years, he founded Christ Church (Anglican
). Today, Christ Church is the oldest church on the B.C. mainland still holding services on its original site and is a National Historic Site of Canada. Hope incorporated as a village (District) on 6 April 1929, became a Town on 1 January 1965, and was reincorporated as a District Municipality
named the District of Hope on 7 December 1992.
an internment camp for Japanese Canadians was set up in Hope.
Hope is located at the easternmost point of British Columbia's Lower Mainland
area. There are relatively significant peaks to the north, east, and south of the townsite. Only to the west can flat land be seen, and that view is dominated by the broad lower reaches of the Fraser River. The segment from Lytton
to Hope separates the Cascade Mountains and Coast Mountains
, thereby forming the lower part of the Fraser Canyon
, which begins far upriver near Williams Lake
. At Hope, the river enters a broad flood plain extending 130 kilometres (81 mi) to the coast and Vancouver
, British Columbia
.
The Coquihalla
and Silverhope rise in the Cascade Mountains northeast and south of Hope respectively, and empty into the Fraser River.
2006 census)
competitions and exhibitions. From 4–7 September 2008 the Second Annual Hope Chainsaw Carving Competition took place. Chainsaw wood carvings are displayed and exhibited throughout the downtown core of Hope. Memorial Park in downtown Hope has a display of chainsaw wood carvings. Hope is home to a notable widely known carver named Pete Ryan who has carved a number of the chainsaw wood carvings exhibited in downtown Hope.
Located in downtown Hope together with the Hope Visitors Centre, the Hope Museum is open during the summer. Exhibits include First Nations culture, early Fort Hope, the Fraser Canyon Gold Rush
, the Kettle Valley Railway
, pioneer life, logging, and mining. A main exhibit is The Home Gold Mill gold ore concentrator. The large Home Gold Mill exhibit is located outside the Museum and can be viewed year round.
The Hope and District Recreation Complex is run by the Fraser Valley Regional District.
was one of the largest landslides ever recorded in Canada. It occurred in the morning hours of January 9, 1965, near Hope, British Columbia, and killed four people.
A viewing site showing the Hope Slide is located approximately a 15-minute drive east of Hope on Highway 3.
called the Friendship Garden, dedicated to the Japanese-Canadians who were interned nearby at Tashme during World War II
. It was built by local Japanese-Canadians, and presented to Hope on July 27, 1991.
Hope Memorial Park, adjacent to the District Hall and Friendship Garden, is the site of a concert series on Sunday afternoons in July and August.
Memorial Park was granted to the then-village of Hope in 1932 by the province of British Columbia. It occupies roughly 7 acres (28,328 m²) in the heart of the town.
, located east of Hope along the canyon
of the Coquihalla River
and a decommissioned railway grade, now a walking trail, leading eventually to Coquihalla Pass
. Originally part of the Kettle Valley Railway
, five tunnels and a series of bridges give a spectacular view of the Coquihalla River
as it passes through the river's narrow gorge.
were a Canadian Junior ice hockey team. They played in the Pacific International Junior Hockey League and the town of Hope, British Columbia, Canada from the 03/04 to the 07/08 season, after which they were approved by BC hockey to move to Mission, BC, Canada. They subsequently changed their name to the Mission Icebreakers.
called the Fraser Valley Regional District
.
In addition to regional planning, the Fraser Valley Regional District (FVRD) works in collaboration with the District of Hope to provide recreational and cultural programs, ice arena and swimming pool, regional parks, mapping, air quality, mosquito control, weed control, E911 dispatch fire service, and search and rescue.
riding provincially. The current MLA
is Barry Penner
, who was elected in the 2009 British Columbia general election
.
of Chilliwack—Fraser Canyon
, which is represented in the Canadian House of Commons
by Mark Strahl
.
(Highway 1) passes through Hope. Hope is the southern terminus of the Coquihalla Highway (Highway 5), the western terminus of the Crowsnest Highway
, locally known as the Hope-Princeton highway (Highway 3), and the eastern terminus of Highway 7.
and Canadian National
railways pass through Hope. The Canadian
, a Canadian transcontinental passenger train currently operated by Via Rail Canada, passes through Hope, calling at the Hope railway station.
(1982), the first Rambo film, starring Sylvester Stallone
, Brian Dennehy
, and Richard Crenna
, was filmed almost entirely in and around Hope, as was Shoot to Kill (1988), starring Sidney Poitier
, Tom Berenger
and Kirstie Alley
. K2
(1992) was also filmed nearby, with the area's mountains standing in for the Himalayas
.
Hope Springs (2003), starring Colin Firth
and Heather Graham, was filmed in and around Hope, but set in a fictional Hope, Vermont
in the United States
.
Other films made in whole or in part in and around Hope have included Fire with Fire (1986), Yellow Dog (1994), White Fang II (1994), The Pledge
(2001), The Stick Up (2003, starring James Spader
), Suspicious River
(2004), Afghan Knights
(2007), and Wind Chill
(2007). Hope was the setting for a story by Todd McFarlane
in Spider-Man
#8-12.
Reality show contestant Ryan Jenkins from VH1
's series Megan Wants a Millionaire was found dead in the Thunderbird Motel in Hope on August 23, 2009, of an apparent suicide after being charged with the murder of his wife in California
.
District municipality
A district municipality is a designation for a class of municipalities found in several locations, including Canada, Lithuania, and South Africa.-Usage in British Columbia:...
located at the confluence of the Fraser
Fraser River
The Fraser River is the longest river within British Columbia, Canada, rising at Fraser Pass near Mount Robson in the Rocky Mountains and flowing for , into the Strait of Georgia at the city of Vancouver. It is the tenth longest river in Canada...
and Coquihalla
Coquihalla River
The Coquihalla River is located in the Cascade Mountains near the town of Hope, British Columbia. It originates in the Coquihalla Lakes and empties into the Fraser River at Hope....
rivers in the province of 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...
, Canada
Canada
Canada is a North American country consisting of ten provinces and three territories. Located in the northern part of the continent, it extends from the Atlantic Ocean in the east to the Pacific Ocean in the west, and northward into the Arctic Ocean...
. Hope is at the eastern end of both the Fraser Valley
Fraser Valley
The Fraser Valley is the section of the Fraser River basin in southwestern British Columbia downstream of the Fraser Canyon. The term is sometimes used to refer to the Fraser Canyon and stretches upstream from there, but in general British Columbian usage of the term refers to the stretch of the...
and the Lower Mainland
Lower Mainland
The Lower Mainland is a name commonly applied to the region surrounding and including Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada. As of 2007, 2,524,113 people live in the region; sixteen of the province's thirty most populous municipalities are located there.While the term Lower Mainland has been...
region, and is at the southern end of the Fraser Canyon
Fraser Canyon
The Fraser Canyon is an 84 km landform of the Fraser River where it descends rapidly through narrow rock gorges in the Coast Mountains en route from the Interior Plateau of British Columbia to the Fraser Valley...
. To the east over the Cascade Mountains
North Cascades
The North Cascades are a section of the Cascade Range of western North America. They span the border between the Canadian province of British Columbia and the U.S. state of Washington and are officially named in Canada as the Cascade Mountains...
is the Interior
British Columbia Interior
The British Columbia Interior or BC Interior or Interior of British Columbia, usually referred to only as the Interior, is one of the three main regions of the Canadian province of British Columbia, the other two being the Lower Mainland, which comprises the overlapping areas of Greater Vancouver...
region, beginning with the Similkameen Country
Similkameen Country
The Similkameen Country, also referred to as the Similkameen Valley or Similkameen District, but generally referred to simply as The Similkameen or more archaically, Similkameen, is a region roughly coinciding with the basin of the river of the same name in the Southern Interior of British Columbia...
on the farther side of the Allison Pass
Allison Pass
Allison Pass is a highway summit along the Crowsnest Highway in British Columbia, Canada. It is the highest point on the highway between the cities of Hope and Princeton. It is located in the middle of Manning Park, at the divide between the Skagit & Similkameen River drainages, approximately ...
in Manning Park.
Located 154 kilometres (96 mi) east of Vancouver
Vancouver
Vancouver is a coastal seaport city on the mainland of British Columbia, Canada. It is the hub of Greater Vancouver, which, with over 2.3 million residents, is the third most populous metropolitan area in the country,...
, Hope is at the southern terminus of the Coquihalla Highway and the western terminus of the Crowsnest Highway
Crowsnest Highway
The Crowsnest Highway, also known as the Interprovincial or, in British Columbia, the Southern Trans-Provincial, is an east-west highway, in length, through the southern parts of British Columbia and Alberta, providing the shortest highway connection between British Columbia's Lower Mainland and...
, locally known as the Hope–Princeton (Highways 5 and 3, respectively), where they merge with the Trans-Canada Highway
Trans-Canada Highway
The Trans-Canada Highway is a federal-provincial highway system that joins the ten provinces of Canada. It is, along with the Trans-Siberian Highway and Australia's Highway 1, one of the world's longest national highways, with the main route spanning 8,030 km...
(Highway 1). Hope is at the eastern terminus of Highway 7. Hope is a member municipality of the Fraser Valley Regional District
Fraser Valley Regional District
The Fraser Valley Regional District is a regional district in British Columbia, Canada. The FVRD covers an area of 13,361.74 km²...
which provides certain municipal-type services to unincorporated settlements and rural areas.
The District of Hope includes Hope Townsite (the previous Town of Hope) and surrounding areas including the communities of Kawkawa Lake
Kawkawa Lake
Kawkawa Lake is a lake located east past thecommunity of Hope in the District Municipality of Hope in British Columbia Canada. Kawkawa Lake is also the name of the neighbourhood of the District of Hope located by and around Kawkawa Lake....
, Silver Creek, Flood
Flood, British Columbia
Flood is a rural community in the District of Hope, British Columbia, Canada, located west of the town of Hope on the south bank of the Fraser River in the far eastern end of the Fraser Valley region. It is primarily argricultural in nature. Its official name is Floods though it is usually...
, and Lake of the Woods.
History
The history of Hope can be divided into thousands of years of First Nations settlement and a European settlement period from 1808 to present day.First Nations History
Hope's First Nations settlement period starts with the first traces of people living in the Fraser Valley. These first nation origins date from 8,000 to 10,000 years ago, when the Sto:loStó:lo
The Sto:lo , alternately written as Stó:lō, Stó:lô or Stó:lõ and historically as Staulo or Stahlo, and historically known and commonly referred to in ethnographic literature as the Fraser River Indians or Lower Fraser Salish, are a group of First Nations peoples inhabiting the Fraser Valley of...
First Nations were in the area. In late 1782 a smallpox epidemic among the Stó:lō killed thousands or an estimated two thirds of the population.
European History
The European settlement period of Hope history begins in 1808. Explorer Simon FraserSimon Fraser (explorer)
Simon Fraser was a fur trader and an explorer who charted much of what is now the Canadian province of British Columbia. Fraser was employed by the Montreal-based North West Company. By 1805, he had been put in charge of all the company's operations west of the Rocky Mountains...
arrived in what is now Hope in 1808, and the Hudson's Bay Company
Hudson's Bay Company
The Hudson's Bay Company , abbreviated HBC, or "The Bay" is the oldest commercial corporation in North America and one of the oldest in the world. A fur trading business for much of its existence, today Hudson's Bay Company owns and operates retail stores throughout Canada...
created the Fort Hope trading post in 1848. The area was transformed by the Fraser Canyon Gold Rush
Fraser Canyon Gold Rush
The Fraser Canyon Gold Rush, began in 1858 after gold was discovered on the Thompson River in British Columbia at its confluence with the Nicoamen River. This was a few miles upstream from the Thompson's confluence with the Fraser River at present-day Lytton...
, beginning in 1858. The following year Governor James Douglas
James Douglas (Governor)
Sir James Douglas KCB was a company fur-trader and a British colonial governor on Vancouver Island in northwestern North America, particularly in what is now British Columbia. Douglas worked for the North West Company, and later for the Hudson's Bay Company becoming a high-ranking company officer...
laid out the Fort Hope townsite. Hope became part of the Colony of British Columbia
Colony of British Columbia
The Colony of British Columbia was a crown colony in British North America from 1858 until 1866. At its creation, it physically constituted approximately half the present day Canadian province of British Columbia, since it did not include the Colony of Vancouver Island, the vast and still largely...
when the new British colony was created on 2 August 1858. Along with the rest of 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...
, Hope became part of Canada
Canada
Canada is a North American country consisting of ten provinces and three territories. Located in the northern part of the continent, it extends from the Atlantic Ocean in the east to the Pacific Ocean in the west, and northward into the Arctic Ocean...
in 1871. Late in 1859, Reverend Alexander St. David Francis Pringle arrived in Hope. On December 1 of that year, he founded the first library on the British Columbia mainland. Within two years, he founded Christ Church (Anglican
Anglicanism
Anglicanism is a tradition within Christianity comprising churches with historical connections to the Church of England or similar beliefs, worship and church structures. The word Anglican originates in ecclesia anglicana, a medieval Latin phrase dating to at least 1246 that means the English...
). Today, Christ Church is the oldest church on the B.C. mainland still holding services on its original site and is a National Historic Site of Canada. Hope incorporated as a village (District) on 6 April 1929, became a Town on 1 January 1965, and was reincorporated as a District Municipality
District municipality
A district municipality is a designation for a class of municipalities found in several locations, including Canada, Lithuania, and South Africa.-Usage in British Columbia:...
named the District of Hope on 7 December 1992.
WWII
During World War IIWorld War II
World War II, or the Second World War , was a global conflict lasting from 1939 to 1945, involving most of the world's nations—including all of the great powers—eventually forming two opposing military alliances: the Allies and the Axis...
an internment camp for Japanese Canadians was set up in Hope.
Geography
Lower Mainland
The Lower Mainland is a name commonly applied to the region surrounding and including Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada. As of 2007, 2,524,113 people live in the region; sixteen of the province's thirty most populous municipalities are located there.While the term Lower Mainland has been...
area. There are relatively significant peaks to the north, east, and south of the townsite. Only to the west can flat land be seen, and that view is dominated by the broad lower reaches of the Fraser River. The segment from Lytton
Lytton, British Columbia
Lytton in British Columbia, Canada, sits at the confluence of the Thompson River and Fraser River on the east side of the Fraser. The location has been inhabited by the Nlaka'pamux people for over 10,000 years, and is one of the earliest locations settled by non-natives in the Southern Interior of...
to Hope separates the Cascade Mountains and Coast Mountains
Coast Mountains
The Coast Mountains are a major mountain range, in the Pacific Coast Ranges, of western North America, extending from southwestern Yukon through the Alaska Panhandle and virtually all of the Coast of British Columbia. They are so-named because of their proximity to the sea coast, and are often...
, thereby forming the lower part of the Fraser Canyon
Fraser Canyon
The Fraser Canyon is an 84 km landform of the Fraser River where it descends rapidly through narrow rock gorges in the Coast Mountains en route from the Interior Plateau of British Columbia to the Fraser Valley...
, which begins far upriver near Williams Lake
Williams Lake, British Columbia
Williams Lake, is a city in the Central Interior of British Columbia, Canada. Located in the central part of a region known as the Cariboo, it is the largest urban centre between Kamloops and Prince George, with a population of 11,150 in city limits....
. At Hope, the river enters a broad flood plain extending 130 kilometres (81 mi) to the coast and Vancouver
Vancouver
Vancouver is a coastal seaport city on the mainland of British Columbia, Canada. It is the hub of Greater Vancouver, which, with over 2.3 million residents, is the third most populous metropolitan area in the country,...
, 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...
.
The Coquihalla
Coquihalla River
The Coquihalla River is located in the Cascade Mountains near the town of Hope, British Columbia. It originates in the Coquihalla Lakes and empties into the Fraser River at Hope....
and Silverhope rise in the Cascade Mountains northeast and south of Hope respectively, and empty into the Fraser River.
Climate
Demographics
(according to Statistics CanadaStatistics Canada
Statistics Canada is the Canadian federal government agency commissioned with producing statistics to help better understand Canada, its population, resources, economy, society, and culture. Its headquarters is in Ottawa....
2006 census)
- Population: 6,185
- Growth Rate (2001–2006): 0%
- Total Private Dwellings: 2,855
- Area: 41.42 km2
- Density: 149.3 people per km2
Arts and culture
Chainsaw Wood Carving
Hope holds chainsaw wood carvingChainsaw Carving
The art of chainsaw carving is a fast-growing form of art that combines the modern technology of the chainsaw with the ancient art of woodcarving.- The beginning of the art form :...
competitions and exhibitions. From 4–7 September 2008 the Second Annual Hope Chainsaw Carving Competition took place. Chainsaw wood carvings are displayed and exhibited throughout the downtown core of Hope. Memorial Park in downtown Hope has a display of chainsaw wood carvings. Hope is home to a notable widely known carver named Pete Ryan who has carved a number of the chainsaw wood carvings exhibited in downtown Hope.
Hope Arts Gallery
The Hope Arts Gallery exhibits and sells a variety of art by local artists. The Hope Arts Gallery is located in downtown Hope and has several rooms displaying sculpture, pottery, paintings and drawings, jewellery, fabric arts, basketry, cards and gifts, and photography. The Hope Arts Gallery is run by volunteers from the Hope Arts Guild. The Hope Arts Gallery presents ART WALK, a self-guided tour to art and chainsaw wood carvings in Hope.Hope Brigade Days
One of the largest events of the year in Hope is Hope Brigade Days. Hope Brigade Days occur every year at the start of September. Hope Brigade Days events include a parade, fireworks display, midway, chainsaw carving competition, demolition derby, kids' carnival, and 4x4 racing.Attractions
Hope Museum
The Hope Museum shows the history, culture and heritage of Hope.Located in downtown Hope together with the Hope Visitors Centre, the Hope Museum is open during the summer. Exhibits include First Nations culture, early Fort Hope, the Fraser Canyon Gold Rush
Fraser Canyon Gold Rush
The Fraser Canyon Gold Rush, began in 1858 after gold was discovered on the Thompson River in British Columbia at its confluence with the Nicoamen River. This was a few miles upstream from the Thompson's confluence with the Fraser River at present-day Lytton...
, the Kettle Valley Railway
Kettle Valley Railway
The Kettle Valley Railroad was a subsidiary of the Canadian Pacific Railway that operated in the Thompson-Okanagan region of southern British Columbia....
, pioneer life, logging, and mining. A main exhibit is The Home Gold Mill gold ore concentrator. The large Home Gold Mill exhibit is located outside the Museum and can be viewed year round.
Hope Recreation Complex
The Hope Recreation Complex includes a pool, arena, and fitness centre.The Hope and District Recreation Complex is run by the Fraser Valley Regional District.
Hope Slide
The Hope SlideHope Slide
The Hope Slide was the largest landslide ever recorded in Canada. It occurred in the morning hours of January 9, 1965 in the Nicolum Valley near Hope, British Columbia, and killed four people...
was one of the largest landslides ever recorded in Canada. It occurred in the morning hours of January 9, 1965, near Hope, British Columbia, and killed four people.
A viewing site showing the Hope Slide is located approximately a 15-minute drive east of Hope on Highway 3.
Memorial Park and Friendship Garden
Immediately adjacent to the District Hall in Hope is a Japanese gardenJapanese garden
, that is, gardens in traditional Japanese style, can be found at private homes, in neighborhood or city parks, and at historical landmarks such as Buddhist temples, Shinto shrines and old castles....
called the Friendship Garden, dedicated to the Japanese-Canadians who were interned nearby at Tashme during World War II
World War II
World War II, or the Second World War , was a global conflict lasting from 1939 to 1945, involving most of the world's nations—including all of the great powers—eventually forming two opposing military alliances: the Allies and the Axis...
. It was built by local Japanese-Canadians, and presented to Hope on July 27, 1991.
Hope Memorial Park, adjacent to the District Hall and Friendship Garden, is the site of a concert series on Sunday afternoons in July and August.
Memorial Park was granted to the then-village of Hope in 1932 by the province of British Columbia. It occupies roughly 7 acres (28,328 m²) in the heart of the town.
Othello Tunnels
Othello Tunnels is the popular name for the main human-made features of Coquihalla Canyon Provincial ParkCoquihalla Canyon Provincial Park
Coquihalla Canyon Provincial Park, popularly called The Othello Tunnels is a provincial park located near Hope, British Columbia focused on the canyon of the Coquihalla River and a decommissioned railway grade, now a walking trail, leading eventually to Coquihalla Pass...
, located east of Hope along the canyon
Canyon
A canyon or gorge is a deep ravine between cliffs often carved from the landscape by a river. Rivers have a natural tendency to reach a baseline elevation, which is the same elevation as the body of water it will eventually drain into. This forms a canyon. Most canyons were formed by a process of...
of the Coquihalla River
Coquihalla River
The Coquihalla River is located in the Cascade Mountains near the town of Hope, British Columbia. It originates in the Coquihalla Lakes and empties into the Fraser River at Hope....
and a decommissioned railway grade, now a walking trail, leading eventually to Coquihalla Pass
Coquihalla Pass
Coquihalla Summit is a highway summit along the Coquihalla Highway in British Columbia, Canada. It is the highest point on the highway between the cities of Hope and Merritt...
. Originally part of the Kettle Valley Railway
Kettle Valley Railway
The Kettle Valley Railroad was a subsidiary of the Canadian Pacific Railway that operated in the Thompson-Okanagan region of southern British Columbia....
, five tunnels and a series of bridges give a spectacular view of the Coquihalla River
Coquihalla River
The Coquihalla River is located in the Cascade Mountains near the town of Hope, British Columbia. It originates in the Coquihalla Lakes and empties into the Fraser River at Hope....
as it passes through the river's narrow gorge.
Curling
The Hope Curling Club is located close to the Hope Recreation Complex. The Hope Curling Club sponsors bonspiels such as the Men's Bonspiel annually in January as well as the Mixed Curling Bonspiel.Golf
Hope has a picturesque Golf course and club located on the banks of the Coquihalla River.The Hope Icebreakers Junior Hockey Club
The Hope IcebreakersHope Icebreakers
The Mission Icebreakers are a Junior "B" Ice Hockey team based in Mission, British Columbia, Canada. They are members of the Harold Brittain Conference of the Pacific International Junior Hockey League . They play their home games at Mission Lesiure Centre. The team is currently co-owned by Janine...
were a Canadian Junior ice hockey team. They played in the Pacific International Junior Hockey League and the town of Hope, British Columbia, Canada from the 03/04 to the 07/08 season, after which they were approved by BC hockey to move to Mission, BC, Canada. They subsequently changed their name to the Mission Icebreakers.
Government
The District of Hope is a district municipality that is part of the regional districtRegional districts of British Columbia
The Canadian province of British Columbia is divided into regional districts. Like counties in other parts of Canada, regional districts serve only to provide municipal services as the local government in areas not incorporated into a municipality, and in certain regional affairs of shared concern...
called the Fraser Valley Regional District
Fraser Valley Regional District
The Fraser Valley Regional District is a regional district in British Columbia, Canada. The FVRD covers an area of 13,361.74 km²...
.
District Municipality
The Mayor of Hope is Laurie French. The District of Hope provides services such as Planning & Community Development, Building Permitting, Bylaw Enforcement, Operations (Public Works) and information about the District of Hope Volunteer Fire Department.Fraser Valley Regional District
Mayor Laurie French also serves as a director on the Board of the Fraser Valley Regional District.In addition to regional planning, the Fraser Valley Regional District (FVRD) works in collaboration with the District of Hope to provide recreational and cultural programs, ice arena and swimming pool, regional parks, mapping, air quality, mosquito control, weed control, E911 dispatch fire service, and search and rescue.
Province of British Columbia
Hope is in the Chilliwack-HopeChilliwack-Hope
Chilliwack-Hope is a provincial electoral district in British Columbia, Canada established by the Electoral Districts Act, 2008. It will come into effect upon the next dissolution of the BC Legislature, currently scheduled for April 2009, and will first be contested in the ensuing election...
riding provincially. The current MLA
Legislative Assembly of British Columbia
The Legislative Assembly of British Columbia is one of two components of the Parliament of British Columbia, the provincial parliament ....
is Barry Penner
Barry Penner
Barry Penner, QC is a former Member of the Legislative Assembly of British Columbia for Chilliwack-Hope. He previously served as Attorney General of British Columbia, Deputy House Leader , and Minister of Environment and Minister of Aboriginal Relations and Reconciliation.Born in Kitimat in 1966,...
, who was elected in the 2009 British Columbia general election
British Columbia general election, 2009
The 39th British Columbia general election was held on May 12, 2009 to elect members of the Legislative Assembly in the Canadian province of British Columbia. The BC Liberal Party formed the government of the province prior to this general election under the leadership of Premier Gordon Campbell...
.
Parliament of Canada
Hope is in the electoral districtElectoral district (Canada)
An electoral district in Canada, also known as a constituency or a riding, is a geographical constituency upon which Canada's representative democracy is based...
of Chilliwack—Fraser Canyon
Chilliwack—Fraser Canyon
Chilliwack—Fraser Canyon is a federal electoral district in the province of British Columbia, Canada, that has been represented in the Canadian House of Commons since 2004.-Geography:...
, which is represented in the Canadian House of Commons
Canadian House of Commons
The House of Commons of Canada is a component of the Parliament of Canada, along with the Sovereign and the Senate. The House of Commons is a democratically elected body, consisting of 308 members known as Members of Parliament...
by Mark Strahl
Mark Strahl
Mark Strahl is a Canadian politician, who was elected to the Canadian House of Commons in the 2011 election. He represents the electoral district of Chilliwack—Fraser Canyon as a member of the Conservative Party...
.
Highways
The Trans-Canada HighwayTrans-Canada Highway
The Trans-Canada Highway is a federal-provincial highway system that joins the ten provinces of Canada. It is, along with the Trans-Siberian Highway and Australia's Highway 1, one of the world's longest national highways, with the main route spanning 8,030 km...
(Highway 1) passes through Hope. Hope is the southern terminus of the Coquihalla Highway (Highway 5), the western terminus of the Crowsnest Highway
Crowsnest Highway
The Crowsnest Highway, also known as the Interprovincial or, in British Columbia, the Southern Trans-Provincial, is an east-west highway, in length, through the southern parts of British Columbia and Alberta, providing the shortest highway connection between British Columbia's Lower Mainland and...
, locally known as the Hope-Princeton highway (Highway 3), and the eastern terminus of Highway 7.
Hope Aerodrome
Hope Aerodrome (IATA: YHE, ICAO: CYHE) is located 2.6 NM west of the Hope Townsite(the previous Town of Hope) within the municipal District of Hope, British Columbia, Canada. The aerodrome is operated by the Fraser Valley Regional District. There is one turf runway 3960 ft (1,207 m) long. The airfield is home to the Vancouver Soaring Association, a gliding club owning and operating school and recreational sailplanes and tow planes. Hope Aerodrome lies within the community of Flood in the District of Hope.Railways
Both the Canadian PacificCanadian Pacific Railway
The Canadian Pacific Railway , formerly also known as CP Rail between 1968 and 1996, is a historic Canadian Class I railway founded in 1881 and now operated by Canadian Pacific Railway Limited, which began operations as legal owner in a corporate restructuring in 2001...
and Canadian National
Canadian National Railway
The Canadian National Railway Company is a Canadian Class I railway headquartered in Montreal, Quebec. CN's slogan is "North America's Railroad"....
railways pass through Hope. The Canadian
The Canadian
The Canadian is a Canadian transcontinental passenger train originally operated by the Canadian Pacific Railway between 1955 and 1978. It is currently operated as an Inter-city rail service by Via Rail Canada with service between Union Station in Toronto, Ontario and Pacific Central Station in...
, a Canadian transcontinental passenger train currently operated by Via Rail Canada, passes through Hope, calling at the Hope railway station.
Heliports
Hope heliport is a private heliport located at Fraser Canyon Hospital.Charter helicopter service
Hope has charter helicopter service available that provides service for the natural resource industry, including forestry and mining exploration, as well as other industries including film, tourism, and public service.Fraser Canyon Hospital
Fraser Canyon Hospital is a 10-bed hospital and provides services including: 24/7 emergency care stabilization and triage and hospice beds and services. Emergency care stabilization and triage 24/7 is unique to Fraser Canyon Hospital due to its geographic isolation and emergency service requirements in an area where major highways converge. Fraser Canyon Hospital officially opened on January 10, 1959, and began as a 20-bed hospital, complete with delivery and operating rooms.Education
The Fraser-Cascade School District #78 operates several schools in the District of Hope. There are three schools in Hope Townsite(the previous Town of Hope): Coquihalla Elementary School, which offers Kindergarten to Grade 4; C.E. Barry Elementary School, which offers Grades 5-7; and Hope Secondary School, which offers Grades 8-12. In addition, Silver Creek Elementary School, which is located in the community of Silver Creek, offers Grades Kindergarten to 7, with these students then attending Hope Secondary School for Grades 8-12. The Fraser-Cascade School District also operates other educational programs such as the District Alternative Secondary Program.Hope in the media
Hope has been a popular location to shoot films. First BloodFirst Blood
First Blood is a 1982 action thriller film directed by Ted Kotcheff. The film stars Sylvester Stallone as John Rambo, a troubled and misunderstood Vietnam War veteran, with Sheriff Will Teasle as his nemesis and Colonel Samuel Trautman as his former commander and only ally...
(1982), the first Rambo film, starring Sylvester Stallone
Sylvester Stallone
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, Brian Dennehy
Brian Dennehy
Brian Mannion Dennehy is an American actor of film, stage and screen.-Early years:Dennehy was born in Bridgeport, Connecticut, the son of Hannah and Edward Dennehy, who was a wire service editor for the Associated Press; he has two brothers, Michael and Edward. Dennehy is of Irish ancestry and was...
, and Richard Crenna
Richard Crenna
Richard Donald Crenna was an American motion picture, television, and radio actor and occasional television director. He starred in such motion pictures as The Sand Pebbles, Wait Until Dark, Body Heat, the first three Rambo movies, Hot Shots! Part Deux, and The Flamingo Kid...
, was filmed almost entirely in and around Hope, as was Shoot to Kill (1988), starring Sidney Poitier
Sidney Poitier
Sir Sidney Poitier, KBE is a Bahamian American actor, film director, author, and diplomat.In 1963, Poitier became the first black person to win an Academy Award for Best Actor for his role in Lilies of the Field...
, Tom Berenger
Tom Berenger
Tom Berenger is an American actor known mainly for his roles in action films.-Early life:Berenger was born as Thomas Michael Moore in Chicago to an Irish Catholic family. Berenger's father was a printer for the Chicago Sun-Times. Berenger has a sister, Susan...
and Kirstie Alley
Kirstie Alley
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. K2
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K2 is a 1991 motion picture loosely based on the story of two friends' ascent of the second-highest mountain on Earth, K2. The story is based on a play written and presented as a senior-thesis at Stanford University. These roles were played by Michael Biehn and Matt Craven...
(1992) was also filmed nearby, with the area's mountains standing in for the Himalayas
Himalayas
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Hope Springs (2003), starring Colin Firth
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and Heather Graham, was filmed in and around Hope, but set in a fictional Hope, Vermont
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in the United States
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Other films made in whole or in part in and around Hope have included Fire with Fire (1986), Yellow Dog (1994), White Fang II (1994), The Pledge
The Pledge (film)
The Pledge is a 2001 American mystery film directed by Sean Penn. It is based on the 1958 novella Das Versprechen: Requiem auf den Kriminalroman , by Swiss author Friedrich Dürrenmatt...
(2001), The Stick Up (2003, starring James Spader
James Spader
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), Suspicious River
Suspicious River
Suspicious River is a Canadian dramatic film, released in 2000. The film was directed by Lynne Stopkewich, based on a novel by Laura Kasischke...
(2004), Afghan Knights
Afghan Knights
Afghan Knights is a 2007 war film based on an original story by Christine Stringer.The film shows an ex-Navy SEAL called Pepper who suffers with a bad conscience because he has left a comrade behind in Afghanistan and eventually decides to go back in order to try to rescue the man after all. He...
(2007), and Wind Chill
Wind Chill
Wind Chill is a 2007 horror film starring Emily Blunt and Ashton Holmes. George Clooney and Steven Soderbergh are among the producers of the project. The movie was directed by Gregory Jacobs, who previously directed the well-received movie Criminal. The film began filming in the Vancouver area on...
(2007). Hope was the setting for a story by Todd McFarlane
Todd McFarlane
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in Spider-Man
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Reality show contestant Ryan Jenkins from VH1
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VH1 or Vh1 is an American cable television network based in New York City. Launched on January 1, 1985 in the old space of Turner Broadcasting's short-lived Cable Music Channel, the original purpose of the channel was to build on the success of MTV by playing music videos, but targeting a slightly...
's series Megan Wants a Millionaire was found dead in the Thunderbird Motel in Hope on August 23, 2009, of an apparent suicide after being charged with the murder of his wife in California
California
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