Moran, British Columbia
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Moran is a railway point on the BC Rail line north of Pavilion, British Columbia
. The location, which is high on the side of the stretch of the Fraser Canyon
known as Moran Canyon, is notable as the site of the proposed Moran Dam
, and due to the steep, sandy embankment and railway grade saw a fatal train wreck in 2006.
Pavilion, British Columbia
Pavilion is a ranching and Indian Reserve community in the Fraser Canyon area of British Columbia, Canada. Most of the community is the population of the Pavilion 1 Indian Reserve of the Pavilion Indian Band, aka the Ts'kw'aylaxw First Nation but there are also a number of ranches in the...
. The location, which is high on the side of the stretch 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...
known as Moran Canyon, is notable as the site of the proposed Moran Dam
Moran Dam
Moran Dam, also called High Moran Dam or Moran Canyon Dam, was a 1950s proposal to dam the Fraser River in the Canadian province of British Columbia . The structure was planned in the wake of devastating floods in a time of rapidly growing power demand, and if built, would have powered the largest...
, and due to the steep, sandy embankment and railway grade saw a fatal train wreck in 2006.