Smith River Falls-Fort Halkett Provincial Park
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Smith River Falls – Fort Halkett Provincial Park is a provincial park
in British Columbia
, Canada
, protecting Smith River Falls and the former Fort Halkett, a Hudson's Bay Company
trading post. The park is located at the confluence of the Smith
and Liard River
s.
Provincial park
A provincial park is a park under the management of a provincial or territorial government in Canada.While provincial parks are not the same as national parks, their workings are very similar...
in 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...
, protecting Smith River Falls and the former Fort Halkett, a 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...
trading post. The park is located at the confluence of the Smith
Smith River (British Columbia)
The Smith River is a river in the Yukon Territory and the province of British Columbia, Canada, arising in the Yukon at and crossing the border to enter British Columbia at to its confluence with the Liard River at , between the confluences of the Toad and Coal Rivers...
and Liard River
Liard River
The Liard River flows through Yukon, British Columbia and the Northwest Territories, Canada. Rising in the Saint Cyr Range of the Pelly Mountains in southeastern Yukon, it flows southeast through British Columbia, marking the northern end of the Rocky Mountains and then curving northeast back...
s.