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|  Baillie House - Merritt, BC
in Ghosts and Hauntings On October 27, 2011 the Merritt Herald ran an article on the Baillie House, a purportedly haunted heritage building in downtown Merritt, also part of the Merritt Visitor Centre. posted by: T0SHEA location: British Columbia, Canada date approved: 09/09/2014 last visited: never |
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|  ONLY - Free Aerial Car Ferry in North America - Boston Bar, BC
in Superlatives Frances Harrington Park, like the village of Boston Bar, is a very small park, standing along the Trans Canada Highway. posted by: T0SHEA location: British Columbia, Canada date approved: 08/16/2019 last visited: 08/08/2019 |
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|  Canadian National Depot - Boston Bar, BC
in Ghosts and Hauntings When we first spotted this old depot we thought it just another abandoned and boarded, but interesting, railway depot. posted by: T0SHEA location: British Columbia, Canada date approved: 08/13/2019 last visited: never |
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|  Hell's Gate Air Tram — Fraser Canyon, BC
in Ghosts and Hauntings About 12 kilometres south of the little town of Boston Bar, on the Trans Canada Highway, is Hell's Gate, a narrow rocky gorge of the Fraser River Canyon, given its name by Explorer Simon Fraser. posted by: T0SHEA location: British Columbia, Canada date approved: 08/15/2019 last visited: 08/08/2019 |
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|  Hell's Gate Air Tram — Fraser Canyon, BC
in Man-made Devilish Locations Crossing the narrowing of the Fraser River called Hell's Gate, this aerial tram is noted for being the only one in the world that goes down instead of up. Almost like you are travelling towards Hell. posted by: Dunbar Loop location: British Columbia, Canada date approved: 01/15/2012 last visited: 07/23/2021 |
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|  Tulameen Shoe Tree (new one)
in Shoe Trees The Tulameen Dead Shoe Tree - one of the great landmarks of the area that is recognizable by tourists.. :) posted by: 240 Jordy location: British Columbia, Canada date approved: 05/11/2008 last visited: 05/17/2009 |
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|  Old Men's Provincial Cemetery - Kamloops, BC
in Ghosts and Hauntings The Old Men's Provincial Cemetery was opened in Kamloops in 1896 for the burial of the first resident of the Provincial Home for Old Men to pass away. The home itself was opened in 1894. posted by: T0SHEA location: British Columbia, Canada date approved: 09/14/2014 last visited: never |
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|  OLDEST - Public Building in Kamloops, BC - St. Andrew’s on the Square
in Superlatives Standing majestically on the corner of Seymour Street and Second Avenue, St. Andrew's is the oldest public building in Kamloops, having been built in 1887. It was originally built as a Presbyterian Church on land donated by the CPR. posted by: T0SHEA location: British Columbia, Canada date approved: 08/22/2014 last visited: never |
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|  Pioneer Cemetery - Kamloops, BC
in Ghosts and Hauntings Pioneer Cemetery was the first cemetery in Kamloops, with the final burial taking place in 1901. Falling into disuse, it was finally taken over by the city and restored in 1962. There were approximately 250 burials in the cemetery. posted by: T0SHEA location: British Columbia, Canada date approved: 09/14/2014 last visited: never |
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|  LARGEST - Weather Vane in the Similkimeen
in Superlatives This CT-133 Silver Star was restored and mounted at the entrance to the Princeton Regional Airport in 2012, thanks to the time and effort of a group of dedicated aviation enthusiasts. posted by: T0SHEA location: British Columbia, Canada date approved: 01/20/2015 last visited: never |
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|  FIRST - Vertical Lift Railway Bridge Built in Canada - Kamloops, BC
in Superlatives This railway bridge is on the Canadian National's main transcontinental line and, as such, sees a lot of traffic. It makes for a great train watching spot. posted by: T0SHEA location: British Columbia, Canada date approved: 08/23/2014 last visited: never |
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|  OLDEST - Church in Ashcroft, BC
in Superlatives The first church to be built in the Village of Ashcroft, St. Alban’s the Martyr remains as active as ever. posted by: T0SHEA location: British Columbia, Canada date approved: 06/24/2019 last visited: 05/13/2021 |
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|  ONLY - Brick Faced Building in Ashcroft, BC
in Superlatives One of the better small town museums in southern BC, the Ashcroft Museum's home is a historic brick building, built in 1917 and still the ONLY brick faced building in the village. posted by: T0SHEA location: British Columbia, Canada date approved: 07/28/2021 last visited: never |
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|  Golf Ball and Tee - Peachland, British Columbia
in Ginormous Everyday Objects This Golf Ball and Tee is located just of Hwy. 97 and Ponderosa Drive about 2.5 km north of Peachland. posted by: T0SHEA location: British Columbia, Canada date approved: 12/17/2015 last visited: never |
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|  666 Post Office Box - Cache Creek, British Columbia
in 666 Sightings The Canada Post in Cache Creek is located at 1057 Old Cariboo Road. posted by: T0SHEA location: British Columbia, Canada date approved: 08/02/2019 last visited: never |
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|  Up the post without a paddle — Cache Creek, BC
in Elevated Everyday Objects Very close to the junction of highways 1 & 97 this fishing supply store gives a boat on a post posted by: Dunbar Loop location: British Columbia, Canada date approved: 03/05/2019 last visited: never |
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|  ONLY - Operational Miniature Sawmill in Canada - Westbank, BC
in Superlatives Given that Westbank was home to BK-Hunters for many years, it seems only fitting that we should finally get around to waymarking its museum. posted by: T0SHEA location: British Columbia, Canada date approved: 03/01/2017 last visited: never |
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|  Big Yellow Taxi - Westbank, BC
in Elevated Everyday Objects Look up! Up There! What is it? Is it a bird? Is it a plane? posted by: T0SHEA location: British Columbia, Canada date approved: 02/07/2014 last visited: 05/17/2014 |
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|  Miscast Bell - Mission Hill Winery, Kelowna, BC
in Human Error Bell was miscast and is now on display. posted by: gypsie2 location: British Columbia, Canada date approved: 11/15/2011 last visited: 10/28/2016 |
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|  Safari Ridge Paintball - West Kelowna, BC
in Satellite Imagery Oddities This paintball and laser tag park sits along Highway 97 in West Kelowna where Horizon drive meets it from the north. posted by: T0SHEA location: British Columbia, Canada date approved: 02/20/2016 last visited: never |
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|  OLDEST - Church on BC's Mainland - Hope, BC
in Superlatives The longest continually-operating church on BC's mainland, Christ Church has been the City of Hope's Anglican Church since its construction in 1861. posted by: T0SHEA location: British Columbia, Canada date approved: 07/01/2019 last visited: never |
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|  Okanagan Lake - British Columbia, Canada
in Satellite Imagery Oddities Lake Okanagan is what makes the Okanagan Valley the largest tourist draw in the southern interior of British Columbia. posted by: T0SHEA location: British Columbia, Canada date approved: 02/20/2016 last visited: 07/25/2017 |
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|  Ogopogo (n'ha-a-itk) - Kelowna, British Columbia
in Epic Beings and Creatures The Ogopogo, or Naitaka, is said to live in Okanagan Lake. The lake which is over 80 miles in length has had sightings throughout. This sculpture of the Ogopogo is found near City Park in Kelowna, British Columbia. posted by: wildwoodke location: British Columbia, Canada date approved: 01/02/2010 last visited: 02/07/2007 |
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|  Curling Stone - Kelowna, British Columbia
in Elevated Everyday Objects This large curling stone is at the entrance to the Kelowna Curling Club located at 551 Recreation Avenue. You can visit this Curling Stone at any time. posted by: T0SHEA location: British Columbia, Canada date approved: 11/30/2015 last visited: never |
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|  Curling Stone - Kelowna, British Columbia
in Ginormous Everyday Objects This huge curling stone is at the entrance to the Kelowna Curling Club located at 551 Recreation Avenue. You can visit this Curling Stone at any time. posted by: T0SHEA location: British Columbia, Canada date approved: 12/01/2015 last visited: never |
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