Terrace

Terrace is a city on the Skeena River in British Columbia, Canada. The Kitselas people, a tribe of the Tsimshian Nation, have lived in the Terrace area for thousands of years. The community population fell between 2001 and 2006 from 12,109 with a regional population of 19,980 (Statistics Canada, 2001) to 11,320 and regional of 18,581 (Statistics Canada, 2006). The 2011 census showed that the community population had fallen further to 11,486. The community is the regional retail and service hub for the northwestern portion of British Columbia. The administrative offices of the Kitimat-Stikine Regional District are also located in Terrace.

The community sits on the Canadian National Railway and the Yellowhead Highway. Air services for the community are provided through Northwest Regional Airport, with connections to Prince George, Smithers, and Vancouver. The Terrace railway station is served by Via Rail's Jasper – Prince Rupert train. 


Conroy Cabin

Terrace | Historic Sites | Unique Sites |
Tom Conroy built this finely crafted two-story home in the first year of World War I with the hope of finding a wife. This home is constructed primarily of locally-sourced materials, namely logs,...

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Dix’s Dance Hall

Terrace | Historic Sites | Unique Sites |
This unusually constructed building was erected adjacent to the Kalum Lake Hotel by Everett and Ethel Dix and their daughter Vivian. Dix's Dance Hall, unlike all other buildings at the Heritage...

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Heritage Park Museum

Terrace | Museums |
Heritage Park Museum is situated on .7 hectares (1.73 acres) of land owned by the City of Terrace.  The site features a number of interesting, early buildings including eight authentic log...

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Kalum Lake Hotel

Terrace | Historic Sites | Unique Sites |
Kalum Lake Hotel was built by George Cobb and originally intended as a roadhouse, roughly comparable to a motel of today. Typically miners and timber cruisers would stay overnight before walking...

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