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 The Thompson-Nicola region
is North-East of Vancouver;- Kamloops is the largest city in the region; services
more than 120,000;
- 8 Municipalities are in the region: Ashcroft, Cache
Creek, Chase, Clinton, City of Kamloops, District of Logan
Lake, Lytton, City of Merritt
- Plus many unincorporated populated areas.
 Vancouver to Kamloops is a 3.5-hour
drive on 4-lane divided Coquihalla Highway #5; - Merritt is
only a 3-hour drive from Vancouver;
- Vancouver to Kamloops is a 55 minute flight;
- Kamloops has a large airport;
- Ashcroft/Cache Creek and Merritt airports can support
mid-size to small planes & helicopters; there are
many private, smaller airstrips throughout the region.
- Canadian National Railroad, Canadian Pacific Railroad & the
Rocky Mountaineer Railtours meet in Kamloops from
Vancouver;
- There is a running Steam Locomotive operating out of Kamloops.
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 Pacific Standard Time (PST); same as Los Angeles;
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 Semi-arid; desert-like; dry in all seasons;
- More than 2000 hours per year of sunshine;
- One of the warmest and driest regions in Canada;
- Northern part of region- Blue River – snow year-round
in mountains.
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Kamloops area and southwest to Ashcroft -
Arid, semi-desert, hoodoos, sagebrush, rolling hills, clay
cliffs; |
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South to Merritt – grasslands, prairie-like; |
- STEEP MOUNTAINS & VALLEYS
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Southwest to Lytton – rugged mountains,
deep valleys; carved by Fraser River rapids; |
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North to Blue River– Snow-capped mountains,
heavily treed with evergreens, rugged, many small towns
nestled in N. Thompson River valley; |
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East to Chase – Densely treed area
bordering large lake; |
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More than 1,000; |
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Major rivers: the North Thompson, South
Thompson, Fraser, Clearwater, Coldwater and Adams rivers; |
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Wells Gray Provincial Park; 5,200 sq km (2,000
sq miles); numerous waterfalls; |
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Sun Peaks Ski Resort; Mike Wiegele Heli-Skiing
Resort amongst the Monashee and Cariboo Mountain ranges;
Harper Mountain in Kamloops and Clearwater Ski Hill. |
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