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  Ministry of Environment - Liard River Hot Springs
The first white man to live at Liard River Hot Springs was Tom Smith, a prospector in the Klondike Gold Rush, who built and lived in a cabin with his daughter by Alpha pool in the early 1920’s.
They left the area after two years of trapping; on their way to Fort Liard, Tom was drowned in the Liard River, while his daughter was rescued by some Indians and sent to the Anglican mission at Hay River.
Liard River Hot Springs lies in the Liard River Valley and is located in the Liard -Rabbit Plateau.
www.env.gov.bc.ca /bcparks/explore/parkpgs/liard_hs/nat_cul.html   (990 words)

  
 Liard River - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
The area around the river in the Yukon Territory is called the Liard River Valley, and the Alaska Highway follows the river for part of its route.
Among the early fur traders, the Liard above the Fort Nelson River was referred to as the "West Branch," while the Fort Nelson River was the "East Branch."
Liard River Hotsprings is a popular tourist attraction located at kilometre 765 of the Alaska Highway.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Liard_River   (400 words)

  
 Ministry of Environment - Liard River Corridor
Liard River Corridor Park contains a diversity of landscapes from high upland plateau and muskeg to the rapids of the Grand Canyon and river bottom old growth spruce forests.
The Liard River Corridor encompasses the Liard River valley and uplands to the height of land as far east as the Scatter River.
On the south side of the Liard River, an old BC Hydro road crosses the Trout River and continues to the Grand Canyon of the Liard.
www.env.gov.bc.ca /bcparks/explore/parkpgs/liardriv.html   (933 words)

  
 Liard Industries   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-22)
Liard Industries is located in Joliette, in the province of Quebec.
The territory covered by Liard Industries was at the beginning the province of Quebec.
Liard Industries Inc. Is certified by the Canadian Welding Bureau and has in place a very strict quality system.
www.liard.ca /LiardInd/English/default_eng.htm   (272 words)

  
 Soak Away Your Worries at Liard Hot Springs - ExploreNorth
The water in the 2 pools at Liard remains at close to 105-110 degrees year-round (although there are some hotter spots).
Across the highway from the springs is the Liard Hotsprings Lodge (formerly Trapper Ray's) - this log structure has fuel, 12 rooms in the lodge and 25 RV sites, and is open year-round (phone 250-776-7349).
A half-mile south is Liard River Lodge, one of the original highway lodges, located on a spectacular bluff above the river.
www.explorenorth.com /articles/liard.html   (486 words)

  
 Liard Highway Project   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-22)
The Liard Project is an extension of the 100% Alaska Highway route, leading into one of the most prospective areas in the Western Canada Sedimentary Basin.
The improvements to the Liard Highway has improved access to tremendous resource potential in BC, providing a significant advantage to the economy of Fort Nelson and BC as the service providers of choice for resource development in the Territories.
That corridor is Highway 77, which originates 27-km west of Fort Nelson and travels 138-km to the NWT border south of Fort Liard.
www.em.gov.bc.ca /Subwebs/oilandgas/infrastructure/liard.htm   (356 words)

  
 LIARD FIREBOX™ — The professional portable outdoor, wood burning firebox.
LIARD FIREBOX™ — The professional portable outdoor, wood burning firebox.
Because of its efficient design, the LIARD FIREBOX burns far less wood than an open fire and concentrates the heat to the to grill plate.
If you are cleaning your LIARD FIREBOX in the field, please dispose of wastewater well away from bodies of water.
liard-firebox.ch   (439 words)

  
 Liard River Canoe Tour, Yukon Territory Liard River Canada
The Upper Liard River is rated as a class II whitewater with easy rapids as well as waves up to two feet.
The Liard river canoe tour was created for people who want to experience loneliness, silence as well as the beauty of the wilderness in order to get away from the everyday routine.
The Liard River is rarely traveled so it provides good opportunities to view moose, bears, eagles, beavers as well as a wide variety of birds.
www.yukonreservation.com /yukon/adv_info10.html   (564 words)

  
 Liard River Valley
Bison are found throughout the Liard River Valley in the NWT and have expanded their range into British Columbia and the Yukon.
The quota was set at 2 animals, 1 each for the communities of Fort Liard and Nahanni Butte, however, no tags were utilized until the 2002/03 season.
A Bison Control Area serves as a buffer zone between the Liard River Valley and the infected herds in Wood Buffalo National Park.
www.nwtwildlife.com /NWTwildlife/bison/liardrivervalley.htm   (315 words)

  
 Upper Liard braces for flood   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-22)
That sent water rushing into the creeks and streams feeding into the Liard River and left residents in the tiny community of Upper Liard anxiously watching the river's rise.
The Liard River watershed was one of the few places in the territory to get an average to above average snowfall this past winter.
The high water on the Liard is not that unusual, said Magnuson.
www.kayak.yk.ca /html/rivers/liard/index.html   (349 words)

  
 Liard Trail- Tourism and Parks, ITI, GNWT, Canada
Starting near the junction of the Liard Highway and Alaska Highway, and connecting the southern Northwest Territories with northern British Columbia, the Liard Highway is part of the Deh Cho Travel Connection.
for the summer ferry and winter ice bridge crossing at the Liard River.
The Liard Trail is a continuation of the Waterfalls Route, part of the Deh Cho Travel Connection that begins in Alberta, goes through the Northwest Territories and British Columbia, before returning to Alberta.
www.iti.gov.nt.ca /parks/highway_routes/liard_trail.htm   (222 words)

  
 BC Parks - Liard River Hot Springs Provincial Park, Northern British Columbia
Liard River Hotsprings Provincial Park is one of the few provincial campgrounds that remain open year-round along the Alaska Hwy, and with good reason.
Liard River Hot Springs is open year round and fees are collected from May to October.
Liard River Hot Springs is located at the 765km mark of the Alaska Highway, approximately 20km north of Muncho Lake and 60km north of Muncho Lake Provincial Park.
www.britishcolumbia.com /ParksAndTrails/Parks/details/?ID=162   (481 words)

  
 Dehcho Paddlers Association: Canoeist's Guide to the Liard and Mackenzie Rivers
The Liard River route is much more interesting than starting the Mackenzie River at Fort Providence or Hay River.
The weather in the Liard and Mackenzie Valleys was much warmer than we expected throughout the trip; we swam almost every day and barely used our down sleeping bags.
Fort Liard is a small town undergoing a local boom because of gas finds to the West.
www.paddlemackenzie.org /mackenzie_canoeists_guide.htm   (2861 words)

  
 Deh Cho First Nations
Archaeological digs at Fisherman's Lake across the river from Fort Liard show strata that indicate 9,000 years of occupancy where Slavey Dene have lived in and looked after the land in this beautiful valley.
So is the new Liard Fuel Centre, a wonderful craft centre, and a new fire hall.
The Acho Dene of the Liard Valley take our place in the world, ready for the 21st century, secure in our ability to do business and remain strong in our traditions and culture.
www.dehchofirstnations.com /members/fort_liard.htm   (654 words)

  
 Liard - HighBeam Encyclopedia   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-22)
LIARD [Liard], river, 755 mi (1,215 km) long, rising in the Pelly Mts., SE Yukon Territory, Canada, and flowing SE into N British Columbia, passing through the main range of the Rocky Mts., thence northeast through densely wooded country to the Mackenzie River at Fort Simpson, Northwest Territories.
It is navigable to Fort Liard, an old Hudson's Bay Company post, c.165 mi (270 km) from its mouth.
Liard Hot Springs: a tropical Eden in British Columbia's far north.(Field Trip)
www.encyclopedia.com /doc/1E1-liard.html   (246 words)

  
 Liard River Hot Springs Provincial Park - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Liard River Hot Springs Provincial Park is a provincial park in British Columbia, Canada.
Liard River Corridor Provincial Park and Protected Area borders the park to the south.
The park is located at mile 476 (or km 765) on the Alaska Highway, between Fort Nelson (307 km north-east) and Watson Lake (218 km south west).
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Liard_River_Hot_Springs_Provincial_Park   (363 words)

  
 JAN ALSTON - PURCELL ENERGY LTD (PEL:TSE): 2003-12-15
It was the big potential of Purcell's Fort Liard natural gas property that interested him in the corporation in the early 1990s.
We recognized that we were very concentrated on the Fort Liard property, and a lot of our investors saw that as a concentration risk for the company.
Alston: I think that only to say that another unique feature of Purcell is that we tend to joint venture with a lot of the more significant players in Calgary, in the Oil Patch, and that really is a result of our being in those areas where the larger companies are active.
www.twst.com /ceos/WAF623.html   (3391 words)

  
 North/Black/Liard River Canoe Trip, Background Info   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-22)
The Liard River ("Lee-AHRD," though local pronunciation usually seems to rhyme with "Baird") is an Arctic Ocean drainage, emptying into the mighty Mackenzie River at Fort Simpson, Northwest Territories.
The headwaters of the Liard (including our run) are in the Yukon down the eastern side of the western continental divide.
The Black River is one of those headwater streams, a small feeder that flows slightly east of south into the Liard about 100 river miles (160 km) upstream of the town of Watson Lake, Yukon.
www.paddles.com /users/nbl/bginfo.html   (1657 words)

  
 Liard - Packing rings and packing cases   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-22)
Liard combines a wide variety of materials and designs to meet any specific packing requirement.
Liard oil wiper rings are designed to effectively provide positive containment of lubricants within the crankcase.
Liard manufactures a complete line of compressor packing cases and wiper cases in a variety of materials and designs...each tailor-made to the specific application.
perso.orange.fr /liard/eng/rings.htm   (348 words)

  
 Moose Hunting, Grizzly Bear Hunting, Caribou in British Columbia - Liard River Adventures   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-22)
Located in northern British Columbia, our hunting area is approximately 120 miles east to west and 80 miles north to south.
It stretches across over 5 million acres, bordered on the south by the majestic Liard River, and on the north by the Yukon Territory.
And at the end of your hunt, you can relax in the Liard River Hot Springs located near the main ranch.
www.huntlra.com   (145 words)

  
 Community Profile - Liard
They hunted caribou, moose and Dall sheep and traded furs with coastal Indians."(The Yukon at a Glance, P. The area of the Liard First Nation extended to Upper Liard, Frances, and Highland rivers and extended into the upper Pelly drainage in the north to the Dease River in the southwest.
In 1985 Liard Reserve #3 was still a part of the Liard River First Nation.
Their area included the upper Liard River area from the Cassiar mountains in the west to the Simpson Mountains in the east.
www.yfnta.org /community/Profile.asp?First_Nation=12   (452 words)

  
 Liard River Experience - Nature Tours of Yukon
We'll practice and play around on the lakes at the headwaters of the Liard River for a full day before setting out on our river adventure.
Once we are on the Liard River, the increased water flow will add momentum to our paddling experience.
Day 11: From Upper Liard we'll drive back in direction of Whitehorse with all of the other participants of the canoe trip.
www.naturetoursyukon.com /eng/e-liard_river.html   (1348 words)

  
 Liard River Wilderness Canoe Trip
The Liard River is one of the great names in Canada’s north.
A true wilderness adventure, the upper Liard has it all: big-river flat water, easy paddling, fine vistas, good camping plus fishing in crystal clear waters.
The upper Liard is seldom travelled which assists in our chances of spotting wildlife; moose, grizzly and fl bear and dall sheep inhabit the region along with eagles.
www.visityukon.com /liardriver.html   (613 words)

  
 PWNHC- Archaeology Reports 1999   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-22)
Paramount Resources Ltd. proposes to construct and operate the ·Liard Pipeline Projectº in the Liard Valley, located approximately 25 km south of the community of Fort Liard.
Betthale is an elder in the Fort Liard community and his family traps the area that will be affected by the southern portion of the pipeline.
JbRu-4 is one of a series of locations recorded in Fort Liard that confirm the area has been a traditional settlement area for thousands of years.
pwnhc.learnnet.nt.ca /research/archrep/archrep99/liard.html   (341 words)

  
 British Columbia Circle Tours - Peace Liard Circle Tour
This unusual BC circle tour takes you through the heart of the Northwest, and traces the path of some of the West's most daring pioneers.
There are no federal or provincial campgrounds within the last 80 km/50 miles of the Liard Highway.
Fort Liard (you are now on Highway 7) is the first town you will come to as you cross into the Northwest Territories and is known for its birchbark crafts.
www.bcadventure.com /adventure/circletours/peace.htm   (656 words)

  
 Liard River, British Columbia, Canada
The tiny settlement of Liard River is located at Mile 496 on the Alaska Highway, near the Yukon border.
The Liard River has its headwaters in the Yukon, and flows through northern British Columbia before merging with the Mackenzie River at Fort Simpson in the Northwest Territories.
Location: Liard River is located near the Yukon border at Mile 496 on the Alaska Highway, 496 miles (704 km) northwest of Dawson Creek.
www.britishcolumbia.com /regions/towns/?townID=3612&webregionid=2   (691 words)

  
 Liard River Lodge, Alaska Highway, British Columbia   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-22)
The Lodge is your convenient base for exploring the Liard region, and is just minutes from the famous hot springs.
After hiking the miles of wilderness trails and relaxing with a soak at the springs, enjoy a hearty home cooked meal as you take in our incredible view.
Open year round, the Liard River Hot Springs is one of the most popular stops on the Alaska Highway.
www.karo-ent.com /liardldg.htm   (178 words)

  
 Hamlet of Fort Liard
Situated in the Deh Cho Region, in the southwest corner of the Northwest Territories, Fort Liard is approximately 23km due north of British Columbia and approximately 32km due west of the Yukon Territory.
The community rests on a broad river terrace in the Liard Valley at the confluence of the Petitot and Liard Rivers.
Fort Liard has been nicknamed the "Tropics of the Territories" because of its southern location and microclimate that brings long hot summer days and the occasional chinook in the winter.
www.fortliard.com /location.htm   (199 words)

  
 Tailwinds - Liard Hot Springs - Toad River
Within a couple of miles from the river crossing, we climbed about 450 feet to a view of the river and a spectacular waterfall/rapids that no motorist would see.
The falls were quite far below us, so pictures couldn't really do them justice, but suffice it to say that the Liard River was compressed by walls of rock from several hundred yards, to about 20 feet in width.
One can't see the rapids from the road, but on our bicycles we heard a thundering roar from the valley below and, on my prompting, we looked over the cliff.
www.tailwinds.org /canada/bc/day20.html   (796 words)

  
 Liard Plateau Resource Assessment Bibliography - Oil and Gas - Energy, Mines and Resources - Government of Yukon
Norris, D.K. Douglas, R.J.W. Geology of the Fort Liard map-area, District of Mackenzie
Douglas, R.J.W. Fort Liard and LaBiche Map-areas, District of Mackenzie
Ferguson, R.D. Stratigraphic Reconnaissance of the Liard Basin
www.emr.gov.yk.ca /oilandgas/ra_biblio_liardplateau.html   (872 words)

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