Visitor Centre - Taylor, British Columbia - Tourist Information Centers - Visitor Centers on Waymarking.com

At the Taylor Visitor Centre you are bound to discover a lot about this town and its history. They will be able to tell you about the early history of the town including information that is found on the Discover the Peace website. Taylor is described as being an area where:
"Alexander Mackenzie travelled through this area in 1793 in search of the Northwest Passage. Taylor was named after Herbie Taylor, who settled in this area in 1912. He was a fur trader, trapper, farmer and ferryman. Herbie was the first to put up a sign "Taylor Flats", as that area was known as Taylor Flats for years. In 1923, the post office was opened at Taylor's farm and the community was officially named Taylor. In 1957 Canada's 1st natural gas pipeline was constructed from Taylor to the United States border. (Westcoast Transmissions Gas Line) In 1958 Taylor was incorporated as a Village.

The World's Invitational Gold Panning Championships are held on the banks of the Peace River each year on the long weekend of August. (Friday through Sunday) The event kicks off with a parade, followed by a weekend of gold panning demonstrations, competitions, horseshoe tournament, arts and crafts fair, bingo, activities for the youngsters, BBQ, and a Pancake breakfast. Many golf tournaments take place throughout the summer at the Lone Wolf Golf Club. Sand Sensation features world-class sand carvers from around the world who create sand sculptures at Peace Island Park, in July. Mens and Ladies Bonspiels are held in January and February. The Taylor Olympics take place every year in February with frozen boot curling, human dog sled races, snow show race, and 4x4 skiing."

See: http://www.discoverthepeacecountry.com/htmlpages/taylorbc.html

The information centre is located just off the highway at 10316 - 100 Street.

According to the Hello BC website the two hostesses that operate the centre have a combined 27 years of experience in providing information to travellers. See: http://www.hellobc.com/visitorcentrelisting/visitor-centres/4548308/taylor-visitor-centre.aspx?KWDS=&LOCID=3&NBY=True&PN=1

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