Chase, British Columbia
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N 50° 49.156 W 119° 41.162
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The town hall in the village of Chase is a couple of blocks south of what passes for Main Street, Shuswap Avenue, on Okanagan Avenue.
Waymark Code: WMNDQ2
Location: British Columbia, Canada
Date Posted: 02/22/2015
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Chase is known as the western gateway to the Shuswap Region, Shuswap Lake being considered the houseboat capital of Canada. One of the more exciting attractions of Chase itself is a pair of
ziplines in the valley of Chase Creek, which runs through the village before emptying into the South Thompson River. About a half kilometre in length, they zip down a steep and narrow canyon over a rushing waterfall. For the less adventurous there is a smaller zipline right in town, beside the Trans Canada Highway.
The town was named after an American from New York State, Whitfield Chase, a member of the famous New York Chases. Chase came to Canada during the 1858 Caribou gold rush and settled in the Chase area in 1865, becoming the first non-native settler in the area. Although the town didn't come into being until ten years after hiss death, it was nonetheless named after him.
Chase really began in about 1907 as a lumber mill town, became a village in 1908 and was incorporated in 1969. In 2008 the town staged 109 days of events to celebrate its centennial. From 1907 to 1925 Chase was home to the largest lumber mill in the BC interior. After its closing the town continued on the economic impact of several smaller mills.
