Williams Lake, British Columbia

Williams Lake is a city in the Central Interior of British Columbia, in the central part of a region known as the Cariboo. Williams Lake is the second largest city, by population of metropolitan area, in the Cariboo after neighboring Quesnel.[3] The city is famous for its Williams Lake Stampede, the second largest professional rodeo in Canada after only the Calgary Stampede.[4]

Williams Lake
City
City of Williams Lake
Williams Lake's welcome sign
Nickname(s): 
BC's Stampede Capital, Mural Capital of the Cariboo Chilcotin
Williams Lake
Location in British Columbia
Coordinates: 52°07′46″N 122°08′18″W
CountryCanada
ProvinceBritish Columbia
RegionCariboo
Regional districtCariboo Regional District
Incorporated1929
Government
 • Governing bodyWilliams Lake City Council
 • MayorWalt Cobb
 • City ManagerCAO Milo Macdonald
Area
 • Land33.13 km2 (12.79 sq mi)
 • Census agglomeration2,656.73 km2 (1,025.77 sq mi)
 • Population centre40.36 km2 (15.58 sq mi)
Elevation586 m (1,923 ft)
Population
 (2016)
 • Total10,753
 • Density327.0/km2 (847/sq mi)
 • Census agglomeration
18,277
 • Census agglomeration density7.0/km2 (18/sq mi)
 • Population centre
10,508
 • Population centre density307.4/km2 (796/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC−08:00 (PST)
 • Summer (DST)UTC−07:00 (PDT)
Forward sortation area
V2G
Area code(s)250 / 778 / 236
Highways Hwy 97
Hwy 20
Websitewilliamslake.ca

History

Williams Lake is named in honour of Secwepemc chief William, whose counsel prevented the Shuswap from joining the Tsilhqot'in in their uprising against the settler population.[5]

Williams Lake Visitor Centre

The story of Williams Lake (called T'exelc by local First Nations communities of the region) begins as much as 4000 years ago.[6] The story of Williams Lake written by those coming into the region from outside begins in 1860 during the Cariboo Gold Rush when Gold Commissioner Philip Henry Nind and William Pinchbeck, a constable with the British Columbia Provincial Police, arrived from Victoria to organize a local government and maintain law and order.

At the time, two pack trails led to the goldfields, one from the Douglas Road and the other through the Fraser Canyon. They met at Williams Lake, which made it a good choice for settlers and merchants. By 1861, Commissioner Nind had built a government house and had requested the funds to build a jail. With the centre of local government being at Williams Lake, the miners and businessmen all had to travel there to conduct their business and soon the town had a post office, a courthouse, a roadhouse and the jail that Nind had requested. Meanwhile, William Pinchbeck had not been idle and had built his own roadhouse, saloon and store. Eventually he would own most of the valley.[7]

In 1863, the town was excited by the news of the construction of Cariboo Road, believing it would pass through their already established and important trading centre. However, the roadbuilder Gustavus Blin Wright rerouted the original trail so that it bypassed Williams Lake and went through 150 Mile House instead.[8]

The Williams Lake by-pass doomed the city and accusations flew that Gustavus Blin Wright had changed the route for his own personal benefit as he owned a roadhouse at Deep Creek along the new route. Regardless of Wright's motives, Williams Lake was forgotten and wouldn't be reborn until over half a century later in 1919 with the construction of the Pacific Great Eastern Railway, later BC Rail and now CN Rail.[9]

In July 2017, the province of British Columbia declared a state of emergency with more than 200 fires burning, mostly in the central region of the province. Residents from Williams Lake along with other communities in central British Columbia such as Ashcroft and 100 Mile House were given evacuation orders and most of those affected went to either Prince George or Kamloops.[10]

Demography

Below is the ethnic origin of people from Williams Lake. Note that percentages total more than 100% due to multiple responses e.g. German-East Indian, Norwegian-Irish-Polish.[11]

Canada 2016 CensusPopulation% of Total Population
Visible minority group
Source:[14]		 South Asian4053.9%
Chinese200.2%
Black400.4%
Filipino800.8%
Latin American100.1%
Arab00%
Southeast Asian200.2%
West Asian00%
Korean600.6%
Japanese300.3%
Other visible minority200.2%
Mixed visible minority550.5%
Total visible minority population7457.2%
Aboriginal group
Source:[15]		First Nations1,59515.4%
Métis4304.2%
Inuit00%
Total Aboriginal population2,04519.8%
White7,53573%
Total population10,325100%

Economy

The primary industries in Williams Lake are forestry, logging, sawmilling, mining and ranching.

Climate

Williams Lake has a humid continental climate with warm summers. Spring is the driest time of year, and summer and winter are the wettest seasons respectively. Williams Lake receives about 2,000 hours of bright sunshine per year, which is more than most of the province. It is also located in the rain shadow of the coastal mountains.

The lowest temperature ever recorded in Williams Lake was −42.8 °C (−45 °F) on 22 January 1943,[16] and the highest temperature ever recorded was 41.1 °C (106 °F) on 16 & 17 July 1941.[17] Williams Lake – along with Billings,[18] and nearby McLeese Lake[19] – holds the record for the highest maximum temperature ever recorded in the province during the month of September. This occurred on September 4, 1988.

The Williams Lake Airport weather station is at an elevation of 939.7 m (3,083 ft) while the Williams Lake River weather station is at 585.2 m (1,920 ft), a difference of 354.5 m (1,163 ft). Thus the average temperature is significantly warmer in the city proper than the airport.

Climate data for Williams Lake (Williams Lake River), 1981–2010 normals, extremes 1939–2002[lower-alpha 1]
Month Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Year
Record high °C (°F) 16.0
(60.8)		 16.0
(60.8)		 22.5
(72.5)		 31.7
(89.1)		 38.0
(100.4)		 37.2
(99.0)		 41.1
(106.0)		 37.5
(99.5)		 39.0
(102.2)		 30.0
(86.0)		 18.0
(64.4)		 17.2
(63.0)		 41.1
(106.0)
Average high °C (°F) −1.9
(28.6)		 2.6
(36.7)		 9.2
(48.6)		 14.7
(58.5)		 19.7
(67.5)		 23.0
(73.4)		 25.8
(78.4)		 25.9
(78.6)		 21.0
(69.8)		 12.6
(54.7)		 3.5
(38.3)		 −2.2
(28.0)		 12.8
(55.0)
Daily mean °C (°F) −5.9
(21.4)		 −2.5
(27.5)		 2.6
(36.7)		 7.3
(45.1)		 12.1
(53.8)		 15.6
(60.1)		 17.9
(64.2)		 17.5
(63.5)		 13.1
(55.6)		 6.7
(44.1)		 −0.2
(31.6)		 −6.0
(21.2)		 6.5
(43.7)
Average low °C (°F) −9.9
(14.2)		 −7.5
(18.5)		 −4.0
(24.8)		 −0.2
(31.6)		 4.3
(39.7)		 8.1
(46.6)		 10.0
(50.0)		 9.2
(48.6)		 5.2
(41.4)		 0.8
(33.4)		 −3.9
(25.0)		 −9.7
(14.5)		 0.2
(32.4)
Record low °C (°F) −42.8
(−45.0)		 −38.3
(−36.9)		 −30.0
(−22.0)		 −17.8
(0.0)		 −5.0
(23.0)		 −1.7
(28.9)		 2.0
(35.6)		 −2.2
(28.0)		 −7.0
(19.4)		 −25.0
(−13.0)		 −37.0
(−34.6)		 −41.7
(−43.1)		 −42.8
(−45.0)
Average precipitation mm (inches) 31.7
(1.25)		 12.9
(0.51)		 15.3
(0.60)		 20.7
(0.81)		 35.6
(1.40)		 57.6
(2.27)		 60.5
(2.38)		 46.6
(1.83)		 37.5
(1.48)		 36.6
(1.44)		 36.7
(1.44)		 34.3
(1.35)		 425.9
(16.77)
Average rainfall mm (inches) 7.9
(0.31)		 3.7
(0.15)		 9.6
(0.38)		 18.5
(0.73)		 35.5
(1.40)		 57.6
(2.27)		 60.5
(2.38)		 46.6
(1.83)		 37.4
(1.47)		 34.9
(1.37)		 19.2
(0.76)		 3.9
(0.15)		 335.3
(13.20)
Average snowfall cm (inches) 23.8
(9.4)		 9.2
(3.6)		 5.7
(2.2)		 2.2
(0.9)		 0.1
(0.0)		 0.0
(0.0)		 0.0
(0.0)		 0.0
(0.0)		 0.1
(0.0)		 1.7
(0.7)		 17.5
(6.9)		 30.4
(12.0)		 90.6
(35.7)
Average precipitation days (≥ 0.2 mm) 8.4 5.6 6.6 8.4 12.1 15.0 13.6 11.8 9.9 12.5 10.2 9.4 123.4
Average rainy days (≥ 0.2 mm) 2.2 2.2 4.8 7.9 12.1 15.0 13.6 11.8 9.9 12.2 6.6 1.9 100.2
Average snowy days (≥ 0.2 cm) 7.2 3.7 2.2 1.0 0.1 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.1 0.7 4.9 8.1 27.9
Source: Environment Canada[20][21][22]
Climate data for Williams Lake Airport, 1981–2010 normals, extremes 1960–present
Month Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Year
Record high humidex 12.2 19.6 18.2 28.0 33.9 32.2 36.2 36.4 35.6 26.8 16.1 10.6 36.4
Record high °C (°F) 12.8
(55.0)		 12.8
(55.0)		 18.9
(66.0)		 28.8
(83.8)		 34.5
(94.1)		 33.6
(92.5)		 34.4
(93.9)		 33.8
(92.8)		 35.8
(96.4)		 27.1
(80.8)		 16.7
(62.1)		 12.2
(54.0)		 35.8
(96.4)
Average high °C (°F) −2.7
(27.1)		 0.8
(33.4)		 5.8
(42.4)		 11.0
(51.8)		 16.0
(60.8)		 19.5
(67.1)		 22.5
(72.5)		 22.2
(72.0)		 17.2
(63.0)		 9.7
(49.5)		 1.4
(34.5)		 −3.5
(25.7)		 10.0
(50.0)
Daily mean °C (°F) −6.7
(19.9)		 −4.1
(24.6)		 0.3
(32.5)		 4.9
(40.8)		 9.6
(49.3)		 13.3
(55.9)		 16.0
(60.8)		 15.3
(59.5)		 10.6
(51.1)		 4.6
(40.3)		 −2.3
(27.9)		 −7.3
(18.9)		 4.5
(40.1)
Average low °C (°F) −10.7
(12.7)		 −8.9
(16.0)		 −5.2
(22.6)		 −1.3
(29.7)		 3.2
(37.8)		 7.0
(44.6)		 9.3
(48.7)		 8.3
(46.9)		 4.0
(39.2)		 −0.6
(30.9)		 −5.9
(21.4)		 −11.0
(12.2)		 −1.0
(30.2)
Record low °C (°F) −42.2
(−44.0)		 −34.6
(−30.3)		 −31.7
(−25.1)		 −16.7
(1.9)		 −5.8
(21.6)		 −4.0
(24.8)		 0.0
(32.0)		 −1.7
(28.9)		 −8.9
(16.0)		 −28.6
(−19.5)		 −41.6
(−42.9)		 −42.8
(−45.0)		 −42.8
(−45.0)
Record low wind chill −46.8 −45.3 −39.9 −21.8 −12.0 −4.1 0.0 −2.8 −11.0 −35.2 −49.6 −52.2 −52.2
Average precipitation mm (inches) 33.1
(1.30)		 18.6
(0.73)		 17.9
(0.70)		 22.2
(0.87)		 39.1
(1.54)		 58.6
(2.31)		 52.7
(2.07)		 46.1
(1.81)		 41.8
(1.65)		 41.0
(1.61)		 42.2
(1.66)		 37.6
(1.48)		 450.7
(17.74)
Average rainfall mm (inches) 4.6
(0.18)		 2.0
(0.08)		 3.9
(0.15)		 13.2
(0.52)		 36.0
(1.42)		 58.3
(2.30)		 52.7
(2.07)		 46.1
(1.81)		 41.2
(1.62)		 32.6
(1.28)		 14.2
(0.56)		 2.9
(0.11)		 307.6
(12.11)
Average snowfall cm (inches) 36.9
(14.5)		 21.1
(8.3)		 17.5
(6.9)		 10.2
(4.0)		 3.3
(1.3)		 0.3
(0.1)		 0.0
(0.0)		 0.0
(0.0)		 0.6
(0.2)		 9.4
(3.7)		 33.0
(13.0)		 44.5
(17.5)		 176.8
(69.6)
Average precipitation days (≥ 0.2 mm) 12.0 8.7 8.7 9.1 12.6 14.8 13.1 10.8 10.5 11.9 12.5 12.8 137.4
Average rainy days (≥ 0.2 mm) 1.8 1.4 2.7 6.2 12.0 14.8 13.0 10.8 10.5 10.2 4.6 1.5 89.4
Average snowy days (≥ 0.2 cm) 11.1 8.0 6.8 4.4 1.8 0.1 0.1 0.0 0.0 3.4 9.7 12.3 58.0
Average relative humidity (%) 75.1 62.1 47.2 41.0 40.8 44.0 41.6 41.1 45.6 56.7 72.8 77.4 53.8
Mean monthly sunshine hours 58.6 97.4 154.6 198.0 248.8 242.4 283.5 273.4 199.2 123.8 60.3 45.8 1,985.8
Percent possible sunshine 22.8 34.9 42.1 47.5 51.2 48.5 56.3 60.1 52.3 37.4 22.8 18.9 41.2
Source: Environment Canada[23]

Education

Williams Lake is served by Cariboo-Chilcotin School District 27. It has five public elementary schools teaching up to grade 6 and three StrongStart BC centres. These are Cataline Elementary (Cataline Strong Start Centre), Chilcotin Road Elementary, Marie Sharpe Elementary (Marie Sharpe StrongStart Centre), Mountview Elementary (Mountview StrongStart Centre), Nesika Elementary. There is also SD 27 OR#1 Wildwood, a StrongStart Outreach Centre. One secondary school, Lake City Secondary School, which was formed by an merger of Columneetza Secondary School and Williams Lake Secondary School in 2013, teaches grade 7 to 12 students. Alternative education provision is met by the Graduation Routes Other Ways (GROW) centre and the Skyline Alternate School program. The GROW Centre offers grades 10–12 for adults.[24][25] Anne Stevenson Secondary School was closed in 2003 due to falling numbers of students.[25]

There are four independent schools in Williams Lake, Sacred Heart Catholic School (K-7), Maranatha Christian School (K-12) and Cariboo Adventist Academy (K-12).[24]

Colleges and universities

Thompson Rivers University has a campus in Williams Lake and offers a wide variety of programs and courses including university transfers, certificate and diploma programs, health and safety certification, trades and technology, and university and career preparation.[26] The Cariboo Chilcotin Elder College is a local affiliate of Thompson Rivers University that offers programs and opportunities for people who are 50 years of age and older and interested in participating in the programs, courses and special events run by the college.[27]

Sports and recreation
  • The Williams Lake Stampeders are the local ice hockey team, playing in the Central Interior Hockey League; their arena is the Cariboo Memorial Complex
  • The Williams Lake TimberWolves resumed play in September 2009 in the British Columbia Hockey League (BCHL). Due to financial obligations, the BCHL has suspended the Williams Lake franchise indefinitely.
  • Williams Lake has facilities for curling, golf, tennis, swimming, soccer, rugby, hockey, and baseball.
  • Williams Lake Slo-Pitch League is a 30 team league with a season from late April to August.
  • There is skiing and snowboarding available at the Mount Timothy Ski Area located near 150 Mile House.
  • The Thunder Mountain Speedway holds stock car races, and the Crash-to-Pass also holds races in the summer months.
  • Mountain biking and hiking are popular activities on trails.
  • Williams Lake is the home of two cadet corps of the Canadian Cadet Organization. The 202 Chilcotin Royal Canadian Sea Cadets and the 3064 Royal Canadian Army Cadets (Rocky Mountain Rangers).

Arts and culture
  • The Central Cariboo Arts and Culture Society[28] was formed in 2010 as a BC registered non-profit society, with a mandate not only to administer this function, but also to serve the many existing independent cultural organizations and events and to facilitate the development of arts and culture in the central part of the region.
  • The Station House Studio and Gallery Society,[29] a non-profit organization, was formed in 1981 to preserve and restore the BC Rail Station at No. 1 Mackenzie Avenue North, and to provide studio and gallery space. Each month, the Gallery exhibits a variety of contemporary works in many mediums by local, regional, and touring artists. The Society also operates a gift shop that features the work of local artisans and crafts people.
  • The Museum of the Cariboo-Chilcotin[30] offers a glimpse into the Central Cariboo's history and is home to the BC Cowboy Hall of Fame.
  • Williams Lake Studio Theatre Society[31] has now operated for more than fifty years.
  • The Williams Lake Community Band meets on Thursday evenings at 7:30 pm in the band room at WLSS under the directorship of Laura Eilers. This band performs at local community events such as the Remembrance Day Ceremony, the Stampede Parade, and at anniversary or opening ceremonies such as the Tourism Centre.
  • The Williams Lake Pipe Band was founded in 2006 and practices at the Royal Canadian Legion in Williams Lake on Tuesdays.
  • Author Mark Leiren-Young wrote a comic memoir (Never Shoot a Stampede Queen: A Rookie Reporter in the Cariboo Country) about his experiences with The Williams Lake Tribune, which won the 2009 Stephen Leacock Memorial Medal for Humour.
  • Williams Lake is referenced in the Swedish movie Skills[32] during the scene in which various characters from around the world are seen betting on online underground parkour-skateboard-breakdance-martial arts battles.

Transportation
Beechcraft 1900 of Northern Thunderbird Air at Williams Lake Airport

Williams Lake is located on the junction of Highway 97 and Highway 20. CN Rail offers freight service north and south of Williams Lake. Local public transportation consists of the BC Transit and HandyDART bus service.

The Williams Lake Airport is located 4.2 nautical miles (7.8 km; 4.8 mi)[33] northeast of the city. It was opened in 1956 by Transport Canada and on January 1, 1997 the ownership of the airport was transferred to the City of Williams Lake. The airport is served by Pacific Coastal Airlines, and Central Mountain Air with daily flights to Vancouver. There was a small seaplane base at Williams Lake Water Aerodrome but it is no longer in operation.

Local attractions

Williams Lake Stampede

Held annually, on the Canada Day long weekend, the Williams Lake Stampede features Canadian Professional Rodeo Association[34] action including bull riding, barrel racing, Bareback riding, tie-down roping, steer wrestling, team roping and chuckwagon races. The Williams Lake Stampede plays host to many top cowboys and international rodeo competitors from Canada and the United States, most of which continue on the circuit to the Calgary Stampede, the following weekend.

The Stampede festivities also include a parade of floats from local organizations, such as 4-H groups, native bands, community service groups, the stampede royalty and local merchants. There is also a carnival with rides and games located near the stampede grounds.

Scout Island

Scout Island, which is 9.69 ha (23.9 acres) in size, is both a park and a nature area. It consists of a beach, picnic area, boat launch and several trails through mainly natural environment. Scout Island is actually two islands that are connected to the west end of Williams Lake by a causeway.

Located on the island is the Nature House, which provides a view of the marsh next to the island. It is run by the Williams Lake Field Naturalists and provides information, displays and programs dealing with the local environment.

The island is leased to Williams Lake by the owners, the Nature Trust of British Columbia.[35]

Media

Television

Radio

Other radio services

There was a Loran-C station at Williams Lake.

Publications

Notable people
  • Rick Hansen - Canadian paraplegic athlete and activist for people with spinal cord injuries, who became well known during his fundraising Man in Motion world tour
  • Trevor Mack - Tsilhqot'in (Chilcotin) filmmaker
  • Carey Price - Montreal Canadiens starting goalie regularly attended organised hockey in Williams Lake as a child, traveling from Anahim Lake, British Columbia by plane.
  • Kayla Moleschi - Canadian Olympian and current member of the Canadian women rugby sevens team
  • Amrik Virk - Canadian politician. Former BC MLA, Minister of Advanced Education and Minister of Technology, Innovation and Citizens' Services

Surrounding communities

Bibliography
  • Cariboo-Chilcotin Pioneer People and Places Irene Stangoe ISBN 1-895811-12-0

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Notes
  1. Extreme high and low temperatures are from the Williams Lake climate station (January 1939 to August 1947), and Williams Lake River (August 1980 to June 2002).
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