Capstone Mountain - 197 Acres Bare Land

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Capstone Mountain - 197 Acres Bare Land

PROPERTY DETAILS DIRECTIONS From the town of Burns Lake, head south on Listing Number: 21125 Highway 35 to Francois Lake. Take the Francois Lake Ferry (a free 15-minute ferry) to Southbank. $279,000 Price: Continue south on Highway 35. Turn west (right) on Taxes (2020): $442 Eakin Settlement Road. Turn right at the junction onto Spuds Lake Road. The driveway is on the Size: 197 acres right in 1,080 m. RR1 Zoning: AREA DATA

DESCRIPTION Burns Lake serves the surrounding 8,000 residents of the Bulkley Nechako Region. This town is a 197 acres at Capstone Mountain nestled into this hub for logging, sawmills, mining and tourism. It magnificent parcel of land. Sweeping views of also serves as the main commercial centre for Capstone Mountain, Tweedsmuir Park, and Moss, surrounding areas, including Francois Lake, Skins and Ootsa Lakes are a viewscape seldom Colleymount, Grassy Plains, Rose Lake, Topley, seen. Lush green fields cover approximately and Granisle. This bustling town has pubs, many 65 acres and are complemented with mature cafes and restaurants, numerous accommodation evergreen and deciduous tree standings. The options, a library, museum and a new hospital. topography includes grand rock outcroppings within There are three K-7 schools, one K-12, an 8-12 the northeast property line, adding to the diversity and the College of Northern Lights. Burns also and intrigue. Within this remarkable ambiance of serves as the head office for the Regional District tranquillity, there are multiple prime locations for a of Bulkley-Nechako. private residence, cabin, retreat, or hobby farm. The Lakes District encompasses Babine Lake and, A new, to-be-registered road will easily access at 177 km, is the longest natural lake in BC. Just the property. A shallow well close to the southern south of Burns Lake, Francois Lake is the second- property line serves the adjacent property. largest natural lake in BC at 110 km in length. The Lakes District Circle Tour is an excellent way to The 2018 Nadina wildfire affected the trees on the experience the scenic greater area. The route property. A timber volume assessment has been from Burns Lake heads south on Highway 35 to conducted showing potential harvesting. Once Francois Lake. After a ferry crossing to Southbank, cleared the property will offer more options for it continues southward to Ootsa Lake before turning grazing. westward, through Wistaria, to the western tip of Francois Lake and the Nadina River. Colleymount LOCATION Road follows the lake and back to Burns Lake. The average winter snowfall is approximately 190 DL2427 Spuds Lake Road - South Francois, BC cm. For the month of June 1982, Burns Lake

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recorded 376.5 hours of sunshine which is the The Lakes District is known for its 3,000 miles most ever recorded in BC. The warmest month is of pristine lake shoreline. Rivers and lakes are July, with typical temperatures around 21°C. At an brimming with trout, salmon, and pike, among average of -15°C, the chilliest month is January. other species. Whether fly fishing, spinning or baitcasting, the chance of landing a fish is excellent. Regional Burns Lake Airport is 20 km northwest of the town. Major commercial airlines fly into Separated from Ootsa Lake by the Skins Dam, Smithers Airport, 143 km west of Burns Lake and Skins Lake contains several small islands which Prince George Airport, 237 km east of Burns Lake. provide plenty of structure for the burbot, rainbow VIA Rail Canada also stops at Burns Lake, and trout and whitefish that inhabit the lake. Ootsa a free ferry frequently operates across Francois Lake forms the northern boundary of Tweedsmuir Lake. Provincial Park. A gravel road runs along the north shore of Ootsa Lake through ranches, farmlands The Nechako Reservoir was created in the early and forests of aspen, spruce and pine trees. The 1950s with the completion of the Kenney Dam. The remarkable views and pretty scenery never end, dam merged Ootsa Lake with many other lakes, and the wildlife is plentiful. Fishing in Ootsa Lake forming the Reservoir. Close to the property, Skins is excellent for large rainbow trout and lake char. Lake, just north of Ootsa Lake near the original headwaters of the Cheslatta River, was also The lakes and rivers in the area offer up an immense joined to the Nechako Reservoir. At Skins Lake, amount of options. There are also numerous boat the Reservoir’s spillway allowed excess water launches to waterski, wakeboard, explore, canoe, to release into the Cheslatta River. Skins Lake kayak, paddleboard, and windsurf. Countless trails is considered the source of the river. The river weave their way through the District. These vast generally flows east and slightly south. Moxley trails showcase breathtaking views of lakes and Creek and Dog Creek join from the north, after rivers, flower and fauna, meadows and mountains which the river widens into the long but relatively and wildlife. narrow Cheslatta Lake. The river flows a few kilometres cascading over falls to join the Nechako A few minutes from Burns Lake, a world-class River. mountain biking trail system—The Burns Lake Mountain Bike Park. Arguably, these trails provide RECREATION some of the best downhill in the world. Courses range from easy to advanced and adrenaline- The Lakes District is a recreational nirvana with pumping expert rides. countless lakes, Provincial Parks and Forest Rec Sites. Omineca Ski Club has a long tradition of cross- country skiing and biathlon, claiming proudly to Tweedsmuir Park, BC’s largest Provincial Park, be the oldest ski club in BC and possibly Canada. aside from offering some of the most spectacular There are many groomed trails ranging from easy scenery in North America, is a magnet for outdoor to moderate degrees of difficulty. The Burns Lake recreationists. Favourite activities sought out Snowmobile Club also maintains plenty of marked include fishing, hunting, hiking, horseback riding, trails and mountain ranges to snowmobile. camping, and canoeing. Water access from Ootsa This property is located close to large tracts of Lake Reservior provides the most common access open Crown land, with public access for horseback to the park, although floatplanes and heli charters riding, quad and ATV use, as well as snowmobiling can be organized from Burns Lake. in the winter.

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HISTORY redeveloped it as an office building by its owner, the Burns Lake Native Development Corporation. Burns Lake and the Francois Lake area’s first inhabitants were the Carrier First Nations Located adjacent to the Burns Lake Museum, a communities that spanned much of the Lakes square-cut log building is a former fur trade post that District and beyond. Burns itself began as a later became a gambling den. Due to the nature of small rest stop for travellers on their way to the gambling, fights broke out in the building, earning Yukon Gold Rush. Many of these travellers saw its name, Bucket of Blood. It now contains a display an opportunity in the rich forestry, fur, and mining of historical artifacts from Craig Wafflehouse’s life, potential in Burns Lake and the surrounding area. one of the founders of Burns Lake.

Burns Lake acquired its name after Michael Byrnes, Before the Nechako Reservoir was completed, the who was an explorer for the Collins Overland river’s course was a small, meandering stream Telegraph. Byrnes passed Burns lake in about through swamps and meadows north and east of 1866 while surveying a route from Fort Fraser to Ootsa Lake. Its lower reaches were called Murray Hagwilget. Research suggests that Byrnes was Creek. also a miner during the Cariboo Gold Rush and had staked a claim on William’s Creek earlier, The river was dramatically altered due to the in 1861. On an 1866 trail map of the area, the Kemano Power Project, which diverts water from name ‘Byrnes’ Lake appears. After 1876 the charts the Nechako River basin to the Pacific Ocean to renamed it Burns Lake. provide power for an Alcan aluminum smelter in Kitimat. In the early 1950s, Kenney Dam was Bob Gerow, one of the principal founders of Burns constructed on the Nechako River, a short distance Lake, created Burns Lake Trading Company in upriver from the Cheslatta–Nechako confluence, partnership with Jack Seely and Howard Laidlaw. creating the Nechako Reservoir. A 16 km long Together, they built a store/hotel and a sawmill on tunnel was blasted through the Coast Mountains, Gerow Island (a small island on Burns Lake), which connecting the Nechako Reservoir to a hydroelectric become the hub of trade for the surrounding area. powerhouse at Kemano. Transmission lines were A bridge connected the island to the mainland, and built to carry the electricity 82 km to the Alcan the Village was incorporated on December 6, 1923. company town of Kitimat.

th The town continued to grow throughout the 20 MAP REFERENCE century. Its current industries have become forestry and tourism, though many workers commute to 53°49’26.95”N and 125°57’9.41”W jobs in the mining industry. SERVICES Several historic buildings still stand, including The Old Hospital. It was built in 1933 by the Electricity and telephone nearby. Women’s Missionary Society of the United Church of Canada. Once the most extensive and finest LEGAL public buildings between Prince George and Prince THE FRACTIONAL SOUTHEAST 1/4 OF Rupert, it was famous for its fine gardens. Senior DISTRICT LOT 2427 RANGE 4 COAST DISTRICT citizens later occupied it as an apartment complex, then declared a heritage building in 1982 and PID 015-522-121

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