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Until the completion of the railway lines in 1860 and the modern highway system later, this was the most efficient means of transporting people and freight in many parts of the interior.
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After the completion of the CPR in 1885, this town on the Thompson River was the location where people and freight uploaded from trains to continue overland along the Cariboo Wagon.
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The British and later Canadian naval base, maintained their importance into this century due to its new dry-dock.
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The main contractor for construction who hired over 15,000 workers from China due to the shortage of labour in the province.
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The most famous of the bus pilots who started Yukon Southern Air Transport in 1930.
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Ernest C. Hoy's aircraft
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The driving the last spike ceremony took place at this location at Eagle Pass in British Columbia on November 7th, 1885
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This person promoted the railway and committed government money to complete its construction to Fort George.
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Until the completion of the Roger's Pass section of the Trans Canada Highway in 1962, this highway was an important part of the route through the Rocky Mountains.
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After the completion of this in 1885, river boats were rarely used in the Fraser River and Thompson River.
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The Canadian Northern Railway and the Grand Trunk Pacific railway both used this Pass.
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