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oldest permanent European-founded settlements. The area around the community is also recorded as the site of the first land in British Columbia cultivated by non-First Nations people.
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The Fort Fraser Fall Fair is one of the oldest agricultural fairs in BC. The event has run annually since 1928, on the Labour Day weekend in September.
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is an unincorporated village of about 500 people, situated near the base of
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Fort Fraser website, maintained by British Columbia School District #91
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The original site of the fort is 4 km (2 mi) to the west, in
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Populated places in the Regional District of Bulkley-Nechako
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Nechako River
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