Cariboo

: for the former federal electoral district, see Cariboo (electoral district)

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The Cariboo is a region of British Columbia along a plateau stretching from the Fraser Canyon to the Cariboo Mountains. The name is a reference to the woodland caribou that live in the region.

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The Cariboo is commonly divided into North Cariboo, Central Cariboo and South Cariboo. The commercial centre of the north is Quesnel, of the central Williams Lake and of the south 100 Mile House.

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Important events in the history of the Cariboo region:

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• The Cariboo Gold Rush
• The building of the Cariboo Wagon Road

The Cariboo Trail is a 1950 film about the gold rush era of the 1890's in the area. The film is based on a story by John Rhodes Sturdy, screenplay by Frank Gruber, directed by Edwin L. Marin, and starring Randolph Scott and Gabby Hayes.

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Bowron Lake Provincial Park is a popular canoeing destination in the Cariboo Mountains east of Quesnel.

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British Columbia: British Columbia, or simply B.C. (French: Colombie-Britannique) is the westernmost of Canada's provinces. It was the sixth province to join Confederation (in 1871). As of 2005, the population estimate is 4,220,000 (British Columbians)....

Fraser Canyon: The Fraser Canyon is a stretch of the Fraser River where it descends rapidly through narrow rock crevices in the Coast Mountains enroute from the interior plateau of British Columbia to the Fraser Valley....

Cariboo Mountains: :This article is about the Cariboo Mountains in British Columbia, Canada. They should not be confused with the Caribou Mountains....