Vanderhoof BC

Where is Vanderhoof?

Quick Facts:

• Population when I moved away in 1981 - about 4000.
• Population now - probably about the same.
• Location: geographic center of BC
• Postal Code - V0J 3A0
• Telephone area code - 250
• Local exchange - 567 (my old number was 567-9959)
• Major intersection - T junction of Highway 16 and Highway 27
• Built on railway line near banks of the Nechako River
• Primary industries - farming (meat/dairy cows and hayfields), tree-planting, forestry, mining
• Tourist attraction - minimal
• Number of traffic lights: 2
• Number of lawyers: 1
• Number of churches: 25+

I lived in Vanderhoof from 1971 to 1981, when I moved to Vancouver at the age of 12. If you're curious, that makes me 29 as of this writing, December 8, 1998. Vanderhoof is the summer home of Canada Geese - or would be, if the rednecks didn't shoot them all - did I say redneck? - heheh Vanderhoof is home to a lot of them.

I wrote this little page mainly so I could include some pictures of the town... but I'll have to get them scanned first. Stay tuned - there will be updates to this page soon.

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