Named after Simon Fraser, who first descended it in 1808, the Fraser River is the longest river in British Columbia. It drains an area of 238,000 km in the central region of the province and flows 1370 km from the…
Blog post by Robbin Whachell about her experience paddling with #FraserFEST Once I had a vision: I was a young native man, and I was walking down the mountainside to the water. I could see my canoe down at the…
The forecast called for rain, winds and possibly lightening, but that didn’t stop an intrepid group of cyclists and paddlers to come out on September 20th to take part in the inaugural FraserFEST Coquitlam, part of a province-wide series of…
The sun shone and there were lots of interesting activities happening at the Fraser Fest celebration held at Xat’sull Heritage Village on Labour Day, Monday. We had more than 50 people there, plus staff and volunteers,” says Miriam Schilling, the…
Salmon in the Canyon Festival all set for Sunday The Salmon in the Canyon Festival is the place to be in Lillooet this Sunday, Sept. 13. The fun kicks off at 3 p.m. and goes until 8 p.m. The celebration…
MEDIA RELEASE For immediate release Everyone lives in a watershed. Come celebrate yours. FraserFEST – September 7 – 27 (Inaugural event) BC Rivers Day – September 27 (25th Anniversary) World Rivers Day – September 27 (10th Anniversary, the last Sunday…
From the Williams Lake Tribune – Community Section Xat’sull Heritage Village is celebrating Fraser Fest on Monday, Sept. 7. The event marks the 20th anniversary of Fin Donnelly’s first swim down the Fraser Rivers and will be the first of…
For 25 days, Andaleeb Morales travelled 1,400 kilometres from the source of the Fraser River near Mount Robson to the Strait of Georgia. Travelling by canoe and on foot with the Rivershed Society of B.C. and half a dozen paddlers…
Story from the Green Gazette: Rivershed Society of BC (RSBC) is hosting a family-friendly celebration at the Xatśūll Heritage Village on September 7 to honour the Fraser River’s history and culture, to raise awareness of issues threatening its health, and…
