Nazko is a small ranching and logging community, including a historic First Nations

community A community is a social unit (a group of people) with a shared socially-significant characteristic, such as place, set of norms, culture, religion, values, customs, or identity. Communities may share a sense of place situated in a given g ...

located 100 km west of

Quesnel Quesnel or Quesnell means "little oak" in the Picard language, Picard dialect of French language, French. It is used as a proper name and may refer to: Places * Le Quesnel, a commune the Somme department in France * Quesnel, British Columbia, a c ...

on the Nazko River in the Central Interior of

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. Nazko means, "river flowing from the south". Nazko is the gateway to the Nuxalk Carrier Grease-Alexander Mackenzie Heritage Trail. It has a sizeable

Indian reserve In Canada, an Indian reserve () or First Nations reserve () is defined by the '' Indian Act'' as a "tract of land, the legal title to which is vested in Her Majesty, that has been set apart by Her Majesty for the use and benefit of a band." ...

, home to the

Nazko First Nation The Nazko First Nation is a First Nations government of the Dakelh people in the north-central Interior of British Columbia. Its reserves are located around the community of Nazko, British Columbia, which is 120 km west of Quesnel and southwe ...

, and is well known in ranching history. The first schools were built in 1950 by ranchers and

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, and in 1960 by the government of Canada. In 1984, BC Hydro brought electricity to the area and the following year the road from Quesnel to Nazko was paved. Nazko is 22 kilometers from the

Nazko Cone Nazko Cone is a small potentially active basaltic cinder cone in central British Columbia, Canada, located 75 km west of Quesnel and 150 kilometers southwest of Prince George. It is considered the easternmost volcano in the Anahim Volcan ...

, which last erupted 7,200 years ago. From 2007 to 2008, a swarm of earthquakes occurred just west of Nazko Cone.

References

Nazko Community Association: President (2013-present): Stewart Fraser Former President (2012): Sabrina Fraser Former President (2011): Vikki Roy

Location

Nazko is in the Cariboo North Electoral District, in the Central Interior, 112 km west of Quesnel. Populated places in the Cariboo Regional District Dakelh communities Central Interior of British Columbia {{cariboo-geo-stub