Usk, British Columbia

Usk, British Columbia

Usk is a hamlet in British Columbia, Canada just off Highway 16 north-east of Terrace on the north bank of the Skeena River. Once famous for berry-growing, a flood in the 1930s destroyed most of the community. A few people still live there now. Access is by reaction ferry or passenger-only cablecar when the river is iced over.

Between Usk and Kitselas, further upstream, is Kitselas Canyon.

External links

* [http://www.kurtknoll.com/usk.html Pictures of the hamlet (and area)]
* [http://www.bchighway.com/ferry/usk.html Usk ferry schedule]
* [http://uk.multimap.com/wi/60487.htm Map of Usk] ----


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