Wells, British Columbia

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Wells, British Columbia, Canada

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Wells, British Columbia, Canada's Location.
Census Division
Regional District	Cariboo Regional District
Area:	159.15 km²
Founded
Incorporated	1998
Population: District Municipality	245 (2001)
Population density:	1.5/km²
Time zone:	Pacific: UTC -8
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Latitude: Longitude:	53°06′06″N, 121°34′32″W {{Canadian_City/Map_source_is:{{{CCMapSource}}}|d1|m1|N|d2|m2|W|region:CA_type:city(100,000)_}}
Elevation:	1200 m MSL
Highways	Highway 26
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Governing body:	Wells Council
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Wells is a small mining and tourist town in the Cariboo District of central British Columbia, located 74 km from Quesnel. It gains much of its revenue and jobs from tourists who pass through on their way to the Bowron Lake Provincial Park and to the historic destination of Barkerville.

[edit] History

Originally a company town, Wells was managed by Cariboo Gold Quartz Mine. At its heyday of the 1930s, Wells sported 4500 people. In 1942 it had a greater population than Quesnel or Prince George [1]. The closure of the gold and other mineral mines in 1967 took its toll on the town and most of the population moved away. Today it has a winter population of just 175 which triples during the summer months.

[edit] ArtsWells Festival Of All Things Art

A great indy fest, held the first long weekend of August every year, local art gallery Island Mountain Arts does an amazing job coordinating and organizing this great festival. Tonnes of Canadian talent perform and great food is served. Wells is a beautiful, scenic town with great things to offer.

	British Columbia
Regional Districts	Alberni-Clayoquot - Bulkley-Nechako - Capital - Cariboo - Central Coast - Central Kootenay - Central Okanagan - Columbia-Shuswap - Comox-Strathcona - Cowichan Valley - East Kootenay - Fraser Valley - Fraser-Fort George - Greater Vancouver - Kitimat-Stikine - Kootenay Boundary - Mount Waddington - Nanaimo - North Okanagan - Northern Rockies - Okanagan-Similkameen - Peace River - Powell River - Skeena-Queen Charlotte - Squamish-Lillooet - Stikine - Sunshine Coast - Thompson-Nicola
Communities over 100,000	Abbotsford - Burnaby - Coquitlam - Delta - Kelowna - Richmond - Saanich - Surrey - Vancouver
70,000-100,000	Chilliwack - Kamloops - Langley Township - Maple Ridge - Nanaimo - District of North Vancouver - Prince George - Victoria
Other major communities	Campbell River - Cranbrook - Fort St. John - Mission - New Westminster - City of North Vancouver - Penticton - Port Coquitlam - Port Moody - Vernon

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