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Coming and Going

Major Highways
The Village rests on a two-lane section of the Yellowhead Route (Highway 16), the northern Trans-Provincial Highway. At Prince George 160 km east, Highway 97 connects Vancouver and the U.S. Border to Prince George and Northern British Columbia.

The community of Fraser Lake is situated on the Yellowhead Highway 16, approximately 160 km west of Prince George and 570 km east of Prince Rupert. The junction located at Prince George, merges Highway 16, which continues east by southeast toward Jasper, and Highway 97, which runs north to Dawson Creek and further south to the Southern Interior and Vancouver.

Prince George is less than a two hour journey by car from Fraser Lake offers several daily non-stop flights to Vancouver, Calgary and Edmonton and many other national and international destinations. For more information visit on Prince George’s airports visit http://www.horizonair.com and http://www.pgairport.ca.

Horizon Air is Prince George’s first international service! Horizon Air will be offering daily flights to Seattle with convenient connections to Southern California and Mexico. Our goal is to always provide safe, reliable transportation for a reasonable price, along with the caring, friendly and professional service that we are known for.

Proximity to Major Centres
City Kilometres Miles
Prince George 160 96
Jasper 537 322
Prince Rupert 560 336
Kamloops 689 413
Vancouver 950 570

Rail
Via Rail provides service from Vanderhoof 61 km (38 miles) east of Fraser Lake, three times per week.

Coach and Taxi Services
Greyhound Lines of Canada Ltd provides daily service.

Fraser Lake to Prince George
Depart: 4:25 am Arrive: 6:45 am
Depart: 7:50 pm Arrive: 9:50 pm

*Fraser Lake to Prince Rupert *
Depart: 11:40 am Arrive: 8:00 pm
Depart: 1:40 am Arrive: 9:40 am

Courier Services
There are twenty-two logging and related trucking operations servicing the Fraser Lake area and one general trucking - bonded, 22’ tandem flat deck licensed to act as an agent for United Parcel Service.

Purolator Courier Service 1-800-387-3027

Loomis Courier Service 1-800-665-3387

Ports and Water
Prince Rupert Ferry Schedule (250) 624-9627
Inside Passage Schedule

Air
Fraser Lake airport presently offers no daily scheduled flights. It does, however, offer 4,000 feet of paved runway which is available for use during the snow free season.

Distance to Airport 6 km (4 miles) southeast
Elevation 807 m (2,690 feet)
Number of Runways 1
Surface Asphalt
Landing Fees Free of Charge
Largest Aircraft Dash 8
Nearest Commercial Airport Prince George (160 km)
Flight Service Station 1-800-540-7353
Limited Parking Free of Charge
Other Services (within 5km of runway) Telephone, food, taxi, accommodation

Vanderhoof Charter Available Upon Request (250) 567-4114
No Winter Maintenance

Low-lead 100 is available from Danish Aviation (250) 699-6392 on Fraser Lake