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McKale River |
Feature type: River
Province: British Columbia Location: Flows SW into Fraser River, NW of McBride Latitude: 53°24'00" N Longitude: 120°20'00" W NTS map: 93H/8 |
| An official name listed at the BC Geographical Names Information System | |
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The two McKale brothers settled in the valley after the First World War. James R. McKale first came through on the railway survey. He was a charter member of the Royal Canadian Legion, in 1927, and one of the initial trustees of Elks Lodge 247, in 1933. Jack B. McKale was a stationary fireman on the railroad up to the time of the end of steam locomotives in the mid-1950s. He ran the ice house in McBride in early 1920s, and also the local dray business. The house he built stands on Main Street between Sears and Balcaen Electronics. R.E. McKale (1910-1950) is buried in the McBride cemetery. Locally the river is known as the Blackwater. References: McBride cemetary. Grave markers. . Wheeler, Marilyn. The Robson Valley Story. McBride, B.C.: Robson Valley Story Group, 1979.
Related place names: Blackwater River | |
| Comments? | Spiral Road- Place Names - 22 September 2002 |