Road Trip
Research

Library Research - Find Five Facts

Use the Encyclopedia of British Columbia, the Canadian Encyclopedia, or other sources in the library to find out more about one of the following topics.

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Gold rush in BC
Fur Trade in BC
Cariboo Road
W.A.C. Bennett
Edgar Dewdney
Read the article in the encyclopedia carefully. Then reread the article and pick out five important facts about the topic. Summarize the five facts in point form on a piece of paper or on a chart. You may want to post your chart on the wall, so all students can share the information.

Using the Internet
The following web sites provide information on trails and roads, past and present, in British Columbia.
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Great article with lots of details about the Fur BrigadeTrail.
www.ghosttownsusa.com/bttales17.htm
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Find out about the Great Cariboo Wagon Road.
www.goldrushbc.com/cwroad.htm
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Go on a heritage tour of BC.
www.islandnet.com/kids_heritage
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For information about our most recent trail, the Trans Canada Trail.
www.trentu.ca/academic/trailstudies/tct.html
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BC’s Trans Canada Trail.
www.bctrail.bc.ca/


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