15-450: Hedley may refer to: Hedley, British Columbia , Canada, an unincorporated town Hedley, Texas , United States, a city Hedley railway station , South Gippsland, Victoria, Australia Hedley (band) , a Canadian pop-rock band formed in 2003 and named after the BC town Hedley (album) , their self-titled debut album Hedley (surname) ,
30-593: A base, but more broadly applied to the local mining area. Robert R. Hedley, manager of the Hall Mines smelter at Nelson , was the initial owner of the Rollo claim on the mountain. Nickel Plate Mine operated 1900–1955, Hedley Mascot Mine during 1936–1949, and a merged operation 1988–1996. In 1900, the Hedley townsite was laid out. That year, a wagon road to Penticton opened. The next year, David G. Hackney opened
45-633: A hotel, Wm. Hine & Co. established a general store, and the Old Hedley Rd was extended to Princeton. In 1902, J.A. Schubert opened a branch general store, and W.E. Welby initiated the Penticton–Hedley–Princeton stage service. At this time, the population peaked at over 1,000. F. M. Gillespie was the inaugural postmaster 1903–1918, operating from the Schubert store. In 1913, the post office moved to Love's Drug Store, and before
60-469: A list of people and fictional characters Hedley (given name) , a list of people and fictional characters See also [ edit ] Hedley on the Hill , Northumberland Hedley Hill , county Durham Hadleigh (disambiguation) Hadley (disambiguation) Headley (disambiguation) Topics referred to by the same term [REDACTED] This disambiguation page lists articles associated with
75-406: A whole block, razing much of the business district. Coupled with the three hotel fires occurring within months, the context reflected a declining population, which had peaked at 816 in 1943, but plummeted after the railway withdrawal in 1954, and the end of mining in 1955. The Vancouver, Victoria and Eastern Railway (VV&E) Keremeos–Hedley–Princeton service opened in 1909, providing access to
90-577: Is an unincorporated community near the mouth of Hedley Creek in the Similkameen region of southern British Columbia . The former mining town, on BC Highway 3 , is by road about 74 kilometres (46 mi) southwest of Penticton and 38 kilometres (24 mi) southeast of Princeton . The Chuchuwayha Indian Reserve #2 of the Upper Similkameen Indian Band borders Hedley, largely to the northwest. Peter O'Reilly laid out
105-608: The Bank of Montreal in 1918. On the Registry of Historical Places of Canada are the former Bank of British North America in Dawson, Yukon (1899) and Winnipeg, Manitoba (1903–04). The first Toronto branch, designed by John George Howard was built in 1845, with exterior work by John Cochrane and Brothers , at the northeast corner of Yonge Street and Wellington. The current building, designed by architect Henry Langley , replaced
120-786: The Great Northern Railway (GN) network. Hedley station was 7.1 kilometres (4.4 mi) west of Bradshaw, and 8.4 kilometres (5.2 mi) east of Corey. In May 1915, Canadian Pacific Railway inaugurated service on the Kettle Valley Railway from the coast to the Kootenays , with a connection to the GN at Princeton. Princeton–Hedley was abandoned in 1937, but had been unused since a bridge washout in 1934. Hedley–Kermeos closed in 1954. The Hedley Heritage Museum and Tea Room contains artifacts and photographs of
135-604: The boundaries in 1870, which were amended by re-adjustments in 1886. To the southeast, the Ashnola Reserve of the Sukwnaqinx extends almost to Keremeos . The Snaza'ist Discovery Centre houses the interpretive centre for the Mascot mine tours and First Nations culture. The name of the town came from Hedley Camp, which was ascribed to the original tent settlement that the prospectors on Nickel Plate Mountain used as
150-497: The mid-1930s, to the present building. In 1905, the Bank of British North America branch that opened was the first bank in the Similkameen Valley. The Hedley Gazette was published 1905–1917. Each destroyed by fire, the early hotels were the Hedley 1901–1956, Grand Union 1902–1920, Commercial 1903–1956, Similkameen 1904–1916, New Zealand 1905–1911, and Great Northern 1905–1957. In January 1957, fire consumed
165-572: The mining era. Some heritage houses are scattered throughout the town. The former Grace Methodist (1903) is the oldest building, having housed the first school in that year. In 2018, fire destroyed the Hitching Post Restaurant (1904). The Hedley Country Market (Motherlode Store) (1905) still operates. The post office hours are six days a week. The population has stabilized, being 252 in 2011, and 242 in 2016. Bank of British North America The Bank of British North America
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#1732786807922180-601: The original in 1875. A restaurant occupies the ground floor with offices above. The former Bank of British North America in St. John's, Newfoundland , built in 1849 is on the Registry of Historical Places of Canada. This bank building was constructed in 1849, after the St. John's fire of 1846, by Halifax architect David Stirling. The former branch constructed in 1906–07 at the southwest corner of King Street West and Dufferin Street in
195-502: The title Hedley . If an internal link led you here, you may wish to change the link to point directly to the intended article. Retrieved from " https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Hedley&oldid=1169323591 " Categories : Disambiguation pages Place name disambiguation pages Hidden categories: Short description is different from Wikidata All article disambiguation pages All disambiguation pages Hedley, British Columbia Hedley
210-654: Was founded by royal charter issued in 1836 in London , England. British North America was the common name by which the British colonies and territories that now comprise Canada were known prior to 1867. By 1899, the bank had branches in London , Brantford , Hamilton , Toronto , Montreal , Ottawa , Kingston , Midland , Quebec City , Saint John, N.B. , Brandon , Winnipeg , Fredericton , Halifax , Victoria , Vancouver , Rossland , Kaslo , Trail , Ashcroft , Greenwood , Atlin , Bennett, B.C. , and Dawson City . It
225-549: Was the first bank operating in British Columbia . Like the other Canadian chartered banks, it issued its own bank notes, 1852 to 1911. The end dates are the final dates appearing on notes, which may have circulated for some time after. The Bank of Canada was established through the Bank of Canada Act of 1934 and the banks relinquished their right to issue their own currency. The Bank of British North America merged with
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