Hudson's Hope Attractions

Hudson's Hope (520 m / 1707 ft) is one of the oldest settlements in British Columbia. A small trapper post was established here on Peace River as long ago as 1805. Whether Hudson's Hope got its name from a hopeful prospector by the name of Hudson, or because the Hudson's Bay Company was trying to steal a march on its rival the North West Company, it is too late to tell. Nowadays most of the people living here on the edge of the wilderness work for the two power stations at the Bennett and Peace Canyon dams. These produce just under 40 per cent of British Columbia's hydro-electric power.