Fort Langley National Historic Site

5 km (3 mi.) north of the TransCanada Highway is the partially reconstructed old Hudson's Bay Company trading post on the banks of the Fraser River. Now accessible to the public it is known as Fort Langley National Historic Site.

4 km (21/2 mi.) further downstream is Fort Langley. The only preserved building is the former general store, which still reflects the style of the 19th c. It was in the "Big House" (officers' mess) here that British Columbia was declared a British Crown Colony in 1858. James Douglas was its first governor.

Inside the renovated Fort Langley it is possible to get a good idea of how the fur-traders and trappers lived along the Canadian west coast in the mid-19th c.

Employees at Fort Langley National Historic Site enthusiastically act out "Living History", portraying typical scenes from everyday life as it was in this Hudson's Bay Company fort.

Make a deal for furs on the very spot where First Nations people tradesalmon, furs, and cranberries for Hudson's Bay Company goods. Sign aproclamation where British Columbia was proclaimed a colony.