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2 unusual facts about Quesnel


Hemerobiidae

Bothromicromus Scudder, 1878 (Eocene/Oligocene; Quesnel, British Columbia)

Rod Gonsalves-Quesnel

Gonsalves was the great-grand nephew of Cecil Rhodes (his father's mother, Daisy Rhodes, was the niece of Cecil Rhodes).


Cassiar Country

Despite the fact that the Collins line would not be completed, surveyors had created a primitive route from Quesnel to the newly established settlement of Telegraph Creek, thus opening up the northern districts of British Columbia for determined and hardy travelers.

Charles-Joseph Coursol

He was the son of Michel Coursol (d.1820), of the Hudson's Bay Company, and Marie-Mélanie Quesnel, daughter of Joseph Quesnel.

Dragon Lake

Dragon Lake, British Columbia, an unincorporated community just south of Quesnel

Girolamo and Pietro Ballerini

He attracted the attention of Pope Benedict XIV, who commissioned him to prepare an edition of St. Leo's works in refutation of the defective one published by Quesnel.

Jules-Maurice Quesnel

Quesnel was named a justice of the peace, also served as warden of Trinity House at Montreal from 1830 to 1839 and was a member of the commission for the Montreal harbour.

Nechako Region

For example, under the Lumber Manufacturing category, they are currently constructing a turnkey sawmill and planer complex for Slocan, Quesnel, British Columbia and Yakima Forest Products.

Quesnel River

The Quesnel River supports a number of fish species, the most significant of which are Sockeye salmon (Oncorhynchus nerka), Rainbow trout (Oncorhynchus mykiss), Largescale sucker (Catostomus macrocheilus), Longnose sucker (Catostomus catostomus), Redside shiner (Richardsonius balteatus), Northern pikeminnow (Ptychocheilus oregonensis), Peamouth chub (Mylocheilus caurinus), and Lake chub (Couesius plumbeus).

Red Bluff

Red Bluff First Nation, a First Nations band government headquartered near Quesnel, British Columbia

Red Bluff, British Columbia, a community near Quesnel, British Columbia, Canada

Rich Bar

Rich Bar, British Columbia, an unincorporated settlement near Quesnel, British Columbia


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