Quilchena

{{other uses|Quilchena (disambiguation)}}

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Quilchena ({{langx|thp|q̓əłmíx}}, {{langx|oka|N̓łəqiłmlx̌}}Upper Nicola Band. “Syilx Place Names.” Facebook, October 5, 2020. [https://www.facebook.com/watch/?v=1057161971367609 https://www.facebook.com/watch/?v=1057161971367609].) is an unincorporated community located on the south shore of Nicola Lake near the city of Merritt, British Columbia, Canada in that province's Nicola Country region. On the former main route between Merritt and Kamloops, it is now largely bypassed since the construction of the Coquihalla Highway.{{clarify|date=July 2024}} A heritage hotel is the main landmark, lately transformed into a small golf resort.

Further reading

The Quilchena Hotel.{{Cite web | url=https://open.library.ubc.ca/viewer/xnicola/1.0184804#p1z-5r0f:%22Quilchena%22 |p=2 |title=Nicola Valley News |date=4 Mar 1910 |website=library.ubc.ca}}

A cowboy's grand hotel.{{Cite web | url=https://arch.tnrl.ca/pages/search/index.html?browse=false&s=Quilchena&f_pub=-1&f_year=2016&f_month=2&f_day=11 |pp=A9, A12 |title=Merritt Herald |date=11 Feb 2016 |website=arch.tnrl.ca}}

References

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  • [https://apps.gov.bc.ca/pub/bcgnws/names/22313.html BCGNIS listing "Quilchena (locality)"]
  • [http://www.quilchena.com/ Quilchena Hotel website]

Category:Unincorporated settlements in British Columbia

Category:Nicola Country

Category:Populated places in the Thompson-Nicola Regional District

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