Huxley Place

by | Jul 15, 2019 | Street Names

Huxley Place is named after William Huxley who built a home near the McArthur slough in BrockIehurst. He established a natural wildlife area on McArthur Island and for 12 years he worked for the Federal Department of Entomology on Mission Flats. He was also caretaker...

Batchelor Drive

by | Jul 15, 2019 | Street Names

Batchelor Drive is named for Owen Salisbury Batchelor who came to Kamloops in 1886. He first worked as a baggageman for the Canadian Pacific Railway. He was an avid prospector and made a trip to the Klondike. After Batchelor’s trip to the Klondike, he became the...

Clapperton Road

by | Jul 15, 2019 | Street Names

Clapperton Road is named after the Clapperton family. George Alexander CIapperton, a Nicola rancher, moved to Kamloops in 1900 and North Kamloops in 1906. He lived on the site of the old Hudson Bay Company post in North Kamloops. Clapperton Road is at the site....