Fort Saint James

Fort Saint James, village, central British Columbia, Canada, on the southeastern shore of Stuart Lake at the confluence of the Stuart and Necoslie rivers, 70 miles (113 km) northwest of Prince George. One of the province’s oldest communities, it originated as a trading post, established in 1806 by Simon Fraser and John Stuart for the North West Company. In 1821 it was taken over by the Hudson’s Bay Company (when the two companies amalgamated) and...