Tomslake, British Columbia
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Tomslake is an unincorporated settlement in British Columbia
.
It is located in the Peace River Country
, immediately west of the Alberta
border, along Highway 2, south from Pouce Coupe
, on the north side of Tate Creek, to the northwest of Swan Lake. The community was established in 1939 by a group of refugees from the Sudetenland
of Czechoslovakia
.
Sudeten Provincial Park
and Swan Lake Provincial Park
are located south of the settlement. The eponymous Toms Lake is located slightly north of the settlement.
British Columbia
British Columbia is the westernmost of Canada's provinces and is known for its natural beauty, as reflected in its Latin motto, Splendor sine occasu . Its name was chosen by Queen Victoria in 1858...
.
It is located in the Peace River Country
Peace River Country
The Peace River Country is an aspen parkland region around the Peace River in Canada. It spans from northwestern Alberta to the Rocky Mountains in northeastern British Columbia, where the region is also referred to as the Peace River Block.- Geography :The Peace River Country includes the...
, immediately west of the Alberta
Alberta
Alberta is a province of Canada. It had an estimated population of 3.7 million in 2010 making it the most populous of Canada's three prairie provinces...
border, along Highway 2, south from Pouce Coupe
Pouce Coupe, British Columbia
The Village of Pouce Coupe is a small town in northeastern British Columbia, Canada, and a member municipality of the Peace River Regional District. It was originally named 'Pouskapie's Prairie', after the name of the local native band chief...
, on the north side of Tate Creek, to the northwest of Swan Lake. The community was established in 1939 by a group of refugees from the Sudetenland
Sudetenland
Sudetenland is the German name used in English in the first half of the 20th century for the northern, southwest and western regions of Czechoslovakia inhabited mostly by ethnic Germans, specifically the border areas of Bohemia, Moravia, and those parts of Silesia being within Czechoslovakia.The...
of Czechoslovakia
Czechoslovakia
Czechoslovakia or Czecho-Slovakia was a sovereign state in Central Europe which existed from October 1918, when it declared its independence from the Austro-Hungarian Empire, until 1992...
.
Sudeten Provincial Park
Sudeten Provincial Park
Sudeten Provincial Park is a provincial park in British Columbia, Canada....
and Swan Lake Provincial Park
Swan Lake Provincial Park
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are located south of the settlement. The eponymous Toms Lake is located slightly north of the settlement.