Boston Bar

Boston Bar is a town in south central British Columbia.

The Town of Boston Bar proper is an urban area spanning both banks of the Fraser River; the former satellite village of Quayome was absorbed into the city in 1977. The remaining satellites - Ades, Boothroyd, Canyon Alpine, Chapmans, Chaumox, China Bar, and Hells Gate, are separate from the Boston Bar conurbation; the former satellite of Cathmar was absorbed into China Bar in 1981.

Commerce
Notable attractions are Alexandra Bridge National Park in Chapmans and Hells Gate National Park in Hells Gate.

Rail
BC Rail and CP Rail both serve the greater Boston Bar area, the former running on the eastern shore of the river through Boston Bar proper, and the latter on the western bank through Quayome.

Boston Bar is served by Boston Bar Station on BC Rail's Inter-Dominion Line, and there are also stations in the satellites of Boothroyd, Canyon Alpine, and Chapmans. Both Express and Local passenger trains call at Boston Bar, whilst at the latter three stations there is only Local service; only Boston Bar has freight service. Quayome Station is a divisional point between two CP Rail subdivisions - it is the western terminus of the Cascade Subdivision to Vancouver and the eastern terminus of the Thompson Subdivision to Kamloops. CP Rail also have stations in the satellite communities of Ades, China Bar, and Chaumox

BC Rail operate four Local trains daily between Hope and Kamloops, as well as two Express services that call at Boston Bar: the Rocky Mountaineer (Trains 21/22) is an overnight service running between Vancouver and Valemount daily, and the Fraser Canyon (Trains 31.1-2/32.1-2) runs twice daily between Vancouver and Kamloops. CP Rail provides only Local service at its stations in greater Boston Bar, a thrice-daily (Trains 801/802, 803/804, 805/806) service between Vancouver and Kamloops.

Football
Boston Bar is represented in the British Columbia Football League by Boston Bar FC, playing at Campbell Road stadium in Quayome, which has a capacity of 1,084. The club presently play in the Southeast Football Championship; they have played twice in Division Three, in 1977 and 1984. Boston Bar FC have a strong rivalry, known as the Lower Canyon Derby, with Yale Town FC of Yale.

Military
The Royal BC Navy's Bar-class landing craft HMBCS Boston Bar is named after the town; it was commissioned in 1974 and is used by the Royal BC Marines.