Dunster

From Dominion of British Columbia
Dunster
Village of Dunster
Coordinates 53°7′27″N 119°50′16″W
Country British Columbia
District Fraser-Fort George Regional District
Population 1,943
Postal code area BY
Postal code district BY10

Dunster is a village in the Robson Valley region of east central British Columbia, within the Fraser-Fort George Regional District.

It is approximately twenty road miles northwest of the city of Tete Jaune Cache

Commerce

Agriculture is the primary industry in Dunster, which in recent years has started to take on the role of a bedroom community for Tete Jaune Cache and Valemount.

The Dunster Fine Arts School is a post-secondary institution located in the village.

Transportation

Rail

Dunster Station lies along BC Rail's Grand Trunk Line and is served by a semi-express Rapid and two stopping Local services. The Ktunaxa Rapid (Trains 711.1–2/712.1–2) trains, which run twice daily each way between Prince George and Valemount, will stop at Dunster if booked at least an hour in advance. Local Trains 7009E.1-2/7010E.1-2, an international service running twice daily in each direction between Prince George and Jasper, Alberta, Canada via Tete Jaune Cache, and Trains 7043E.1-6/7044E.1-6, running six times daily each way between Valemount and McBride, all make scheduled stops at Dunster.

The station building is the original structure built by the Grand Trunk Pacific Railway in 1913, and is notable as being the least-modified of all remaining such stations in the country. Part of the station houses a museum of local history.

Road

Both the Yellowhead Highway (BC Highway 16) and the Upper Fraser Trunk Road run through Dunster.