Giscome

From Dominion of British Columbia
Giscome
Village of Giscome
Coordinates 54°4′0″N 122°22′0″W
Country British Columbia
District Fraser-Fort George Regional District
Population 416
Postal code area BY
Postal code district BY17

Giscome is a village in the eastern central Interior of British Columbia, within the Fraser-Fort George Regional District.

It is located about twenty miles northeast of the city of Prince George as the crow flies.

Commerce

The primary industries in Giscome are the Graymont BC quarry and lime plant, and the Giscome Farms dairy complex.

Transportation

Rail

Giscome Station lies along BC Rail's Grand Trunk Line and is served by a semi-express Rapid and a 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 Giscome if booked at least an hour in advance. Local Trains 7009E.1-2/7010E.1-2 are an international service running twice daily in each direction between Prince George and Jasper, Alberta, Canada and make timetabled stops at Giscome. There is also freight service for the lime plant, quarry, and dairy complex.

Road

The Upper Fraser Trunk Road runs through Giscome as the village's main thoroughfare.