Chase
Chase (population: 2,409) is located in the Shuswap Highlands, on the western shore of Little Shuswap Lake. It was named for its first non-Aboriginal settler, Whitfield Chase, who came to Canada in search of Cariboo gold and found marriage and family instead. He and his Aboriginal wife, Elizabeth, raised nine children in what was then called the Shuswap Prairie. Today, Chase is a top spot in BC for freshwater fishing, house boating and winter sports. It’s also known for abundant wildlife: Big Horn Sheep on the mountainsides, Sockeye Salmon in the rivers, Black Bears in the forests and Bald Eagles in the skies. The town is handy to four provincial parks, three Aboriginal reserves, two ski hills, and a number of golf courses.