A public-private-and-volunteer team has rehabilitated the head of the world famous Alexander Mackenzie Heritage Trail, after the Fraser River washed out its approach and memorial rock site in June 2000.

With its rich history, the 450-kilometre trail is a popular destination for Canadian and international tourists.

In 1793, Alexander Mackenzie and nine others travelled west, looking for the Northwest Passage. They canoed down the Fraser River, reaching Alexandria, between Williams Lake and Quesnel.

First Nations people then guided Mackenzie to the Pacific Ocean along their own trade route, called the Nuxalk-Carrier Grease Trail since it was used for transporting oolichan fish oil.

On reaching the coast, Mackenzie cut this famous inscription in stone: "Alexander Mackenzie, from Canada, by land, the twenty-second of July, one thousand, seven hundred and ninety-three."