Viking Road

British Columbia. Road
Forks S off Highway 16, W of Doré River Road
53.3308 N 120.2467 W GoogleGeoHack
Roads are not in the official geographical names databases

Bjørger Pettersen [1942– 2018] operated the Ranch of the Vikings near McBride from about 1970 until 1985. Starting in 1972, it was the training site for the Canadian national cross-country ski team.

Anita Petterson, who was born in Inuvik, won a gold medal at Canada Winter Games in 1975.

References:

  • Robson Valley Courier. McBride weekly newspaper published by Pyramid Press of Jasper from 1968 to 1988 (1968–1988).

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