Nisga'a Highway


The Nisga'a Highway is a highway in the Regional District of Kitimat-Stikine in British Columbia. It starts in Terrace at Highway 16. The route provides paved access to the settlements of the Nisga'a Nation - Gitlakdamix, Gitwinksihlkw, Gingolx, Laxgalts'ap, Nass Camp and others. It enters the Nass Country via the valley of Kitsumkalum Lake, which connects from the Skeena and via the Nisga'a Lava Beds Provincial Park. The route heads north from Terrace and once into the Nass River Valley then travels west to Gingolx.
The route received a newly designed shield and was given the numeric designation of Provincial Highway 113 in Summer 2006.
The number 113 is historically significant to the Nisga'a. In 1887, a Nisga'a chief traveled to Victoria to meet with provincial government representatives, demanding self-government. That didn't come until 113 years later in 2000, when the Nisga'a Final Agreement was passed in Parliament.