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Coquihalla Canyon Provincial Park, east of Hope on the Coquihalla River, preserves a narrow, dramatic gorge shaped by granite intrusions, older metamorphic rock, and powerful erosion. Long used as part of the Hope-Nicola cattle trail, the route later became famous for the Othello Tunnels, where the Kettle Valley Railway cut a straighter line through the cliffs with a linked series of tunnels and bridges. Passenger service began at nearby Othello in 1916, but repeated flood damage helped end rail use by the early 1960s. Since 1964 the area has been developed for recreation, though floods and unstable rock have continued to force repairs and closures.
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