Home Ranch – 70 Mile House, BC

Description

Home Ranch offers a substantial 1,086± acre hay and cattle operation approximately 20 miles east of 70 Mile House, featuring 239± acres of dryland hay framed by expansive forestland.  Historically used for hay production and winter feeding for up to 1,800± calves, the property is well equipped for continued agricultural use with a feedlot, cattle-handling corrals, load-out chutes and extensive supporting infrastructure.

Improvements include a three-bedroom, 1,500± sq. ft. log farmhouse, a second four-bedroom, 1,200± sq. ft. log home, a 30′ x 40′ workshop and a 30′ x 84′ hay shed.  The ranch has gated gravel access, well water, electrical power and telephone service; no irrigation system is currently in place.

The broader ranch portfolio is associated with the Fly Creek, Fly Creek West, Graham, Rayfield and Brown & Scot Crown range agreements.  Crown range may be allocated among the respective ranch purchasers, with any division, replacement or transfer subject to provincial review and approval.

LOCATION

2345 Blue Goose Road – 70 Mile House, BC

DIRECTIONS

Contact the listing agent, showings by appointment only.

AREA DATA

70 Mile House is a rural ranching community along Highway 97 in the South Cariboo.  The surrounding landscape consists of rolling grasslands, open pasture, aspen groves and lodgepole pine forests, creating favourable conditions for cattle grazing and seasonal livestock production.

Nearby 100 Mile House serves as the principal commercial and agricultural centre for the South Cariboo, providing groceries, fuel, banking, healthcare, building supplies, mechanical services and a broad range of ranch and business services.  Highway 97 offers direct access north toward Williams Lake and south toward Clinton and Kamloops, while the regional economy remains closely connected to agriculture, forestry, transportation and tourism.

RECREATION

The 70 Mile House area is surrounded by an exceptional concentration of lakes and outdoor recreation opportunities.  Green Lake, one of the largest lakes in the southern Cariboo, offers swimming, boating, waterskiing, camping and rainbow-trout fishing, while nearby Watch Lake is popular for fishing, paddling, lakeside recreation and guest-ranch experiences.

Additional destinations include the Bonaparte Lake country, Flat Lake Provincial Park and numerous smaller lakes throughout the surrounding plateau.  The region also supports hiking, horseback riding, hunting, cycling, snowmobiling, cross-country skiing and ice fishing, with Chasm Provincial Park providing a dramatic nearby natural attraction.

HISTORY

70 Mile House developed as a stopping point along the historic Cariboo Wagon Road and was named for its distance from Mile 0 at Lillooet.  Constructed during the 1860s, the road carried miners, freight, stagecoaches and settlers north toward the Cariboo goldfields.

As traffic increased, ranches and farms were established along the route to supply beef, horses, hay and other agricultural products.  The area’s open grasslands, abundant lakes and lightly forested range country helped cattle ranching become a lasting part of the South Cariboo economy and identity.

70 Mile House also became the southern starting point of the regional Telegraph Trail, which helped connect the communities established along the wagon road.  Today, the area retains the working-ranch character, open landscapes and western heritage that have defined the South Cariboo for generations.

MAP REFERENCE

51°20’44.48″N and 121° 0’29.32″W

INVESTMENT FEATURES

1,086± acres approximately 20 miles east of 70 Mile House

239± acres of established dryland hay

Proven hay-production and winter-feeding operation

Two identified water licences, including one for irrigation, although no irrigation system is currently installed

Potential Crown range allocation, subject to provincial approval

IMPROVEMENTS

1,500± sq. ft. three-bedroom log farmhouse

1,200± sq. ft. four-bedroom log home with wood heat

30′ x 40′ wood-frame workshop with concrete floor

30′ x 84′ post-and-beam hay shed

Feedlot capable of winter feeding up to 1,800± calves

Cattle-handling corrals and load-out chutes

Well water, electricity, telephone service and gated access

TAXES

Contact the listing agent.

ZONING

Agricultural

LEGAL

Contact the listing agent for a full list of legals, tenures, and licences.

Listing is an asset sale of Monette Farms BC Ltd and subject to terms of orders granted under the Companies Creditors Arrangement Act (CCAA) and Sale and Investment Solicitation Process (SISP) orders.  Offers are subject to the approval of the owner, monitor, creditors and the court.