New Hazelton is a district municipality on the south side of the Bulkley River in the Skeena region of west central British Columbia, Canada.

In July 1911, Lot 883, between the Bulkley River and the northernmost point on the railway right-of-way, was the first property to be marketed as the Larkford townsite.

[8] The location was close to the Rocher de Boule and Silver Standard mines, both of which were huge potential customers for the railway.

Kelly refused, so Ryley found another property, Lot 851, whose owners were willing to share their profits, providing they were promised a station.

[9] When Robert Kelly learned of these new plans, he petitioned the Board of Railway Commissioners to force the GTP to build the station in New Hazelton, which was closer to the mines.

[10] In 1913, to make his townsite more attractive, Robert Kelly decided to have a bridge built across Bulkley River and hired the firm of Craddock and Company to do the work.

The second robbery occurred on April 7, 1914, already a red letter day for the area as the last spike of the Grand Trunk Pacific Railway was being driven 180 miles away in Fort Fraser.

Many residents and some visiting dignitaries were planning on taking the train to Fort Fraser to watch the ceremonies associated with the driving of the last spike.

Six of them entered the bank while the seventh stayed in front and pulled a rifle out from underneath his coat and began firing shots up the street and people dashed for cover.

Tatchell was nearby, however, and upon hearing the shots, rushed to the house of Dan "Doc" MacLean, a local minister, who was also a veterinarian.

Across the street from the bank another resident was getting ready to defend the town: Arizona Smith, who owned the local boarding house, was running for his gun.

Due to its location on Hwy 16 and CN Rail line, New Hazelton is home to most of the shopping, restaurants, and accommodations in the area.