Chase is a small village located in the interior of British Columbia, Canada. It has a population of roughly 2,500, and its main industries are forestry and tourism.
The town of Chase was named after Whitfield Chase, an American from New York State who arrived in the area in 1867 after coming to Canada during the 1858 gold rush. He was the first non-native settler that farmed and raised a family in what was then called the Shuswap Prairie. He married a young First Nations girl who became Elizabeth Chase, and they raised nine children together. The town was named in honour of Whitfield Chase although the community did not exist until more than 10 years after his death.
