ed ▁to ▁the ▁north ▁of ▁Fox ▁Creek ▁on ▁I ose gun ▁Lake ' s ▁eastern ▁shore . ▁ ▁This ▁town site ▁turned ▁out ▁to ▁be ▁too ▁wet , ▁resulting ▁in ▁no ▁development ▁interest . ▁The ▁provincial ▁government ▁subsequently ▁abandoned ▁plans ▁to ▁develop ▁a ▁community ▁at ▁this ▁location . ▁ ▁Res idents ▁began ▁sett ling ▁in ▁Fox ▁Creek ▁shortly ▁after ▁Highway ▁ 4 3 ▁officially ▁opened ▁in ▁the ▁fall ▁of ▁ 1 9 5 5 , ▁attract ed ▁by ▁opportun ities ▁in ▁the ▁forest ry ▁and ▁oil ▁and ▁gas ▁expl oration ▁indust ries . ▁The ▁first ▁two ▁houses ▁were ▁built ▁by ▁Al berta ▁Forest ▁Services ▁in ▁ 1 9 5 6 ▁to ▁support ▁a ▁new ▁r anger ▁station ▁that ▁opened ▁in ▁ 1 9 5 7 . ▁Fox ▁Creek ' s ▁first ▁two ▁road ways , ▁ 1 ▁Street ▁West ▁( the ▁initial ▁stage ▁of ▁Kay b ob ▁Drive ) ▁and ▁Highway ▁Avenue , ▁were ▁also ▁constructed ▁in ▁ 1 9 5 6 . ▁ ▁In ▁ 1 9 5 7 , ▁the ▁first ▁significant ▁oil ▁field ▁was ▁discovered ▁north ▁of ▁Fox ▁Creek , ▁known ▁as ▁the ▁Kay b ob ▁North ▁Field , ▁and ▁the ▁community ' s ▁first ▁two ▁business es ▁were ▁established . ▁ ▁Both ▁business es ▁were ▁services ▁stations ▁– ▁under ▁the ▁British ▁American ▁and ▁Imperial ▁O il ▁b ann ers ▁– ▁each ▁with ▁associated ▁restaur ants . ▁ ▁The ▁community ' s ▁post ▁office ▁was ▁founded ▁on ▁March ▁ 1 8 , ▁ 1 9 5 8 . ▁It ▁was