▁named ▁the ▁I ose gun ▁Lake ▁Post ▁Office , ▁which ▁was ▁not ▁officially ▁renamed ▁to ▁the ▁Fox ▁Creek ▁Post ▁Office ▁until ▁ 1 0 ▁years ▁later . ▁ ▁The ▁late ▁ 1 9 5 0 s ▁and ▁early ▁ 1 9 6 0 s ▁brought ▁much ▁activity ▁to ▁the ▁Ham let ▁of ▁Fox ▁Creek ▁as ▁numerous ▁saw m ills , ▁dr illing ▁rig s , ▁and ▁cam ps ▁supporting ▁dr illing ▁and ▁road ▁construction ▁activities ▁had ▁established ▁in ▁the ▁area . ▁A ▁total ▁of ▁ 1 2 ▁oil ▁and ▁gas ▁fields ▁were ▁discovered ▁over ▁a ▁six - year ▁span ▁between ▁ 1 9 5 7 ▁and ▁ 1 9 6 2 , ▁of ▁which ▁included ▁the ▁discovery ▁of ▁a ▁significant ▁gas ▁field ▁to ▁the ▁south ▁of ▁Fox ▁Creek ▁in ▁ 1 9 6 1 ▁known ▁as ▁the ▁Kay b ob ▁South ▁Field . ▁These ▁discover ies ▁triggered ▁the ▁construction ▁of ▁five ▁gas ▁plants ▁in ▁the ▁Fox ▁Creek ▁area ▁over ▁the ▁eleven ▁years ▁that ▁followed ▁the ▁discovery ▁of ▁the ▁Kay b ob ▁South ▁Field . ▁ ▁The ▁ 1 9 6 1 ▁Census ▁of ▁Canada ▁was ▁the ▁first ▁census ▁to ▁record ▁Fox ▁Creek ' s ▁population , ▁but ▁under ▁the ▁name ▁of ▁I ose gun ▁Lake ▁after ▁the ▁post ▁office ▁in ▁the ▁community . ▁Its ▁population ▁in ▁ 1 9 6 1 ▁was ▁ 1 4 4 . ▁Over ▁the ▁following ▁five ▁years , ▁Fox ▁Creek ▁grew ▁to ▁ 1 8 7 ▁residents ▁according ▁to ▁the ▁ 1 9 6 6 ▁Census ▁of ▁Canada