Hazelton has a long history as a tenacious pioneer town. Its residents are of the sort that prefer make do for themselves; it's just part living within the far flung network of small communities that make up the Hazeltons. As a result, it's not uncommon to find people here pulling together to support a worthy project or a community event.

Even during the years when the local economic base was failing, people and business in the Hazeltons dug deep into their pockets to make sure that the Kispiox Valley Rodeo was the best that it could be.