AshcroftBritish Columbia

Ashcroft faces more hazards than almost every Canadian town

Shared with the rest of the Thompson/Cariboo health region: radon tests

Fraser Basin Council has mapped the flood hazard here: one study on the national inventory. At 1.01% of the land burned each year (39% within 25 km since 1986), Ashcroft is in the very high wildfire band. In Health Canada’s survey, 6.4% of homes tested in the town’s area exceeded 200 Bq/m³, close to the typical 6.6%. NRCan’s model puts the yearly earthquake loss at $0.029 per $1,000 of building value, about level with Canadian towns ($0.030) and below British Columbia’s towns ($0.36).

Ashcroft’s teenagers travel 43 km to the nearest high school

An elementary school stands 9.1 km from the centre, above British Columbia’s towns (0.6 km) and Canadian towns (0.5 km) alike.

January nights in Ashcroft drop to −9.8°C (British Columbia towns 0.5°C, Canadian towns −13.5°C)

The warmest stretch brings July afternoons of 23.9°C, above British Columbia’s towns (23.1°C) but below Canadian towns (25.5°C). Rain and snow peak in June, at 36 mm. Snow peaks in December: 20 cm in a normal year.

Crime runs heavier where Ashcroft is policed than in British Columbia’s towns or Canadian towns, at an index of 135

Its police area records 29.2 violent incidents per 1,000 residents a year. The violent index for its police area came to 113, higher than both British Columbia’s towns (76) and Canadian towns (86). Add to that, the force’s area logs 47.1 thefts, break-ins and acts of damage per 1,000 residents a year. Nobody publishes Crime Severity Index, Violent Crime Severity Index, violent crime and property crime per 1,000 for Ashcroft alone, so this card uses the figure for the Ashcroft detachment area.

Measured against local pay, Ashcroft costs more to live in than four in five Canadian towns

Rent took just over a fifth of household income, lower than British Columbia’s towns (24%) and near Canadian towns (20%). Nearly four in five households are owner-occupiers.

Commuters in Ashcroft have a short way to work, 19 min on average, less than in both British Columbia’s towns and Canadian towns

83% of commuters drove, below both British Columbia’s towns (87%) and Canadian towns (89%).

More of Ashcroft’s residents have an Indigenous identity than in British Columbia’s towns or Canadian towns: 12%

One in ten residents came to Canada as immigrants, between British Columbia’s towns (12%) and Canadian towns (6.4%). Visible minorities make up 3.1% of the population, below both British Columbia’s towns (8.6%) and Canadian towns (15%).

A normal November in Ashcroft runs from −6°C to 1°C

Expect about 26 mm of rain and snow over November. Into December, the normals move to −4°C and −10°C. Hour-by-hour figures come from ECCC’s Cache Creek forecast, on the Weather page.

Kamloops—Thompson—Nicola, which takes in Ashcroft, is held by Frank Caputo (Conservative Party of Canada)

Of the 43 Commons seats from British Columbia, the Liberal Party of Canada holds 20.

TNRL: Ashcroft Library is Ashcroft’s public library

It sits 0.9 km from the centre of Ashcroft.

Life expectancy around Ashcroft is 78.8 years, 2.7 less than for the typical Canadian town

Across the region, 48% of adults say their health is very good or excellent; British Columbia as a whole reaches 50%. At 13%, the share of adults who smoke tops the 8.9% for British Columbia. On average 18% of adults live with arthritis, diabetes or high blood pressure, about level with Canadian towns (17%) and above British Columbia’s towns (15%). The town’s own part is the trip to care, and Ashcroft is well placed: 1.1 km to a hospital on average, against 3.7 km typical. Behind health survey and life expectancy sits data gathered across the Thompson/Cariboo Health Service Delivery Area, with Ashcroft one part of it.

More of the land around Ashcroft is protected than around nearly 9 in 10 Canadian towns

The nearest national park is more than 100 km away.