Photo: Kayoty · CC BY-SA 3.0TNRL: Barriere Library and Barriere Branch are Barriere’s two public libraries
Barriere has no library board of its own in the provincial statistics, so no visit or loan figures appear here.
BCivic lifeGraded on library visits, charities and volunteeringBehind Barriere’s civic life grade
Barriere’s civic life grade is B. Two of the three civic life inputs exist for Barriere, enough for a grade: charities and volunteering, but not library visits.
Informal groups and mutual aid go uncounted.
Sources: provincial statistics, the CRA, Statistics Canada.
Barriere mailing addresses hold 14 registered charities
Per 1,000 residents that makes 7.3; the median is 1.2 for British Columbia towns and 1.4 for Canada’s. Charities are placed by mailing address, which flatters service towns whose post office serves a region and undercounts suburbs and rural municipalities.
36.9%
Volunteering here is a provincial number: 36.9% of people across British Columbia in 2023, likely 35.2% to 38.7%, set in a ten-province range of 25.2% to 40.3%.
Statistics Canada, table 45-10-0039.
2 public libraries in Barriere
In order of distance from the centre of Barriere, as the crow flies.
What this data can and can’t tell you
- Library locations. A library listed by both OpenStreetMap and Statistics Canada appears once; campus, school and private ones are left off.
Questions about the library and civic life in Barriere
Does Barriere have a public library?
Yes, 2: TNRL: Barriere Library and Barriere Branch.
Library locations: © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL) and Statistics Canada, Open Database of Cultural and Art Facilities (2020). Charities: Canada Revenue Agency, List of charities (2024), charitable organizations only.
Adapted from Statistics Canada (Census of Population 2021, population estimates 2025, 2021 census boundaries) under the Statistics Canada Open Licence; this does not constitute an endorsement by Statistics Canada. Neighbourhood names in some cities © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL).