Electoral Area C, Bulkley-NechakoBritish Columbia

Crime runs heavier where Electoral Area C, Bulkley-Nechako is policed than in British Columbia’s towns or Canadian towns, at an index of 286

These figures come from the closest detachment: none reports for Electoral Area C, Bulkley-Nechako itself · The Crime Severity Index, Violent Crime Severity Index, violent crime and property crime per 1,000 numbers here cover the Fort St James detachment area

Its police area recorded 76 violent incidents per 1,000 residents a year, higher than both British Columbia’s towns (12.5) and Canadian towns (12). For every 1,000 residents of its police area, 113.5 property crimes are reported each year.

Life expectancy around Electoral Area C, Bulkley-Nechako is 76.6 years, 4.9 less than for the typical Canadian town

Measured across the Northern Interior Health Service Delivery Area: health survey and life expectancy

Arthritis, diabetes and high blood pressure affect a fifth of the region’s adults on average, above British Columbia’s towns (15%) and Canadian towns (17%) alike. The region has more smokers than British Columbia, just over one in ten adults to 8.9%. Adults here are less upbeat about their health than the province: 39% very good or excellent, against 50% in British Columbia. Closer to home, a hospital is 16 km from the average resident of Electoral Area C, Bulkley-Nechako, further than the usual 3.7 km.

Rent takes less of local pay in Electoral Area C, Bulkley-Nechako than in British Columbia’s towns or Canadian towns: 14% of household income

Shelter took 30% or more of income for 11% of households, lower than both British Columbia’s towns (21%) and Canadian towns (18%). The owner-occupied share of households is 86%.

Electoral Area C, Bulkley-Nechako has colder winters than British Columbia’s towns or Canadian towns: January lows of −14.8°C

The thermometer drops below freezing on 246 days a year, above both British Columbia’s towns (60) and Canadian towns (159). Expect July highs of around 22.1°C in Electoral Area C, Bulkley-Nechako. ECCC’s nearest full record is at Burns Lake Decker Lake, 106 km off.

A flood study covers Electoral Area C, Bulkley-Nechako: 1 on the national inventory, the newest from Ministry of Environment and Climate Change Strategy

Radon tests for the Northern Interior health region

Radon topped the guideline in 12% of tested homes, higher than both British Columbia’s towns (1.8%) and Canadian towns (6.6%). Seismic risk runs low: $0.010 of expected damage per $1,000 of buildings a year, the typical town $0.030. Wildfire is a moderate presence around Electoral Area C, Bulkley-Nechako: 2.8% of the land within 25 km has burned since 1986, 0.07% a year, short of the band that counts against Risk.

Protected land around Electoral Area C, Bulkley-Nechako beats nearly 9 in 10 Canadian towns

Protected areas take in 11% of the town itself. The nearest national park is more than 100 km away. 33 protected areas lie within 10 km. Within 5 km are 79 beaches; Paarens Beach is the nearest.

Trips to work from Electoral Area C, Bulkley-Nechako are shorter than from British Columbia’s towns or Canadian towns: 23 min on average

The car took 96% of commuters, above both British Columbia’s towns (87%) and Canadian towns (89%).

Electoral Area C, Bulkley-Nechako’s schools mostly sit under the middle in British Columbia, 2 of the 3 with results

Within 3 km of Electoral Area C, Bulkley-Nechako are 2 elementary schools, 1 secondary school and 1 alternative or adult school. From the middle of town, the first elementary school is 5.1 km off, higher than both British Columbia’s towns (0.6 km) and Canadian towns (0.5 km).

More of Electoral Area C, Bulkley-Nechako’s residents have an Indigenous identity than in British Columbia’s towns or Canadian towns: 16%

13% are under 15, lower than both British Columbia’s towns (14%) and Canadian towns (16%). The 65-and-over age group makes up just over a fifth of residents.

A normal November in Electoral Area C, Bulkley-Nechako runs from −8°C to 1°C

ECCC’s forecast for Vanderhoof is on the Weather page, hour by hour. December follows at −4°C by day and −14°C by night. A normal November brings 57 mm of rain and snow.

Electoral Area C, Bulkley-Nechako sends Ellis Ross (Conservative Party of Canada) to the Commons from Skeena—Bulkley Valley

In the Legislative Assembly of British Columbia, Electoral Area C, Bulkley-Nechako belongs to Nechako Lakes; who holds it as MLA (Member of the Legislative Assembly, the provincial or territorial legislature) isn’t on an open record, so no one is named.

No public library stands in Electoral Area C, Bulkley-Nechako: the closest, Fort St. James Public Library, is 5.3 km away

The next is Vanderhoof Public Library (Vanderhoof), 50 km away.