Electoral Area I, CaribooBritish Columbia

Electoral Area I, Cariboo is graded a D for health

Shared with the rest of the Northern Interior Health Service Delivery Area: health survey and life expectancy

The survey counts 12% of adults as smokers, above both British Columbia’s towns (9%) and Canadian towns (12%). What sets Electoral Area I, Cariboo apart within its region is distance: 25 km to a hospital on average, over 30 km for 30% of residents. Adults here are less upbeat about their health than the province: 39% very good or excellent, against 50% in British Columbia. On top of that, a baby born in the region can expect 76.6 years, 79.5 for a girl and 74.0 for a boy (2022/2024).

Electoral Area I, Cariboo has fewer jobs than residents in work: 0.2 for each

Workers spend 29 min getting to work, on average.

Results around Electoral Area I, Cariboo lean low: 5 of 6 schools in the lower two fifths in British Columbia

The closest elementary school is 6.2 km away, higher than both British Columbia’s towns (0.6 km) and Canadian towns (0.5 km). Its 3 km reach takes in 4 elementary schools, 1 secondary school, 3 schools for every grade and 2 alternative or adult schools, all of Electoral Area I, Cariboo’s schooling.

Most households in Electoral Area I, Cariboo own their home: 86%, more than in both British Columbia’s towns and Canadian towns

9% of households spent 30% or more of their income on shelter, below both British Columbia’s towns (21%) and Canadian towns (18%). A year’s rent came to 22% of the median household income, between British Columbia’s towns (24%) and Canadian towns (20%). Figures for rent as a share of income and monthly rent for a two-bedroom are published for the Quesnel metro area as a whole, not for Electoral Area I, Cariboo alone.

January lows in Electoral Area I, Cariboo: −10.8°C, against 0.5°C in British Columbia’s towns and −13.5°C in Canadian towns

Gardeners get 119 frost-free days, from 22 May to 19 September. Frost comes on 177 days a year, higher than both British Columbia’s towns (60) and Canadian towns (159). Electoral Area I, Cariboo sees July afternoons of 24.5°C on average. Most of the snow comes in December, about 42 cm.

Electoral Area I, Cariboo is on Canada’s flood inventory: 3 listed, led by Fraser Basin Council

Earthquakes are expected to cost $0.012 a year for every $1,000 of buildings, below British Columbia’s towns ($0.36) and close to Canadian towns ($0.030). In Health Canada’s survey, 12% of homes tested in the area exceeded 200 Bq/m³ (6.6% typical). The burn rate around Electoral Area I, Cariboo is 0.16% a year (6.4% of the land within 25 km since 1986), a moderate band. For radon tests, the only official count covers all of the Northern Interior health region, Electoral Area I, Cariboo included.

More of Electoral Area I, Cariboo’s residents have an Indigenous identity than in British Columbia’s towns or Canadian towns: 14%

Immigrants make up 6.7% of residents, below British Columbia’s towns (12%) and close to Canadian towns (6.4%). Those 65 and older account for a quarter of residents. One measure of family life: 12% of residents are under 15.

A normal November in Electoral Area I, Cariboo runs from −5°C to 3°C

ECCC’s forecast for Quesnel is on the Weather page, hour by hour. November usually brings some 31 cm of snow. The month after, December, normally sees −2°C afternoons and −10°C nights. In November, the normal is 45 mm of rain and snow.

Todd Doherty took Cariboo—Prince George in 2021 by 15,448 votes, more than the margin in 79% of ridings

Statistics Canada lists Electoral Area I, Cariboo as a regional district electoral area.

CRDL: Nazko Branch and Nazko are Electoral Area I, Cariboo’s two public libraries

Its libraries report as part of a wider system, so there are no figures for Electoral Area I, Cariboo in particular.

Few places match Electoral Area I, Cariboo for protected land nearby: more than 8 in 10 Canadian towns

One named trail is close: the Alexander Mackenzie Heritage Trail. National parks are all over 100 km off. Count 19 protected areas within 10 km of town. OpenStreetMap shows 5 unnamed beaches within 5 km.

Electoral Area I, Cariboo is graded a B− for safety

A best guess: the nearest detachment’s figures, since none is filed under Electoral Area I, Cariboo

Across the area its police cover, the Crime Severity Index averaged 63 over 2023–25, lower than both British Columbia’s towns (83) and Canadian towns (67). Where it is policed, 15.3 violent incidents per 1,000 residents are recorded each year. Electoral Area I, Cariboo doesn’t get its own Crime Severity Index, Violent Crime Severity Index, violent crime and property crime per 1,000 figures; the ones here come from the Quesnel detachment area.