Electoral Area F, Central KootenayBritish Columbia

Electoral Area F, Central Kootenay’s schools mostly beat the middle in British Columbia, 7 of the 12 with results

Schooling in French is on offer at 2 of 16; in British Columbia, 2% of schools teach in it. The 3 km around Electoral Area F, Central Kootenay counts 6 elementary schools, 2 secondary schools, 5 schools for every grade and 3 alternative or adult schools. From the middle of town, the first elementary school is 3.5 km off, higher than both British Columbia’s towns (0.6 km) and Canadian towns (0.5 km).

Measured against local pay, Electoral Area F, Central Kootenay costs more to live in than nine in ten Canadian towns

87% of households own their home, above British Columbia’s towns (76%) and Canadian towns (74%) alike. Shelter took 30% or more of income for 16% of households, below both British Columbia’s towns (21%) and Canadian towns (18%).

Crime runs lighter where Electoral Area F, Central Kootenay is policed than in British Columbia’s towns or Canadian towns, at an index of 36

These figures come from the closest detachment: none reports for Electoral Area F, Central Kootenay itself

Property crime in its police area ran at 16.2 per 1,000 residents a year, below British Columbia’s towns (31) and Canadian towns (31.2) alike. Where it is policed, 8 violent incidents per 1,000 residents are recorded each year.

People in Electoral Area F, Central Kootenay’s health region live to 79.5 on average, 2.0 years short of the typical Canadian town

One in ten adults smoke, daily or now and then, higher than British Columbia’s towns (9%) yet lower than Canadian towns (12%). Adults here are more upbeat about their health than the province: 55% very good or excellent, against 50% in British Columbia. Closer to home, a hospital is 10 km from the average resident of Electoral Area F, Central Kootenay, further than the usual 3.7 km. For health survey and life expectancy, the only official count covers all of the Kootenay-Boundary Health Service Delivery Area, Electoral Area F, Central Kootenay included.

Electoral Area F, Central Kootenay has warmer summers than British Columbia’s towns or Canadian towns: July afternoons reach 28.5°C

Rain and snow peak in December, at 98 mm. Precipitation totals 759 mm a year, below both British Columbia’s towns (1,152 mm) and Canadian towns (883 mm). On a January night, the temperature in Electoral Area F, Central Kootenay falls to about −2.9°C. Most of the snow comes in December, about 47 cm.

Electoral Area F, Central Kootenay has fewer jobs than residents in work: 0.2 for each

93% of commuters drove, higher than both British Columbia’s towns (87%) and Canadian towns (89%). Workers spend 24 min getting to work, on average.

Radon is Electoral Area F, Central Kootenay’s main hazard: 29% of tested homes in its area top Health Canada’s guideline

The burn rate around Electoral Area F, Central Kootenay is 0.18% a year (7.2% of the land within 25 km since 1986), a moderate band. NRCan’s model puts the yearly earthquake loss at $0.007 per $1,000 of building value, about level with Canadian towns ($0.030) and below British Columbia’s towns ($0.36). Flood mapping: none on the national inventory of the town.

In Electoral Area F, Central Kootenay, November normally means 6°C afternoons and freezing nights

A typical November adds 23 cm of snow. Into December, the normals move to 1°C and −3°C. Precipitation in November averages 86 mm. Normal highs peak at 29°C in July; nights bottom out at −3°C in December.

Electoral Area F, Central Kootenay’s MP is Rob Morrison (Conservative Party of Canada), for Columbia—Kootenay—Southern Rockies

Locally, Electoral Area F, Central Kootenay is run as a regional district electoral area.

Electoral Area F, Central Kootenay has no public library of its own; the nearest is Nelson Municipal Library, 5.1 km away

After it comes Slocan Community Library (Electoral Area H, Central Kootenay), 29 km away.

Within 10 km of Electoral Area F, Central Kootenay, 22% of the land is protected

There is no national park within 100 km of the town. 12 beaches are mapped within 5 km, the nearest 5 Mile Beach. 2 mapped walking routes pass within 2 km, among them the Slocan Valley Rail Trail and Great Northern Trail.

Electoral Area F, Central Kootenay skews older, with 22% of residents 65 or over, more than in both British Columbia’s towns and Canadian towns

Visible minorities make up 2.9% of the population, below both British Columbia’s towns (8.6%) and Canadian towns (15%). Children under 15 count for 16% of the people here.