Electoral Area G, Central KootenayBritish Columbia

Commuters in Electoral Area G, Central Kootenay travel further than in British Columbia’s towns or Canadian towns, 32 min on average

90% of commuters took the car to work at the census.

Measured against local pay, Electoral Area G, Central Kootenay costs more to live in than four in five Canadian towns

Rent took 20% of household income, about level with Canadian towns (20%) and below British Columbia’s towns (24%). 85% of households are owner-occupiers.

The nearest high school to Electoral Area G, Central Kootenay is 23 km away

The closest elementary school is 8.7 km away, above both British Columbia’s towns (0.6 km) and Canadian towns (0.5 km). Counting each board with a school within 3 km gives 2, close to British Columbia’s towns (2) and below Canadian towns (3).

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

A normal January night drops to −2.9°C, between British Columbia’s towns (0.5°C) and Canadian towns (−13.5°C). For the wettest month, look to December: 98 mm on average. Most of the snow comes in December, about 47 cm.

Around Electoral Area G, Central Kootenay, 29% of tested homes have radon above the guideline

Earthquakes are expected to cost $0.008 a year for every $1,000 of buildings, below British Columbia’s towns ($0.36) and close to Canadian towns ($0.030). The national inventory holds 2 flood maps for it, the newest from Regional District of Central Kootenay. Also worth knowing: the burn rate around Electoral Area G, Central Kootenay is 0.08% a year (3.2% of the land within 25 km since 1986), a moderate band. Nobody publishes radon tests for Electoral Area G, Central Kootenay alone, so this card uses the figure for the Kootenay/Boundary health region.

Residents of Electoral Area G, Central Kootenay live 29 km from the nearest hospital on average

Health survey and life expectancy for the Kootenay-Boundary Health Service Delivery Area

Across the region, 55% of adults say their health is very good or excellent; British Columbia as a whole manages 50%. The three chronic conditions the survey tracks average 14% of adults, below both British Columbia’s towns (15%) and Canadian towns (17%). On top of that, for 2022/2024, the region’s figure is 79.5 years at birth, 82.8 for women and 76.5 for men.

Electoral Area G, Central Kootenay earns a B− for safety

A best guess: the nearest detachment’s figures, since none is filed under Electoral Area G, Central Kootenay

Violent crime in the area its police cover: 14.7 per 1,000 people a year. Property crime in its police area ran at 22.5 per 1,000 residents a year, lower than both British Columbia’s towns (31) and Canadian towns (31.2).

Electoral Area G, Central Kootenay in November: highs near 6°C, lows near freezing

Snow is normal by November, about 23 cm over the month. In November, the normal is 86 mm of rain and snow. Across the year, normals run from −3°C nights in December to 29°C afternoons in July. Hour-by-hour figures come from ECCC’s Castlegar forecast, on the Weather page.

Rob Morrison (Conservative Party of Canada) holds Columbia—Kootenay—Southern Rockies, the riding that includes Electoral Area G, Central Kootenay

From British Columbia come 43 MPs, 20 of them with the Liberal Party of Canada.

The nearest public library to Electoral Area G, Central Kootenay is Salmo Valley Public Library, 8.1 km away

The next is Beaver Valley Public Library (Fruitvale), 20 km away.

Few places match Electoral Area G, Central Kootenay for protected land nearby: more than 9 in 10 Canadian towns

CPCAD lists 20 protected areas within 10 km. There is no national park within 100 km of the town. For walks, the Great Northern Trail runs within 2 km.

Visible minorities make up less of Electoral Area G, Central Kootenay than of British Columbia’s towns or Canadian towns: 1.2%

Children under 15 make up 16%, above British Columbia’s towns (14%) and close to Canadian towns (16%). Retirement age and beyond: 18% of residents are 65 or older.