Photo: Earth Science and Remote Sensing Unit , Lyndon B. Johnson Space Center · Public domainElectoral Area H, Central Kootenay’s public library is Slocan Community Library
From the centre of Electoral Area H, Central Kootenay, it is 19 km away. Electoral Area H, Central Kootenay has no library board of its own in the provincial statistics, so no visit or loan figures appear here.
ACivic life#19 of 254 in British ColumbiaBehind Electoral Area H, Central Kootenay’s civic life grade
With a A, Electoral Area H, Central Kootenay ranks #19 of 254 British Columbia towns on civic life. Two of the three civic life inputs exist for Electoral Area H, Central Kootenay, 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.
21 registered charities give a Electoral Area H, Central Kootenay mailing address
It works out to 3.9 per 1,000 residents, where the typical British Columbia town has 1.2 and Canada’s 1.4. Charities are placed by mailing address, which flatters service towns whose post office serves a region and undercounts suburbs and rural municipalities.
36.9%
Statistics Canada puts formal volunteering in British Columbia at 36.9% in 2023, somewhere between 35.2% and 38.7%, for every town in the province alike; provinces range from 25.2% to 40.3%.
Statistics Canada, table 45-10-0039.
Electoral Area H, Central Kootenay’s public library
Sorted by straight-line distance from the centre of Electoral Area H, Central Kootenay.
What this data can and can’t tell you
- Library locations. Public library locations are taken from OpenStreetMap and a 2020 Statistics Canada inventory, merged where both list one place.
Questions about the library and civic life in Electoral Area H, Central Kootenay
Does Electoral Area H, Central Kootenay have a public library?
Yes: Slocan Community Library.
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).