Electoral Area I, Central KootenayBritish Columbia

For cost of living, Electoral Area I, Central Kootenay gets a D

Owners put the median home at $476,000, lower than British Columbia’s towns ($720,000) yet higher than Canadian towns ($406,000). The owner-occupied share of households is 80%.

Crime runs lighter where Electoral Area I, Central Kootenay is policed than in British Columbia’s towns or Canadian towns, at an index of 42

No police detachment reports under Electoral Area I, Central Kootenay’s name, so these are the nearest detachment’s figures, not the town’s own

The violent index for its police area came to 50, below both British Columbia’s towns (76) and Canadian towns (86). Thefts, break-ins and damage add up to 17.3 per 1,000 residents a year where it is policed. Violent crime in the area its police cover: 10.9 per 1,000 people a year. Nobody publishes Crime Severity Index, Violent Crime Severity Index, violent crime and property crime per 1,000 for Electoral Area I, Central Kootenay alone, so this card uses the figure for the Castlegar detachment area.

Summer runs warm in Electoral Area I, Central Kootenay: July highs of 28.5°C, above British Columbia’s towns and Canadian towns

The most precipitation falls in December: 98 mm in a normal year. The coldest nights, in January, bottom out at −2.9°C, between British Columbia’s towns (0.5°C) and Canadian towns (−13.5°C). A normal December brings 47 cm of snow, the most of any month.

Electoral Area I, Central Kootenay’s region trails the typical Canadian town by 2.0 years: life expectancy 79.5

Adults here are more upbeat about their health than the province: 55% very good or excellent, against 50% in British Columbia. The average trip from home to a hospital is 25 km, higher than both British Columbia’s towns (4.4 km) and Canadian towns (3.7 km).

High radon around Electoral Area I, Central Kootenay: 29% of homes tested in the area exceed 200 Bq/m³

The radon tests numbers here cover the Kootenay/Boundary health region

Some 3.2% of the land within 25 km of Electoral Area I, Central Kootenay has burned since 1986; at 0.08% a year that is moderate, not high. Averaged over the years, quake damage costs $0.008 per $1,000 of buildings, about level with Canadian towns ($0.030) and below British Columbia’s towns ($0.36). The national inventory holds 2 flood maps for it, the newest from Regional District of Central Kootenay.

Most schools around Electoral Area I, Central Kootenay score below the middle in British Columbia: 3 of 5

In or within 3 km of Electoral Area I, Central Kootenay: 4 elementary schools, 1 secondary school and 1 alternative or adult school. An elementary school stands 5.6 km from the centre, higher than both British Columbia’s towns (0.6 km) and Canadian towns (0.5 km).

Electoral Area I, Central Kootenay has 0.4 jobs for every resident in work, so most leave town for work

The average trip to work takes 27 min.

Beaches near Electoral Area I, Central Kootenay: 6 within 5 km

The nearest national park is more than 100 km away. For walks, the Slocan Valley Rail Trail runs within 2 km. A provincial park, Syringa Park, lies 10 km away. The protected share within 10 km is 0.2%, where a typical Canadian town has 2.3%.

A normal November in Electoral Area I, Central Kootenay runs from freezing to 6°C

Rain and snow over a typical November come to 86 mm. The month after, December, normally sees 1°C afternoons and −3°C nights. Snowfall in a normal November: 23 cm. At the extremes, July afternoons reach 29°C and December nights −3°C.

Electoral Area I, Central Kootenay’s MP is Helena Konanz (Conservative Party of Canada), for Similkameen—South Okanagan—West Kootenay

Provincially, Electoral Area I, Central Kootenay votes in Kootenay-Monashee; the open record doesn’t name its MLA (Member of the Legislative Assembly, the provincial or territorial legislature) in the Legislative Assembly of British Columbia, so the legislature’s own list is linked below.

No public library stands in Electoral Area I, Central Kootenay: the closest, Castlegar & District Public Library, is 11 km away

The next is Nelson Public Library (Nelson), 22 km away.

Immigrants are a smaller part of Electoral Area I, Central Kootenay than of British Columbia’s towns or Canadian towns: 5.7%

First Nations, Métis and Inuit people make up 5.8% of residents, above both British Columbia’s towns (5%) and Canadian towns (2.8%). One measure of family life: 15% of residents are under 15. Retirement age and beyond: 21% of residents are 65 or older.