Electoral Area F, Columbia-ShuswapBritish Columbia

For hazard risk, Electoral Area F, Columbia-Shuswap gets a D−

Health Canada’s survey found radon above the guideline in 6.4% of homes, about level with Canadian towns (6.6%) and above British Columbia’s towns (1.8%). Fire is a regular visitor: 16% of the land within 25 km of Electoral Area F, Columbia-Shuswap has burned since 1986 (0.41% a year). Earthquakes matter little: NRCan’s model puts building losses at $0.010 a year per $1,000 of value, against $0.030 for the typical town. The national inventory holds 2 flood maps for it, the newest from Province of B.C. - Water, Lands, and Resource Stewardship. Figures for radon tests are published for the Thompson/Cariboo health region as a whole, not for Electoral Area F, Columbia-Shuswap alone.

Commuters in Electoral Area F, Columbia-Shuswap travel further than in British Columbia’s towns or Canadian towns, 31 min on average

The car took 89% of commuters, about level with both British Columbia’s towns (87%) and Canadian towns (89%).

Electoral Area F, Columbia-Shuswap is a town of owners: 90% of households own their home, above British Columbia’s towns and Canadian towns

12% of households spent 30% or more of their income on shelter, lower than both British Columbia’s towns (21%) and Canadian towns (18%).

Lives run shorter around Electoral Area F, Columbia-Shuswap: 78.8 years, 2.7 below the typical Canadian town’s region

Area-wide: health survey and life expectancy, counted over the Thompson/Cariboo Health Service Delivery Area

The average trip from home to a hospital is 29 km, higher than both British Columbia’s towns (4.4 km) and Canadian towns (3.7 km). Smoking is commoner than in the province: 13% of adults, against 8.9% for British Columbia. The survey puts the region’s share in very good or excellent health at 48%, behind the 50% for British Columbia.

Electoral Area F, Columbia-Shuswap has warmer summers than British Columbia’s towns or Canadian towns: July afternoons reach 28.3°C

Snow totals 203 cm over the year, above British Columbia’s towns (51 cm) and Canadian towns (141 cm) alike. The coldest nights come in January, when Electoral Area F, Columbia-Shuswap averages a low of −5.6°C. A normal December brings 71 cm of snow, the most of any month. Between the last spring frost, 28 April, and the first in autumn, 6 October, lie 160 days.

2 schools serve Electoral Area F, Columbia-Shuswap, 1 elementary school and 1 school for every grade

Electoral Area F, Columbia-Shuswap is older than 99% of Canadian towns: a median age of 61.2

Immigrants make up 11% of residents, lower than British Columbia’s towns (12%) yet higher than Canadian towns (6.4%). Visible minorities make up 2.8% of the population, below British Columbia’s towns (8.6%) and Canadian towns (15%) alike.

For safety, Electoral Area F, Columbia-Shuswap gets a C

No police detachment reports under Electoral Area F, Columbia-Shuswap’s name, so these are the nearest detachment’s figures, not the town’s own

Its police area recorded 16.7 violent incidents per 1,000 residents a year, above both British Columbia’s towns (12.5) and Canadian towns (12). The index for the force that serves it came to 80, close to British Columbia’s towns (83) and above Canadian towns (67).

Expect November days around 6°C in Electoral Area F, Columbia-Shuswap, nights around −1°C

For today and the week ahead, the Weather page carries ECCC’s Salmon Arm forecast. Then December: 1°C by day, −5°C at night. A normal November brings 83 mm of rain and snow.

Mel Arnold (Conservative Party of Canada) holds Kamloops—Shuswap—Central Rockies, the riding that includes Electoral Area F, Columbia-Shuswap

20 of the 43 MPs from British Columbia belong to the Liberal Party of Canada.

Electoral Area F, Columbia-Shuswap has two public libraries, ORL: North Shuswap Branch and North Shuswap

Electoral Area F, Columbia-Shuswap has no library board of its own in the provincial statistics, so no visit or loan figures appear here.

Electoral Area F, Columbia-Shuswap borders Cinnemousun Narrows Park

The protected share within 10 km is 6.2%, where a typical Canadian town has 2.3%. The nearest national park is Mount Revelstoke National Park, 35 km away. 18 areas within 10 km are protected for nature. For a swim, Nielsen Beach is the nearest of 5 beaches within 5 km.