Electoral Area B, East KootenayBritish Columbia

Commuters in Electoral Area B, East Kootenay travel further than in British Columbia’s towns or Canadian towns, 37 min on average

One school serves Electoral Area B, East Kootenay: Jaffray Elem-Jr Secondary

Summer runs warm in Electoral Area B, East Kootenay: July highs of 26.9°C, above British Columbia’s towns and Canadian towns

Snow peaks in December: 35 cm in a normal year. Rain and melted snow add up to 386 mm a year, lower than both British Columbia’s towns (1,152 mm) and Canadian towns (883 mm). In January, overnight lows in Electoral Area B, East Kootenay settle at −10.1°C. Gardeners get 127 frost-free days, from 18 May to 23 September.

19% of homes tested in Electoral Area B, East Kootenay’s area are above the radon guideline

NRCan’s model puts the yearly earthquake loss at $0.025 per $1,000 of building value, below British Columbia’s towns ($0.36) and close to Canadian towns ($0.030). Regional District of East Kootenay has mapped the flood hazard here: one study on the national inventory. Fire reaches the land around Electoral Area B, East Kootenay now and then: 4.8% within 25 km since 1986 (0.12% a year), below the high band. Electoral Area B, East Kootenay doesn’t get its own radon tests figures; the ones here come from the East Kootenay health region.

For the force that serves Electoral Area B, East Kootenay, the Crime Severity Index is 55, below British Columbia’s towns and Canadian towns

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

Property crime in its police area ran at 19.4 per 1,000 residents a year, below British Columbia’s towns (31) and Canadian towns (31.2) alike. The force’s area logs 14 violent incidents per 1,000 residents a year. For Crime Severity Index, Violent Crime Severity Index, violent crime and property crime per 1,000, the only official count covers all of the Fernie detachment area, Electoral Area B, East Kootenay included.

Electoral Area B, East Kootenay has fewer immigrants than British Columbia’s towns or Canadian towns: 5.2% of residents

Visible minorities make up 2.2% of the population, lower than both British Columbia’s towns (8.6%) and Canadian towns (15%). 4.6% of residents have an Indigenous identity, below British Columbia’s towns (5%) but above Canadian towns (2.8%).

Rent takes less of local pay in Electoral Area B, East Kootenay than in British Columbia’s towns or Canadian towns: 15% of household income

85% of households own their home, above both British Columbia’s towns (76%) and Canadian towns (74%). Shelter took 30% or more of income for 16% of households, below both British Columbia’s towns (21%) and Canadian towns (18%).

What November brings in Electoral Area B, East Kootenay: −5°C at night, 3°C by day

ECCC’s forecast for Cranbrook is on the Weather page, hour by hour. The month after, December, normally sees −3°C afternoons and −10°C nights. Expect around 24 cm of snow in November.

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

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

The nearest public library to Electoral Area B, East Kootenay is Fernie Heritage Library, 23 km away

The next is Cranbrook Public Library (Cranbrook), 38 km away.

More of the land around Electoral Area B, East Kootenay is protected than around nearly 9 in 10 Canadian towns

The closest of Canada’s national parks is Waterton Lakes National Park, at 40 km. Within 10 km are 20 protected areas.

Residents of Electoral Area B, East Kootenay live 27 km from the nearest hospital on average

The three chronic conditions the survey tracks average 16% of adults, higher than British Columbia’s towns (15%) yet lower than Canadian towns (17%). At 13%, the share of adults who smoke tops the 8.9% for British Columbia. The region’s 2022/2024 life expectancy is 80.5, with women at 82.7 and men at 78.1. In the health survey, 57% of adults in the region rate their health very good or excellent, more than British Columbia’s 50%.