Electoral Area E, East KootenayBritish Columbia

Electoral Area E, East Kootenay and its edges hold 7 schools: 5 elementary schools, 1 secondary school and 1 alternative or adult school

Elementary school is 16 km away at the nearest, above British Columbia’s towns (0.6 km) and Canadian towns (0.5 km) alike. 1 of its 2 schools with results sit in the top two fifths in British Columbia.

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

A normal January night drops to −10.1°C, lower than British Columbia’s towns (0.5°C) yet higher than Canadian towns (−13.5°C). Most of the snow comes in December, about 35 cm. The frost-free season runs from 18 May to 23 September, 127 days. Also worth knowing: rain and snow peak in June, at 62 mm.

Crime runs lighter where Electoral Area E, East Kootenay is policed than in British Columbia’s towns or Canadian towns, at an index of 43

No police detachment reports under Electoral Area E, East Kootenay’s name, so these are the nearest detachment’s figures, not the town’s own · Area-wide: Crime Severity Index, Violent Crime Severity Index, violent crime and property crime per 1,000, counted over the Kimberley detachment area

The violent index for its police area came to 34, below both British Columbia’s towns (76) and Canadian towns (86). Its police area records 8.4 violent incidents per 1,000 residents a year. Add to that, for every 1,000 residents of its police area, 20.1 property crimes are reported each year.

Around Electoral Area E, East Kootenay, 19% of tested homes have radon above the guideline

Averaged over the years, quake damage costs $0.025 per $1,000 of buildings, lower than British Columbia’s towns ($0.36) and near Canadian towns ($0.030). Some 7.9% of the land within 25 km of Electoral Area E, East Kootenay has burned since 1986; at 0.21% a year that is moderate, not high. Flood mapping: none on the national inventory of the town.

Rent takes less of local pay in Electoral Area E, East Kootenay than in British Columbia’s towns or Canadian towns: 17% of household income

Owners put the median home at $500,000, below British Columbia’s towns ($720,000) but above Canadian towns ($406,000). Households that own their home make up 90%.

More commuters in Electoral Area E, East Kootenay drive than in British Columbia’s towns or Canadian towns: 93%

The average trip to work took 28 min, above both British Columbia’s towns (26 min) and Canadian towns (26 min).

More of Electoral Area E, East Kootenay’s residents have an Indigenous identity than in British Columbia’s towns or Canadian towns: 8.4%

Visible minorities make up 2.1% of the population, below British Columbia’s towns (8.6%) and Canadian towns (15%) alike. Immigrants make up 7.8% of residents, below British Columbia’s towns (12%) but above Canadian towns (6.4%).

Protected land around Electoral Area E, East Kootenay beats 9 in 10 Canadian towns

Some protected land is inside the town: 12% of its area. A drive of 45 km reaches Kootenay National Park, the nearest national park. CPCAD lists 37 protected areas within 10 km. Swimmers have 2 beaches within 5 km, Wasa Beach the nearest.

Electoral Area E, East Kootenay in November: highs near 3°C, lows near −5°C

The forecast on the Weather page is ECCC’s for Cranbrook. Snowfall in a normal November: 24 cm. Next comes December, with normal highs of −3°C and lows of −10°C.

Columbia—Kootenay—Southern Rockies, which takes in Electoral Area E, East Kootenay, is held by Rob Morrison (Conservative Party of Canada)

Across British Columbia, 20 of the 43 MPs sit with the Liberal Party of Canada.

The nearest public library to Electoral Area E, East Kootenay is Kimberley Public Library, 18 km away

After it comes Cranbrook Public Library (Cranbrook), 34 km away.

Electoral Area E, East Kootenay sits a long way from hospital care: 29 km for the average resident

Shared with the rest of the East Kootenay Health Service Delivery Area: health survey and life expectancy

Arthritis, diabetes and high blood pressure affect 16% of the region’s adults on average, above British Columbia’s towns (15%) but below Canadian towns (17%). At 13%, the share of adults who smoke tops the 8.9% for British Columbia. Adults here are more upbeat about their health than the province: 57% very good or excellent, against 50% in British Columbia. People in the region live to 80.5 on average: 82.7 for women and 78.1 for men in 2022/2024.