Mile 108 Recreational Ranchin Cariboo G, British Columbia

Mile 108 Recreational Ranch’s grade for hazard risk: a D−

Radon tests for the Thompson/Cariboo health region

Of the homes tested for radon, 6.4% were over 200 Bq/m³, about level with Canadian towns (6.6%) and above British Columbia’s towns (1.8%). Fire is a regular visitor: 14% of the land within 25 km of Mile 108 Recreational Ranch has burned since 1986 (0.34% a year). Flood mapping exists: a study by Fraser Basin Council.

Mile 108 Recreational Ranch is a town of owners: 90% of households own their home, above British Columbia’s towns and Canadian towns

Shelter took 30% or more of income for 15% of households, lower than both British Columbia’s towns (21%) and Canadian towns (18%). Rent took 26% of household income, higher than both British Columbia’s towns (24%) and Canadian towns (20%).

3 of Mile 108 Recreational Ranch’s 3 tested schools score in the lower two fifths in British Columbia

The nearest secondary school is 11 km away, above both British Columbia’s towns (1.8 km) and Canadian towns (1.2 km). From the middle of town, the first elementary school is 2.4 km off, higher than both British Columbia’s towns (0.6 km) and Canadian towns (0.5 km).

January lows in Mile 108 Recreational Ranch: −9.8°C, against 0.5°C in British Columbia’s towns and −13.5°C in Canadian towns

Counting rain and snow alike, 463 mm falls in a year, below both British Columbia’s towns (1,152 mm) and Canadian towns (883 mm). Most of the snow comes in December, about 42 cm. Mile 108 Recreational Ranch sees July afternoons of 23.9°C on average.

Working-age people in Mile 108 Recreational Ranch are less likely to have a job than in 84% of Canadian towns

Commutes averaged 24 min, lower than both British Columbia’s towns (26 min) and Canadian towns (26 min).

Lives run shorter around Mile 108 Recreational Ranch: 78.8 years, 2.7 below the typical Canadian town’s region

The average trip from home to a hospital is 15 km, above both British Columbia’s towns (4.4 km) and Canadian towns (3.7 km). The region has more smokers than British Columbia, 13% of adults to 8.9%. Adults here are less upbeat about their health than the province: 48% very good or excellent, against 50% in British Columbia.

More of Mile 108 Recreational Ranch’s residents have an Indigenous identity than in British Columbia’s towns or Canadian towns: 8.5%

Visible minorities make up 1.8% of the population, below British Columbia’s towns (8.6%) and Canadian towns (15%) alike. Immigrants make up 9.8% of residents, lower than British Columbia’s towns (12%) yet higher than Canadian towns (6.4%).

In Mile 108 Recreational Ranch, November normally means 1°C afternoons and −6°C nights

November usually brings some 31 cm of snow. Next comes December, with normal highs of −4°C and lows of −10°C. At the extremes, July afternoons reach 24°C and January nights −10°C.

Mile 108 Recreational Ranch’s MP is Todd Doherty (Conservative Party of Canada), for Cariboo—Prince George

Of the 43 Commons seats from British Columbia, the Liberal Party of Canada holds 20.

Mile 108 Recreational Ranch has two public libraries, CRDL: Lac la Hache Branch and Lac La Hache

Mile 108 Recreational Ranch has more protected land around it than nearly 9 in 10 Canadian towns

Some protected land is inside the town: 12% of its area. Within 100 km there is no national park. Public parks and reserves within 10 km: 8, below British Columbia’s towns (14) but above Canadian towns (4).

Mile 108 Recreational Ranch has 1 historic place on the registers

At the 2021 census, 7.5% of homes dated from before 1961, below both British Columbia’s towns (11%) and Canadian towns (18%).