Photo: Earth Science and Remote Sensing Unit , Lyndon B. Johnson Space Center · Public domainElectoral Area C, Okanagan-Similkameen has no public library of its own; the nearest is Oliver Branch, 3.8 km away
The next is ORL: Oliver Branch (Oliver), 4.3 km away. No library board reports for Electoral Area C, Okanagan-Similkameen alone: its libraries belong to a county or regional system, whose figures cover many towns.
B+Civic life#107 of 254 in British ColumbiaElectoral Area C, Okanagan-Similkameen’s civic life grade, input by input
With a B+, Electoral Area C, Okanagan-Similkameen ranks #107 of 254 British Columbia towns on civic life. A civic life grade needs two of its three inputs, and Electoral Area C, Okanagan-Similkameen has charities and volunteering, though not library visits.
Informal groups and mutual aid go uncounted.
Sources: provincial statistics, the CRA, Statistics Canada.
No registered charity gives a Electoral Area C, Okanagan-Similkameen mailing address
Counting by mailing address favors a service town, where the surrounding area’s charities get their mail, over the suburbs and countryside around it.
36.9%
The 2023 survey gives British Columbia one volunteering rate for all its towns, 36.9% (between 35.2% and 38.7%), while provinces run from 25.2% at the low end to 40.3%.
Statistics Canada, table 45-10-0039.
The nearest library is 3.8 km from Electoral Area C, Okanagan-Similkameen
Sorted by straight-line distance from the centre of Electoral Area C, Okanagan-Similkameen.
What this data can and can’t tell you
- Library locations. The locations come from OpenStreetMap and from Statistics Canada’s cultural facilities list of 2020, public libraries only.
Questions about the library and civic life in Electoral Area C, Okanagan-Similkameen
Does Electoral Area C, Okanagan-Similkameen have a public library?
Not within Electoral Area C, Okanagan-Similkameen itself: the closest is Oliver Branch, in Oliver.
Library locations: © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL) and Statistics Canada, Open Database of Cultural and Art Facilities (2020). Charities: Canada Revenue Agency, List of charities (2024), charitable organizations only.
Adapted from Statistics Canada (Census of Population 2021, population estimates 2025, 2021 census boundaries) under the Statistics Canada Open Licence; this does not constitute an endorsement by Statistics Canada. Neighbourhood names in some cities © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL).