One Hundred Mile HouseBritish Columbia

One Hundred Mile House earns a D− for hazard risk

Area-wide: radon tests, counted over the Thompson/Cariboo health region

Flood mapping exists: 2 studies, most recently by Fraser Basin Council. In Health Canada’s survey, 6.4% of homes tested in One Hundred Mile House’s area exceeded 200 Bq/m³, close to the typical 6.6%. NRCan’s model puts the yearly earthquake loss at $0.013 per $1,000 of building value, below British Columbia’s towns ($0.36) and close to Canadian towns ($0.030). Fire is a regular visitor: 14% of the land within 25 km of One Hundred Mile House has burned since 1986 (0.35% a year).

Home ownership in One Hundred Mile House, 55%, runs below British Columbia’s towns and Canadian towns

A year’s rent came to 24% of the median household income, about level with British Columbia’s towns (24%) and above Canadian towns (20%). The median home value was $300,000, below both British Columbia’s towns ($720,000) and Canadian towns ($406,000).

The 3 schools of One Hundred Mile House: 1 elementary school, 1 secondary school and 1 alternative or adult school

January lows in One Hundred Mile House: −9.8°C, against 0.5°C in British Columbia’s towns and −13.5°C in Canadian towns

For the wettest month, look to June: 66 mm on average. The thermometer drops below freezing on 203 days a year, higher than both British Columbia’s towns (60) and Canadian towns (159). Most of the snow comes in December, about 42 cm. One Hundred Mile House sees July afternoons of 23.9°C on average.

Trips to work from One Hundred Mile House are shorter than from British Columbia’s towns or Canadian towns: 18 min on average

Driving is how 79% of commuters got to work at the census.

More of One Hundred Mile House’s residents have an Indigenous identity than in British Columbia’s towns or Canadian towns: 17%

12% of residents came to Canada as immigrants, near British Columbia’s towns (12%) and higher than Canadian towns (6.4%). Visible minorities make up 8.7% of the population, near British Columbia’s towns (8.6%) and lower than Canadian towns (15%).

More of the land around One Hundred Mile House is protected than around 8 in 10 Canadian towns

Protected areas take in 9.8% of the town itself. The nearest provincial park, Moose Valley Park, is 11 km away. No national park lies within 100 km.

One Hundred Mile House in November: highs near 1°C, lows near −6°C

A normal December brings highs of −4°C, lows of −10°C. November usually brings some 31 cm of snow. The forecast on the Weather page is ECCC’s for 100 Mile House.

Todd Doherty (Conservative Party of Canada) holds Cariboo—Prince George, the riding that includes One Hundred Mile House

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

One Hundred Mile House has one public library, CRDL: 100 Mile House Branch

It stands 0.6 km from the centre of One Hundred Mile House.

People in One Hundred Mile House’s health region live to 78.8 on average, 2.7 years short of the typical Canadian town

Arthritis, diabetes and high blood pressure affect 18% of the region’s adults on average, about level with Canadian towns (17%) and above British Columbia’s towns (15%). The region has more smokers than British Columbia, 13% of adults to 8.9%, whereas the survey puts the region’s share in very good or excellent health at 48%, behind the 50% for British Columbia. For One Hundred Mile House itself the measure is access, and it scores well: 0.7 km to the nearest hospital, where 3.7 km is typical. Nobody publishes health survey and life expectancy for One Hundred Mile House alone, so this card uses the figure for the Thompson/Cariboo Health Service Delivery Area.