Photo: (WT-shared) Bulliver at wts wikivoyage · CC BY-SA 1.0ORL: Summerland Branch is Summerland’s public library
From the centre of Summerland, it is 0.3 km away. No library board reports for Summerland alone: its libraries belong to a county or regional system, whose figures cover many towns.
A−Civic life#66 of 254 in British ColumbiaBehind Summerland’s civic life grade
With a A−, Summerland ranks #66 of 254 British Columbia towns on civic life. Summerland has charities and volunteering for a civic life grade, though not library visits, and two of the three are enough.
Informal groups and mutual aid go uncounted.
Sources: provincial statistics, the CRA, Statistics Canada.
Summerland mailing addresses hold 35 registered charities
It works out to 2.8 per 1,000 residents, where the typical British Columbia town has 1.2 and Canada’s 1.4. 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%
No town-level count exists, so the page uses British Columbia as a whole: 36.9% volunteered formally in 2023, between 35.2% and 38.7%, while the provinces span 25.2% to 40.3%.
Statistics Canada, table 45-10-0039.
Summerland’s public library
In order of distance from the centre of Summerland, as the crow flies.
What this data can and can’t tell you
- Library locations. A library listed by both OpenStreetMap and Statistics Canada appears once; campus, school and private ones are left off.
Questions about the library and civic life in Summerland
Does Summerland have a public library?
Yes: ORL: Summerland Branch.
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).