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Appledale, British Columbia
Appledale is an unincorporated community spanning both sides of the Slocan River in the West Kootenay region of southern British Columbia. The rural neighbourhood immediately west of Highway 6 is about north of Winlaw and south of Slocan. Orchards In 1910, a partnership, called the West Kootenay Orchard Association, bought over 3,000 acres of flat land from lumberman John B. Winlaw. Despite claims to the contrary, not unusual for orchard land promotions of the era, no evidence existed that the land was suitable for fruit growing. Although the conditions are not ideal, those landowners who persevered were able to grow apples. Much of the land remains small farming operations. East shore The main road and former railway corridor have served this side, which had a flag stop. West shore A wooden road bridge existed from the 1920s until its removal in 1984. The crossing helped sell lots across the river at the time. The west shore community is served by the Appledale West Rd stop, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Slocan River
Slocan may refer to: Communities * Slocan, British Columbia or Slocan City, a village in the Slocan Valley, British Columbia, Canada * Slocan Valley or Slocan Country or Silvery Slocan, a valley in British Columbia, Canada * Slocan Park, British Columbia, an unincorporated settlement in the Slocan Valley, British Columbia, Canada * South Slocan, British Columbia, an unincorporated community on the Kootenay River, British Columbia, Canada * Slocan (electoral district), a provincial electoral district in the Canadian province of British Columbia from 1903 to 1920 Rivers and lakes * Slocan River, tributary of the Kootenay River in British Columbia, Canada ** Little Slocan River, a tributary of the Slocan River in British Columbia, Canada * Slocan Lake, a lake in the Slocan Valley, British Columbia, Canada See also * Kaslo-Slocan, a provincial electoral district in the Canadian province of British Columbia from 1924 to 1963 * Kaslo and Slocan Railway, a narrow gauge railway in the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
West Kootenay
The Kootenays or Kootenay ( ) is a region of southeastern British Columbia. It takes its name from the Kootenay River, which in turn was named for the Kutenai First Nations people. Boundaries The Kootenays are more or less defined by the Kootenay Land District, though some variation exists in terms of what areas are or are not a part. The strictest definition of the region is the drainage basin of the lower Kootenay River from its re-entry into Canada near Creston, through to its confluence with the Columbia at Castlegar ''(illustrated by a, right)''. In most interpretations, however, the region also includes: * an area to the east which encompasses the upper drainage basin of the Kootenay River from its rise in the Rocky Mountains to its passage into the United States at Newgate. This adds a region spanning from the Purcell Mountains to the Alberta border, and includes Rocky Mountain Trench cities such as Cranbrook and Kimberley and the Elk Valley of the southern Canadi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
British Columbia
British Columbia (commonly abbreviated as BC) is the westernmost province of Canada, situated between the Pacific Ocean and the Rocky Mountains. It has a diverse geography, with rugged landscapes that include rocky coastlines, sandy beaches, forests, lakes, mountains, inland deserts and grassy plains, and borders the province of Alberta to the east and the Yukon and Northwest Territories to the north. With an estimated population of 5.3million as of 2022, it is Canada's third-most populous province. The capital of British Columbia is Victoria and its largest city is Vancouver. Vancouver is the third-largest metropolitan area in Canada; the 2021 census recorded 2.6million people in Metro Vancouver. The first known human inhabitants of the area settled in British Columbia at least 10,000 years ago. Such groups include the Coast Salish, Tsilhqotʼin, and Haida peoples, among many others. One of the earliest British settlements in the area was Fort Victoria, established ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
British Columbia Highway 6
Highway 6 is a two-lane highway passing between the Kootenay and Okanagan regions in the province of British Columbia, Canada. It is divided into two parts—the Nelson-Nelway Highway between the Canada–US border and Nelson, and the Vernon-Slocan Highway between South Slocan and Vernon. Highway 6 is a north–south highway between Nelway and the Needles Ferry and an east–west highway between the Needles Ferry and Vernon; it has a total length of . It first opened in 1941, and its very winding path through the western Kootenays has not changed since. Route description Nelson-Nelway Highway Highway 6 begins at the Canada–US border crossing at Nelway, where it connects with Washington State Route 31. The highway parallels the Salmo River for the rivers entire length from Nelson to the border and many views of the river can be seen from the highway. From the US Border, it travels north through the Selkirk Mountains for to the Burnt Flat Junction, where the Crowsnest High ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Winlaw, British Columbia
Winlaw is an unincorporated community adjacent to Winlaw Creek (commonly called Cedar Creek) on the east side of the Slocan River in the West Kootenay region of southeastern British Columbia. The locality is on BC Highway 6 about south of Slocan, and north of Castlegar. Name origin Initially called Winlaws or Winlaw's Siding, John Brown Winlaw relocated his portable sawmill from Lemon Creek. The earliest mention of the place, which comprised little more than a boxcar for a section crew, was in 1900. Railway The Canadian Pacific Railway (CP) added this Columbia and Kootenay Railway (C&K) siding to the timetable in 1902. In February 1903, a brakeman sustained fatal injuries after falling under the wheels of a slowing passenger car. Two months later, a mudslide some distance north pushed a passenger car and the track into the river. A week later, two miles north of Winlaw, a loosened rail derailed four loaded freight cars of a mixed train, causing the fourth wreck in two weeks i ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Slocan, British Columbia
The Village of Slocan is in the West Kootenay region of southeastern British Columbia. The former steamboat landing and ferry terminal is at the mouth of Springer Creek, at the foot of Slocan Lake. The locality, on British Columbia Highway 6, BC Highway 6 is about by road north of Castlegar, British Columbia, Castlegar and by road and ferry south of Revelstoke, British Columbia, Revelstoke. Name origin Slocan ( ) is from Kutenai language, Ktunaxa ''sⱡuqan'', ), or the related ( (Sinixt ''slogan''). The meaning is "to pierce, strike on the head," in the context of spearing salmon. It likely derived from the Okanagan-Colville term. The name has been used officially for several geographical features, such as communities, rivers, lakes, a whirlpool, and mountain. Slocan became the accepted anglicized version of the wide variety of other spellings, the earliest of which was Shlogan River in 1859. The present spelling was first used in 1884. In 1891, Crown land purchases included ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Request Stop
In public transport, a request stop, flag stop, or whistle stop is a stop or station at which buses or trains, respectively, stop only on request; that is, only if there are passengers or freight to be picked up or dropped off. In this way, stops with low passenger counts can be incorporated into a route without introducing unnecessary delay. Vehicles may also save fuel by continuing through a station when there is no need to stop. There may not always be significant savings on time if there is no one to pick up because vehicles going past a request stop may need to slow down enough to be able to stop if there are passengers waiting. Request stops may also introduce extra travel time variability and increase the need for schedule padding. The appearance of request stops varies greatly. Many are clearly signed, but many others rely on local knowledge. Implementations The methods by which transit vehicles are notified that there are passengers waiting to be picked up at a reque ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
West Kootenay Transit System
West Kootenay Transit System (formerly known as Kootenay Boundary Transit System) is the public transit system in Trail, Castlegar, Nelson, British Columbia and surrounding area. The transit services are operated from Trail, Castlegar, Nelson and serve Rossland, Warfield, Genelle, Montrose, Fruitvale, Salmo, Kaslo, Creston, Nakusp. Funding is provided under a partnership between the Regional District of Kootenay Boundary, Regional District of Central Kootenay and BC Transit. handyDART provides door-to-door transportation for people whose disability prevents them from using conventional bus service. West Kootenay Transit System introduced a transit run between the Cities of Trail, Castlegar and Nelson, mainly to serve those travelling to Selkirk College's Castlegar Campus. This run is operational between the months of September and June and can be used for general transportation between the communities of Trail, Castlegar and Nelson. Routes The transit system has three zones ( ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Unincorporated Settlements In British Columbia
Unincorporated may refer to: * Unincorporated area, land not governed by a local municipality * Unincorporated entity, a type of organization * Unincorporated territories of the United States, territories under U.S. jurisdiction, to which Congress has determined that only select parts of the U.S. Constitution apply * Unincorporated association Unincorporated associations are one vehicle for people to cooperate towards a common goal. The range of possible unincorporated associations is nearly limitless, but typical examples are: :* An amateur football team who agree to hire a pitch onc ..., also known as voluntary association, groups organized to accomplish a purpose * ''Unincorporated'' (album), a 2001 album by Earl Harvin Trio {{disambig ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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