Appledale is an unincorporated community spanning both sides of the
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 C ...
in the
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 ...
region of southern
British Columbia
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. The rural neighbourhood immediately west of
Highway 6
Route 6, or Highway 6, may refer to routes in the following countries:
International
* Asian Highway 6
* European route E6
* European route E006
Albania
* National Road SH6
Argentina
* Buenos Aires Provincial Route 6
Australia New ...
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
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.
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, on Perrys Back Rd, for
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 ...
Route 20.
References
Unincorporated settlements in British Columbia
Populated places in the Slocan
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