Cranbrook ( ) is a city in southeast

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, Canada, located on the west side of the

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at its confluence with the St. Mary's River. It is the largest urban centre in the region known as the

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. As of

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, Cranbrook's population is 20,047 with a

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population of 26,083. It is the location of the headquarters of the

Regional District of East Kootenay The Regional District of East Kootenay (RDEK) is a regional district in the Canadian province of British Columbia, Canada. In the 2016 census, the population was 60,439. Its area is . The regional district offices are in Cranbrook, the larges ...

and also the location of the regional headquarters of various provincial ministries and agencies, notably the Rocky Mountain Forest District. According to the Cranbrook Daily Townsman, dated 09 February 2022, Cranbrook has a population of 20,499. This is also indicated in the latest census data on the Government of Canada website. Cranbrook is home to the

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which presents static exhibits of passenger rail cars built in the 1920s for the

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and in the 1900s for the

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History

Originally inhabited by

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peoples, the land that Cranbrook now occupies was bought by European settlers, notably Colonel James Baker who named his newly acquired land Cranbrook after his home in Cranbrook,

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, England. In 1890, the

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, also called St. Eugene's, opened in Cranbrook, and operated until 1975. In 1898, Baker had successfully convinced

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to establish their

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line through Cranbrook rather than nearby Gold Rush Boom Town

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. With that accomplishment Cranbrook became the major centre of the region, while

declined; however, the latter is today a preserved heritage town. On November 1, 1905, Cranbrook was incorporated as a city. Some of the major industries include mining and forestry services, trades, and health care.

Geography

While much of the city is relatively flat, Cranbrook is surrounded by many rising hills where many residential homes are located. Cranbrook faces the

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to the west and the

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to the north and east. There are many lakes in close proximity to Cranbrook. Some of these lakes include Jim Smith Lake, Wasa Lake, Lazy Lake, Moyie Lake, Monroe Lake, Norbury Lake and Elizabeth Lake. Many of these lakes contain opportunities for boating, fishing and camping. There are public recreational beaches and provincial campgrounds.

Climate

Cranbrook features a

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(''Dfb'') under the

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reports Cranbrook as having the most sunshine hours of any BC city at approximately 2190.5 hours annually. It is a fairly dry city throughout the year, and when

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does fall a good percentage of it will be in the form of

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. Environment Canada also states that the city experiences some of the lightest wind speeds year-round, has few

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gy days, and has among the highest average

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of any city in Canada.

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-free days average 110 days, typically occurring between May 26 to September 14.

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daily temperatures range from to . However, temperatures can range from in the winter to in the summer months. Overall, its climate is extremely similar to that of Kelowna, in the nearby Okanagan Valley to the west - especially in regard to precipitation patterns and total monthly accumulation. However, Kelowna is significantly warmer throughout all seasons. The highest temperature ever recorded in Cranbrook was on August 10, 2018. The coldest temperature ever recorded was on January 19, 1958.

Demographics

In the 2021 Census of Population conducted by

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, Cranbrook had a population of 20,499 living in 8,780 of its 9,058 total private dwellings, a change of from its 2016 population of 20,047. With a land area of , it had a population density of in 2021.

Ethnicity

Religion

According to the 2021 census, religious groups in Cranbrook included: *

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(11,190 persons or 56.4%) *

Christianity Christianity is an Abrahamic monotheistic religion based on the life and teachings of Jesus of Nazareth. It is the world's largest and most widespread religion with roughly 2.38 billion followers representing one-third of the global pop ...

(8,060 persons or 40.6%) *

Sikhism Sikhism (), also known as Sikhi ( pa, ਸਿੱਖੀ ', , from pa, ਸਿੱਖ, lit=disciple', 'seeker', or 'learner, translit=Sikh, label=none),''Sikhism'' (commonly known as ''Sikhī'') originated from the word ''Sikh'', which comes fro ...

(155 persons or 0.8%) *

Hinduism Hinduism () is an Indian religion or '' dharma'', a religious and universal order or way of life by which followers abide. As a religion, it is the world's third-largest, with over 1.2–1.35 billion followers, or 15–16% of the global p ...

(120 persons or 0.6%) *

Buddhism Buddhism ( , ), also known as Buddha Dharma and Dharmavinaya (), is an Indian religion or philosophical tradition based on teachings attributed to the Buddha. It originated in northern India as a -movement in the 5th century BCE, and gra ...

(85 persons or 0.4%) *

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(45 persons or 0.2%) * Indigenous Spirituality (25 persons or 0.1%) *

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(15 persons or 0.1%)

Education

Schools

Public schools are run by

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, consisting of seven elementary schools and two

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that feed into the city's only high school:

Mount Baker Secondary School Mount Baker Secondary School is the only public high school in Cranbrook, British Columbia, Canada. It is part of School District 5 Southeast Kootenay School District 5 Southeast Kootenay is a school district in British Columbia. It covers the so ...

, home to approximately 1,000 students and 90 staff members. Mount Baker is the largest high school in school district five. Prior to 2004, the

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s were referred to as junior high schools housing

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8-10 rather than the current 7–9. However, due to declining enrollment, the school district adopted the new system. There is also a local home-school network. The following 13 schools are located in Cranbrook. * Aqamnik Elementary School (First Nations school located in St. Mary's Band) * Amy Woodland Elementary * Gordon Terrace Elementary * Highlands Elementary School * Kootenay Christian Academy * Kootenay Orchards Elementary School * Laurie Middle School *

* Parkland Middle School * Pinewood Elementary School * St. Mary's Catholic Independent School (private school) * Steeples Elementary School * T M Roberts Elementary School

Post-secondary education

Cranbrook is home to the main campus of the

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, which has over 2,500 full and part-time students from over 21 countries.

Transportation

Cranbrook is at the junction of major highways 3 and 93/95, and due to its close proximity to the borders of

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and the United States, it is an important transportation hub. Cranbrook has a major Canadian Pacific Railway yard, which serves as a key gateway for trains arriving from and departing to the United States. The

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also known as the St. Mary's Bridge rises high above the St. Mary River and is near the Canadian Rockies International Airport and the Shadow Mountain Golf Community. It supports the thousands of people who travel between

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and Cranbrook on highway 95A. Approximately north is the Canadian Rockies International Airport, which has recently completed its 12.5 million dollar expansion including the lengthening of its runway from 6000 to 8000 feet in order to accommodate a limited number of international flights and an expansion to the Terminal for more passengers. The airport is served by

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to Vancouver,

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to Victoria and Kelowna, and

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to Vancouver and Calgary. On February 11, 1978,

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, a

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, nearly impacted a snowplow on the runway at the airport in Cranbrook, then lost control and crashed, killing 42 of the 49 people on board. Cranbrook has a

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system operated by

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, which runs

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on eight different lines.

Health care

Cranbrook has the largest hospital in the region, the East Kootenay Regional Hospital.

Sports and recreation

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(formerly called the RecPlex) is a pool and hockey arena in Cranbrook that opened in 2000, and was formerly the home to the

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until relocating to

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, in 2019. A paved, two-lane trail exists between Cranbrook and Kimberley, BC. This trail constitutes a section of the Trans-Canada Trail and is known as the Rails to Trails. Canadian Pacific Railway donated the rail right-of-way and the teardown of the railway began by CP Rail in 2009. In addition to this trail, there are 2000 acres of wilderness to explore in the community forest.Cranbrook Community Forest Society
web

Media

;Newspapers * ''

Cranbrook Daily Townsman The ''Cranbrook Daily Townsman'' is the local daily newspaper of Cranbrook, British Columbia, Canada. It is owned by Victoria-based Black Press, the largest publisher of weekly newspapers in British Columbia. The ''Daily Townsman'' is the paper ...

'' - Daily paper ;Radio stations * 101.3 FM - CBRR-FM,

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(repeats

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Kelowna Kelowna ( ) is a city on Okanagan Lake in the Okanagan Valley in the southern interior of British Columbia, Canada. It serves as the head office of the Regional District of Central Okanagan. The name Kelowna derives from the Okanagan word ''ki� ...

) * 102.9 FM -

CHDR-FM CHDR-FM is a Canadian radio station in Cranbrook, British Columbia that broadcasts a classic hits format at 102.9 FM branded as ''102.9 Rewind Radio''. The station is owned by the Jim Pattison Group. History The station originally began broad ...

, 102.9 REWIND RADIO * 104.7 FM -

CHBZ-FM CHBZ-FM (104.7 FM, ''Wild 104.7'') is a radio station in Cranbrook, British Columbia. Owned by Pattison Media, it broadcasts a country format. History The station originally began broadcasting in 1995 as CKKR until it was changed to the curr ...

, B-104, Country * 107.5 FM -

CFSM-FM CFSM-FM (107.5 FM, ''107.5 2Day FM'') is a radio station in Cranbrook, British Columbia. Owned by Vista Radio, it broadcasts a hot adult contemporary format targeting the Kootenay region of British Columbia. History The station was approved b ...

, 107.5 2day FM, Adult Contemporary ;Television * Channel 5: (Air) Channel 4: (Cable) CFCN-TV-9, CTV (analogue repeater of

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) *

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(community cable channel)

Notable people

The following notable people come from or were born in Cranbrook: *

Ray Allison Raymond Peter Allison (born March 4, 1959) is a Canadian former professional ice hockey forward who played seven seasons in the National Hockey League for the Hartford Whalers and Philadelphia Flyers. Allison was born in Cranbrook, British Colum ...

, retired NHL player * Greg Andrusak, retired NHL player *

Bowen Byram Bowen Byram (born June 13, 2001) is a Canadian professional ice hockey defenceman currently playing for the Colorado Avalanche of the National Hockey League (NHL). He was selected fourth overall by the Avalanche in the 2019 NHL Entry Draft. Th ...

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player *

Brent Carver Brent Carver (November 17, 1951 – August 4, 2020) was a Canadian actor best known internationally for performances in both London's West End and on Broadway in '' Kiss of the Spider Woman'' as Molina, for which he won the Tony Award for Best Le ...

, actor *

Glen Cochrane Glen MacLeod Cochrane (born January 29, 1958) is a Canadian former professional ice hockey defenceman who played ten seasons in the National Hockey League (NHL) for the Philadelphia Flyers, Vancouver Canucks, Chicago Black Hawks and Edmonton Oile ...

, retired NHL player *

Tanya Fir Tanya Fir (born 1975) is a Canadian politician who was elected in the 2019 Alberta general election to represent the electoral district of Calgary-Peigan in the 30th Alberta Legislature. She is a member of the United Conservative Party. On Apri ...

, Member of the Alberta Leglislature, 2019- *

James Heilman James M. Heilman (born ) is a Canadian emergency physician, Wikipedian, and advocate for the improvement of Wikipedia's health-related content. He encourages other clinicians to contribute to the online encyclopedia. With the Wikipedia usern ...

, doctor *

Jim Hiller James Andrew Hiller (born May 13, 1969) is a Canadian former professional ice hockey player. He currently serves as an assistant coach for the Los Angeles Kings of the National Hockey League (NHL). Hiller played 63 games in the NHL with the Los An ...

, retired NHL player *

Dryden Hunt Dryden Hunt (born 24 November 1995) is a Canadian professional ice hockey left wing who is currently playing for the Calgary Wranglers of the American Hockey League (AHL) while under contract to the Calgary Flames of the National Hockey League ( ...

player *

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, retired professional wrestler *

Jon Klemm Jonathan Darryl Klemm (born January 8, 1970) is a Canadian former professional ice hockey defenceman who played in the National Hockey League. , he is an associate coach for the Winnipeg Ice of the Western Hockey League, formerly known as the Koo ...

, retired NHL player *

Lillix Lillix () was a pop rock band from Cranbrook, British Columbia, Canada, formed in 1997 when the early members were in high school. The band was originally an all-girl group under the name Tigerlily composed of guitarist Tasha-Ray Evin, keyboard ...

, former pop rock band *

Bernie Lukowich Bernard Joseph Lukowich (born March 18, 1952) is a Canadian former NHL and WHA player. He played 79 games in the NHL for the Pittsburgh Penguins and the St. Louis Blues. And another 21 games for the Calgary Cowboys of the WHA. His son is Brad Lu ...

, retired NHL player *

Brad Lukowich Bradley J. Lukowich (born August 12, 1976) is a Canadians, Canadian former professional ice hockey Defenceman (ice hockey), defenceman and former assistant coach of the Lethbridge Hurricanes of the Western Hockey League. He has won the Stanley C ...

, retired NHL player *

Donald C. MacDonald Donald Cameron MacDonald (December 7, 1913 – March 8, 2008) was a Canadian politician. Referred to in the media as the "best premier Ontario never had," he represented the provincial riding of York South in the Legislative Assembly of O ...

, politician * Jason Marshall, retired NHL player * Bob McAneeley, former WHA player * Ted McAneeley, retired NHL and WHA player *

Evah McKowan Evah May McKowan (February 6, 1885 – February 22, 1962) was a Canadian writer. Early life Evah May Cartwright was born at Carlisle, Ontario, the daughter of George Cartwright and Clara Cartwright. As a teen she moved west with her parents and ...

, novelist * Bob Murdoch and

Don Murdoch Donald Walter Murdoch (born October 25, 1956) is a Canadian former professional ice hockey player. He played in the National Hockey League with the New York Rangers, Edmonton Oilers, and Detroit Red Wings between 1976 and 1982. He was featured in ...

, retired NHL players * Riley Nelson, retired ECHL player and captain for the Colorado Eagles *

Rob Niedermayer Robert Wade Niedermayer Jr. (born December 28, 1974) is a Canadian former professional ice hockey player who played 17 National Hockey League (NHL) seasons for the Florida Panthers, Calgary Flames, Anaheim Ducks, New Jersey Devils, and Buffalo Sa ...

, retired NHL player *

Scott Niedermayer Scott Niedermayer (born August 31, 1973) is a Canadian former ice hockey defenceman and current special assignment coach of the Anaheim Ducks. He played 18 seasons and over 1,000 games in the National Hockey League (NHL) for the New Jersey Devi ...

, retired NHL player *

Kate Pullinger Kate Pullinger is a Canadian novelist and author of digital fiction, and a professor of Creative Writing at Bath Spa University, England. She was born 1961 in Cranbrook, British Columbia, Canada, and went to high school on Vancouver Island. She dr ...

, author *

Tom Renney Thomas Renney (born March 1, 1955) is a Canadian former ice hockey coach and executive. He served as the chief executive officer of Hockey Canada from 2014 to 2022, and was previously an associate coach with the National Hockey League's Detroit ...

, former NHL and Olympic ice hockey coach *

Ben Rutledge Ben Rutledge (born November 9, 1980, in Cranbrook, British Columbia) was a Canadian Olympic rower and is currently a Mortgage Broker. In Seville, Spain 2002 he was a member of Canada's inaugural Men's 8+ crew to win a gold medal at a World Champ ...

, Olympic gold medal rower *

Joel Savage Joel Savage (born December 25, 1969) is a Canadian former professional ice hockey player.https://www.nhl.com/player/joel-savage-8451140 Savage was drafted in the first round, 13th overall, by the Buffalo Sabres in the 1988 NHL Entry Draft. Savag ...

, retired NHL player * Terry Segarty, businessman and BC Minister of Labour * Corey Spring, retired NHL player *

Frank Spring Franklin Patrick Spring (born October 19, 1949) is a Canadian former professional ice hockey player who played 61 games in the National Hockey League (NHL) and 13 games in the World Hockey Association (WHA). He was born in Rossland, British Colu ...

, retired NHL player *

Steve Yzerman Stephen Gregory Yzerman (; born May 9, 1965) is a Canadian former professional ice hockey player currently serving as executive vice president and general manager of the Detroit Red Wings, with whom he spent all 22 seasons of his NHL playing c ...

, retired NHL player * Tom Shypitka, three time Provincial Curling Champion (1979, 1991, 2010)

Sister cities

Cranbrook is twinned with *

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(United States)

References

External links

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