Salmon Arm, British Columbia
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| Salmon Arm, British Columbia | |
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| Country | Canada  |
| Province | British Columbia  |
| Regional District | Columbia-Shuswap |
| Established | 1905 |
| Government | |
| - Mayor | Marty Bootsma |
| - Governing Body | Salmon Arm City Council |
| Area | |
| - City | 155.38 km² (60.0 sq mi) |
| Population (2001) | |
| - City | 15,873 |
| - Density | 102.2/km² (264.7/sq mi) |
| Time zone | Pacific Standard (PST) (UTC-8) |
| Area code(s) | 250 |
Salmon Arm is a city in the interior of the Canadian province of British Columbia that has a population of 16,466 as reported in the BC Stats (2004). It is on the shores of Shuswap Lake, where the Salmon River empties into the Salmon Arm reach of the Lake. It is a tourist destination for the summer, with many beaches, as well as camping facilities and house boat rentals. Salmon Arm is home to the longest wharf in North America. It is the seat of the Columbia-Shuswap Regional District. Former Prime Minister Pierre Elliot Trudeau famously made an obscene gesture to protesters here while on a train trip through the West. Salmon Arm became a city on May 15, 2005 its 100th birthday of incorporation. Directly north of the city, across Shuswap lake, lies Mt. Bastion. A photograph of Mt. Bastion serves as the background for the driver's license of BC.
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[edit] Industry
The largest employers in the Salmon Arm area are related to the forest industry.
Tourism is also important to Salmon Arm, bringing many tourists from Vancouver and Calgary.
[edit] Educational facilities
Salmon Arm has a campus of Okanagan College that offers many programs in a wide range of fields.
Public schools are part of School District 83 North Okanagan-Shuswap which has its main office in Salmon Arm
The annual Shuswap International Writers' Festival and Roots and Blues Festival are held here.
[edit] Miscellaneous Topics
[edit] MP
- Colin Mayes - Conservative Party of Canada. Mayes is former mayor of Salmon Arm.
[edit] MLA
[edit] Mayor
- Marty Bootsma
[edit] Sister cities
[edit] External links
- City of Salmon Arm
- Shuswap Tourism
- Lakeshore News
- Salmon Arm Observer
- Salmon Arm Museum ( R.J. Haney Heritage Park & Museum)
- Salmon Arm Silverbacks BCHL Hockey Team
- Salmon Arm's completely free home page
Subdivisions of British Columbia|
Alberni-Clayoquot · Bulkley-Nechako · Capital · Cariboo · Central Coast · Central Kootenay · Central Okanagan · Columbia-Shuswap · Comox-Strathcona · Cowichan Valley · East Kootenay · Fraser Valley · Fraser-Fort George · Greater Vancouver · Kitimat-Stikine · Kootenay Boundary · Mount Waddington · Nanaimo · North Okanagan · Northern Rockies · Okanagan-Similkameen · Peace River · Powell River · Skeena-Queen Charlotte · Squamish-Lillooet · Stikine · Sunshine Coast · Thompson-Nicola |
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Principal urban centres |
Abbotsford · Kamloops · Kelowna · Nanaimo · Prince George · Vancouver · Victoria |
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Large suburban communities |
Burnaby · Coquitlam · Delta · Langley Township · North Vancouver District · Richmond · Saanich · Surrey |
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Other major centres |
Campbell River · Chilliwack · Courtenay · Cranbrook · Fort St. John · Penticton · Port Alberni · Salmon Arm · Vernon |
