Sahali, British Columbia

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Sahali (or Sa-hali) is a growing and more upscale neighbourhood in South Kamloops, British Columbia, Canada, bordered by the Aberdeen and Downtown districts. It is home to most of Kamloops' major grocery and big box stores. It is also site of British Columbia's newest University, Thompson Rivers University. The neighbourhood is the largest in Kamloops and consists of a Upper and Lower Sahali, with an estimated total population of 11,967 in 2003.

The neighbourhood's name derives from the Chinook jargon word saghalie, basically meaning 'up' or 'above' but in this context meaning 'high ground', 'the heights', or, poetically, 'heaven'. Sahali is situated on high ground overlooking the Thompson River valley.

[edit] References

• http://www.kamloopscanada.net/sahali.htm
• http://www.city.kamloops.bc.ca/planning/pdfs/population.pdf