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School District 51 Boundary is a school district in British Columbia. Centred in Grand Forks, it covers an area west to the outskirts of Kelowna, British Columbia and all along the border with the United States. This includes the communities of Midway, Greenwood, Beaverdell, and Rock Creek.
Schools in the region are operated by School District 51 Boundary which has its main office in Grand Forks and also serves Midway, Greenwood, Beaverdell, and Rock Creek. There are two elementary (Dr. D. A. Perley Elementary School, and John A. Hutton Elementary School) and one secondary school (Grand Forks Secondary School).
Many school districts were in existence prior to British Columbia joining Canada in 1871. Some districts were just single schools or even one teacher. Traditionally school districts in British Columbia were either municipal, which were named after the municipality such as Vancouver or Victoria, or rural and given a regional name.
Name Address Coordinates Government recognition (CRHP №) Image Canadian Pacific Railway Station 7654 Donaldson Drive Grand Forks BC : Federal () Upload Photo: Bank of Montreal
The Regional District of Kootenay Boundary (RDKB) is one of 28 regional districts in the province of British Columbia, Canada. As of the 2016 Canadian census, the population was 31,447. The area is 8,095.62 km 2 (3,125.74 sq mi). The RDKB was incorporated in 1966 and consists of eight incorporated municipalities and five unincorporated ...
The largest city in the region is Grand Forks with a city population of almost 4,000 and an area population of about 10,000. The incorporated municipalities in the Boundary Country are the cities of Grand Forks and Greenwood and village of Midway. The unincorporated communities are Bridesville, Rock Creek, Westbridge, Christian Valley ...
Westbridge is in the Boundary Country region of south central British Columbia. The place straddles the West Kettle River immediately north of the confluence with the Kettle River . [ 1 ] On BC Highway 33 , the locality is by road about 87 kilometres (54 mi) northwest of Grand Forks , 64 kilometres (40 mi) northeast of Osoyoos , and 121 ...
In 1909, the Doukhobor Christian Community of Universal Brotherhood (CCUB) purchased 1,600 hectares (4,000 acres) in the Grand Forks area. [8] On Reservoir Rd, about 2.9 kilometres (1.8 mi) south of the former village, is the Fructova Heritage Site. The property includes the former Doukhobor school, which was open 1929–1949.