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The usual East-West separator is the Purcell Mountains, a range running north–south through the region. Areas to the east of this range are deemed to be in "East Kootenay" or the "East Kootenays" while places west of this division are in "West Kootenay" or the "West Kootenays".
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 27,542.69 km 2 (10,634.29 sq mi). The regional district offices are in Cranbrook, the largest community in the region.
East Kootenay (1890–1894) East Kootenay (north riding) (1894–1900) Columbia (1903–1928) Columbia-Revelstoke (1933 only) Columbia (1937–1963) Columbia River (1966–1986) Columbia River-Revelstoke (current riding since 1991) East Kootenay (south riding) (1894–1903) Fernie (1903–1963) Cranbrook (1903–1963) Kootenay/East Kootenay ...
East Kootenay: 154 380 1955 West Arm Provincial Park: Central Kootenay 26,199 64,740 1995 Whiteswan Lake Provincial Park: East Kootenay: 1,994 4,930 1978 ...
Fernie's welcome sign. Fernie is a city in the Elk Valley area of the East Kootenay region of southeastern British Columbia, Canada, located on BC Highway 3 on the western approaches to the Crowsnest Pass through the Rocky Mountains.
As of the 2020 provincial election, Kootenay East comprised the southern portion of the Regional District of East Kootenay. It is located in southeastern British Columbia and is bordered by Alberta to the east and Montana, United States to the south. Communities in the electoral district consist of Cranbrook, Fernie, Sparwood, and Elkford. [2]
Creston is built on rolling bench-land immediately to the east of the Kootenay River floodplain. Beyond the bench-land to the east are the Purcell Mountains; their steep west-facing scarps are mistakenly called the Skimmerhorns, while the Selkirk Mountains rise west of the floodplain. Silt loam is the most common soil texture at Creston.
Boswell is an unincorporated community in the West Kootenay region of southeastern British Columbia.The former steamboat landing and temporary ferry terminal is adjacent to McGregor Creek on the east shore of the south arm of Kootenay Lake.