Kent, British Columbia
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Location of Kent, British Columbia within the Fraser Valley Regional District in British Columbia, Canada
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Incorporation	1895
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MP	Chuck Strahl
MLA	Barry Penner
Mayor	Lorne Fisher
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The District of Kent is a district municipality located about 75 kilometres east of Vancouver, British Columbia. Part of the Fraser Valley Regional District, Kent consists of several major town centres, the most well-known being Agassiz, and several designated Indian reserves. Its only incorporated municipal neighbours are Chilliwack and Harrison Hot Springs; its unincorporated neighbours include Fraser Valley Electoral District C, Fraser Valley Electoral District B, Fraser Valley Electoral District F and Fraser Valley Electoral District D. Vancouver (pronounced ) is a Canadian city in the province of British Columbia. ... Motto: Splendor Sine Occasu (Latin: Splendour without diminishment) Official languages none stated in law; English is de facto Capital Victoria Largest city Vancouver Lieutenant-Governor Iona Campagnolo Premier Gordon Campbell (BC Liberal) Parliamentary representation  - House seat  - Senate seats 36 6 Area Total  â€¢ Land  â€¢ Water    (% of total)  Ranked 5th 944,735... The Fraser Valley Regional District (FVRD) is a regional district in British Columbia, Canada. ... In Canada, an Indian reserve is specified by the Indian Act as a tract of land, the legal title to which is vested in Her Majesty, that has been set apart by Her Majesty for the use and benefit of a band. ... , Chilliwack is a Canadian city in the Province of British Columbia. ... Harrison Hot Springs is a small community on the southern end of Harrison Lake in the Fraser Valley of British Columbia. ...

Geography

Located north of Chilliwack and south of Harrison Hot Springs, Kent is made up of several communities. Agassiz is the district's commercial and industrial centre, and also the largest community. Harrison Mills in western Kent consists of mainly agricultural land and is home to the British Columbia Heritage Kilby Museum and Campground. Harrison Highlands (formerly known as Mount Woodside) is a residential resort development located in central-west Kent targetted towards residents from Vancouver [1]. Ruby Creek to the northeast is a mixed rural-residential community. Rockwell Drive, at the eastern shore of Harrison Lake, serves as a residential and commercial resort-like community. Harrison Lake is the largest lake in the southern Coast Mountains, being about 25,000 ha (2500 sq km or 965 sq mi) in area. ...

Climate

Like the rest of southwest British Columbia, Kent enjoys a wet but moderate to mild climate in the wintertime with dry summers, with very few major temperature fluctuations. The warmest months are usually July and August, with an average of 23° Celsius (74° Fahrenheit); its coldest month is normally January, averaging 2.5° Celsius (35° Fahrenheit) [2]. Motto: Splendor Sine Occasu (Latin: Splendour without diminishment) Official languages none stated in law; English is de facto Capital Victoria Largest city Vancouver Lieutenant-Governor Iona Campagnolo Premier Gordon Campbell (BC Liberal) Parliamentary representation  - House seat  - Senate seats 36 6 Area Total  â€¢ Land  â€¢ Water    (% of total)  Ranked 5th 944,735... A degree Celsius (°C) is a unit of temperature named after the Swedish astronomer Anders Celsius (1701-1744), who first proposed a similar system in 1742. ... Fahrenheit is a temperature scale named after the German physicist Gabriel Fahrenheit (1686–1736), who proposed it in 1724. ...

History

Kent's growth was likely initiated by the search for fertile farm lands in the early 1800s, followed by the Cariboo Gold Rush about fifty years later in 1858. Among the first European settlers to settle in Kent in the 1860s include T.B. Hicks and the Agassiz family. Shortly after, the first commercial activity in the area took place between the local First Nations people and the Hudson's Bay Company fur traders. Rapid commercial growth followed as boats started to routinely stop in the area en route to the Fraser Canyon. The Cariboo Gold Rush is the most famous of the gold rushes in British Columbia and is erroneously sometimes mentioned as the reason for the creation of the Colony of British Columbia. ... Carved mask in Vancouver First Nations is a term for ethnicity used in Canada to replace the word Indian. It refers to the Indigenous peoples of North America located in what is now Canada, and their descendants, who are not Inuit or Métis. ... The Hudsons Bay Company (HBC. TSX: HBC) is the oldest commercial corporation in North America and is one of the oldest in the world. ... View of Fraser Canyon near Fountain, BC View of Fraser Canyon looking upstream from Fountain, B.C. The Fraser Canyon is a stretch of the Fraser River where it descends rapidly through narrow rock gorges in the Coast Mountains enroute from the Interior Plateau of British Columbia to the Fraser...

The construction of the Canadian Pacific Railway around 1881 introduced more development along areas in Kent near the Fraser River and Harrison River. In 1895, the District of Kent was incorporated. Shortly after the incorporation, the Canadian Pacific Railway opened, bringing along more commercial activity to the area. The Canadian Pacific Railway (CPR; AAR reporting marks CP, CPAA, CPI), known as CP Rail between 1968 and 1996, is a Canadian Class I railway operated by Canadian Pacific Railway Limited. ... The Fraser River is the longest river in British Columbia, Canada, rising in the Rocky Mountains near Mount Robson and flowing for 1400 km (870 mi), into the Pacific Ocean at the city of Vancouver. ... The Harrison River is a short but large tributary of the Fraser River, entering it near the community of Chehalis. ...

While the traditional economic merchandise in the area are agriculture-related, there has been a diversification since the 1900s. Roads started to be built between 1901 and 1940, becoming one of the major sources of employment. A bridge crossing at the Harrison River opened in 1926, creating the first-ever road connection to the west of Kent. This connection is often credited for making Agassiz a market-friendly agricultural centre.

In 1948, the Fraser River Flood struck and wiped out Kent's hop industry. However, this disaster unexpectanctly benefited Kent as corn became the new primary agricultural product of the region, leading to Agassiz's claim as the "Corn Capital of BC"; this claim is still used today. [3] Species Humulus lupulusL. Humulus japonicusSiebold& Zucc. ... De-husked corn Corn is a term that originally referred to the kernel of any grain — that is, a fruit of a plant in the Grass Family (Poaceae), such as barleycorn. ...

Demographics

Kent's estimated population in 2005 was 6,077 people. The majority of residents reside in Agassiz. It is the fifth most populated municipality in the Fraser Valley Regional District, after Abbotsford (115,711), Chilliwack (64,898), Mission (31,272) and Hope (6,313). Only one incorporated municipality, Harrison Hot Springs, has fewer residents (1,343). See Abbotsford for other towns with this name Abbotsford ((, )) is a Canadian city, in the Fraser Valley District of British Columbia. ... Mission is a Canadian city, in the province of British Columbia and is situated on the north bank of the Fraser River, overlooking the Fraser Valley. ... Hope, British Columbia is a community in the province of British Columbia, in Canada, of approximately about 7,000 people located on the banks of the Fraser River and the Coquihalla Rivers, about 200 km Northeast of Vancouver. ...

Government and politics

In federal elections, Kent is part of the Chilliwack—Fraser Canyon riding, which has existed since 2004. The riding's current Member of Parliament is Chuck Strahl, a member of the ruling Conservative Party of Canada. Chilliwack—Fraser Canyon is a federal electoral district represented in the Canadian House of Commons, and located in the province of British Columbia. ... A Member of Parliament, or MP, is a representative elected by the voters of an electoral district to a parliament; in the Westminster system, specifically to the lower house. ... Charles Chuck Strahl (born February 25, 1957) is a politician in British Columbia, Canada. ... The Conservative Party of Canada (French: Parti conservateur du Canada), colloquially known as the Tories, is a right-of-centre political party in Canada, formed by the merger of the Canadian Alliance and the Progressive Conservative Party of Canada in December 2003. ...

In provincial elections, Kent lies within the Chilliwack-Kent riding. The current Member of the Legislative Assembly is Barry Penner of the British Columbia Liberal Party. Chilliwack-Kent is a provincial electoral district for the Legislative Assembly of British Columbia, Canada. ... A Member of the Legislative Assembly, or MLA, is a representative elected by the voters of an electoral district to the Legislature or legislative assembly of a subnational jurisdiction. ... The British Columbia Liberal Party (usually refered to as the BC Liberals) is the governing political party in British Columbia, Canada. ...

The current mayor of Kent is Lorne Fisher.

Transportation

Several highways run through Kent. Highway 7 (also known as the Lougheed Highway) runs the entire length of the district, connecting Kent to much of the Fraser Valley and Greater Vancouver. Highway 9 connects Highway 7 to the Trans Canada Highway. British Columbia provincial highway 7, known as the Lougheed Highway, is an alternative route to Highway 1 through the Lower Mainland. ... British Columbia provincial highway 9, the Agassiz Highway, is a north-south route in the eastern part of the Fraser Valley. ... British Columbia provincial highway 1 is the B.C. section of the Trans-Canada Highway. ...

Public transit [4] is operated by Chilliwack/Agassiz-Harrison Transit and funded by BC Transit. There are two fare zones: one for Chilliwack and one for Kent, Harrison Hot Springs and Fraser Valley Electoral Area D. There are nine routes in operation, all of which have connections to downtown Chilliwack. BC Transit is the overall operator of transit services in most municipalities in British Columbia. ...

• Route #1: Fairfield Loop
• Route #2: McNaught Loop
• Route #3: Chilliwack Central Loop
• Route #4: Hospital Loop
• Route #5: Downtown to Luckukuck Loop
• Route #6: Sardis via Wiltshire To Sardis
• Route #7: Sardis via Higgison To Sardis
• Route #8: Yarrow & Greendale Loop
• Route #11: Agassiz-Harrison Transit To Harrison

Economy

Kent's economy has traditionally relied on agriculture. However, it has diversified in recent years by ways of tourism and recreation. Nearby Harrison Hot Springs is a big tourist draw for the area, and many adventurers take advantage of the lakes and rivers in and around Kent. Other nearby tourist attractions include Minter Gardens [5] in Chilliwack, the Trans-Canada Waterslides [6] in Bridal Falls and Dinotown [7] (a dinosaur-themed amusement park), also in Bridal Falls. Orders & Suborders Saurischia Sauropodomorpha Theropoda Ornithischia Thyreophora Ornithopoda Marginocephalia Dinosaurs were vertebrate animals that dominated the terrestrial ecosystem for over 160 million years, first appearing approximately 230 million years ago. ...

Education

Kent is served by British Columbia School District #78. Its schools within Kent include Agassiz Christian School, Agassiz Elementary Secondary School, Kent Elementary School, and McCaffrey Alternative School.

The Agassiz Continuing Education Centre also provides education for adults.

Sports

While Kent has no big sports teams, it is a hub for recreational activity due to its proximity to major rivers and lakes; Harrison Lake and Harrison River is often used for water sports. Sasquatch Provincial Park in northern Kent, next to Harrison Lake, provides camping areas and offers hiking and fishing opportunities [8].

External links

• District of Kent - official site
• Agassiz-Harrison Observer - newspaper
• Harrison.ca - tourism information for Agassiz, Harrison Hot Springs and Bridal Falls

See also

• Chilliwack, British Columbia
• Harrison Hot Springs, British Columbia

, Chilliwack is a Canadian city in the Province of British Columbia. ... Harrison Hot Springs is a small community on the southern end of Harrison Lake in the Fraser Valley of British Columbia. ...

Surrounding municipalities

	British Columbia
Regional Districts	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
Main cities	Abbotsford - Burnaby - Chilliwack - Coquitlam - Fort St. John - Kamloops - Kelowna - Maple Ridge - Nanaimo - New Westminster - North Vancouver (city) - North Vancouver (district) - Port Coquitlam - Prince George - Prince Rupert - Richmond - Surrey - Vancouver - Victoria - West Vancouver