The Boundary Country is a historical designation for a district in southern British Columbia lying, as its name suggests, along the boundary between Canada and the United States. It lies to the east of the southern Okanagan Valley and to the west of the West Kootenay. It is often included in descriptions of both of those regions but historically has been considered a separate region. Motto: Splendor Sine Occasu (Latin: Splendour without diminishment) Official languages none stated in law; English is de facto Flower Pacific dogwood Capital Victoria Largest city Vancouver Lieutenant-Governor Iona Campagnolo Premier Gordon Campbell (BC Liberal) Parliamentary representation  - House seat  - Senate seats 36 6 Area Total  - Land  - Water    (% of total)  Ranked... The regional districts that comprise the Okanagan are shown in red. ... West Kootenay was the name of a provincial electoral district in the Canadian province of British Columbia. ...

Geography

The Boundary Country is comprised of the lower valleys of the West Kettle and Kettle Rivers and the lower Granby River. The Granby and Kettle converge south of the border in state of Washington. The Kettle crosses the border at the town of Midway, near the confluence of the Kettle and Boundary Creek, which flows out of the galena-rich Boundary Creek basin where the city of Greenwood is located. A small pass connects between the Kettle River basin and that of the Granby, where the town of Grand Forks lies immediately upon the border, and just east of which is the resort community of Christina Lake. This article deals with the U.S. state. ... Midway (, ) is a village located in southern British Columbia in the West Kootenay region. ... Galena is a lead ore. ... , Greenwood (, ) is a small city in south central British Columbia. ... Downtown area of Grand Forks. ...

The other principal community of the Boundary Country is Rock Creek, which is located at the western end of the region where the creek of the same name meets the Kettle River. The area is rich with the sites of former towns and cities, most long defunct and nearly disappeared, although the names Kettle Valley, Boundary Falls, Anaconda, Phoenix and Eholt still appear on the map.

Transportation

History

The Boundary Country was part of the traditional territory of the Sinixt, a First Nations people of the Interior Salish language group (also known as "the Lake" or "the Lakes" Indians). They are closely related to the neighbouring Okanagan and Colville peoples. Declared "extinct" by the government of Canada during the early 20th Century, some Sinixt families still reside in neighbouring Washington . First Nations is the current title used by Canada to describe the various societies of the indigenous peoples, called Native Americans in the U.S. They have also been known as Indians, Native Canadians, Aboriginal Americans, Amer-Indians, or Aboriginals, and are officially called Indians in the Indian Act, which... Interior Salish is a Salishan language, but can also refer to First Nations/Native American cultures who speak the language. ...

Political Organization

Electoral Districts

Federal

Federally, the Boundary Country is now part of the British Columbia Southern Interior electoral district. Historically it was originally part of the Yale riding (1871-1952) and afterwards has been in the Okanagan Boundary (1952-1966) and the Okanagan—Kootenay (1966-1968) ridings. British Columbia Southern Interior is a federal electoral district represented in the Canadian House of Commons, and located in the province of British Columbia. ... Yale was a federal electoral district that was represented in the Canadian House of Commons from 1871 to 1896. ... Okanagan Boundary was a former federal electoral district represented in the Canadian House of Commons, and located in the province of British Columbia. ... Okanagan—Kootenay was a former federal electoral district represented in the Canadian House of Commons, and located in the province of British Columbia. ...

Provincial

The Boundary Country is currently part of the West Kootenay-Boundary provincial electoral district. Previously it had been in the Okanagan-Boundary (1991-1996) ridings, Boundary-Similkameen (1963-1991), and Grand Forks-Greenwood ridings (1924-1963). From 1903 to 1924 it was represented by two ridings, Greenwood and Grand Forks, both of which had been created from the redistribution of the older West Kootenay (south riding) (1894 only) and prior to that West Kootenay riding (1890 only). Originally it was part of the Kootenay (provincial electoral district). West Kootenay-Boundary is a provincial electoral district for the Legislative Assembly of British Columbia, Canada. ... Okanagan Boundary was a former federal electoral district represented in the Canadian House of Commons, and located in the province of British Columbia. ... 1903 (MCMIII) was a common year starting on Thursday (see link for calendar). ... 1924 (MCMXXIV) was a leap year starting on Tuesday (link will take you to calendar). ... West Kootenay was an electoral district in the Canadian province of British Columbia which appeared only in the provinncial election of 1890. ... Kootenay was a provincial electoral district in the province of British Columbia, Canada, from 1871 to 1890 and 1966 to 1999. ...

Regional Districts

The Boundary Country is currently part of the Kootenay Boundary Regional District.

Municipalities

The incorporated municipalities in the Boundary Country are the cities of Grand Forks and Greenwood, British Columbia. Christina Lake and the village of Midway. Rock Creek and Christina Lake are not incorporated. Other cities during the area's smelting and railway heyday were at one time incorporated but only Greenwood and Grand Forks retain their city status, with Greenwood proudly retaining the status of "Canada's Smallest City". Grand Forks, population 4,054, is a city in British Columbia. ... , Greenwood (, ) is a small city in south central British Columbia. ... Midway (, ) is a village located in southern British Columbia in the West Kootenay region. ...