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. British Columbia (ˌbrɪtɨʃ kəˈlʌmbiə ( BC) ( (la Colombie-Britannique C Country to "Dominion of Canada" or "Canadian Federation" or anything else please read the Talk Page The United States of America —commonly referred to as the It lies to the east of the southern Okanagan Valley and to the west of the West Kootenay. The Okanagan (oʊkəˈnɑːɡən also known as the Okanagan Valley and sometimes as Okanagan Country is a region located in the Canadian province It is often included in descriptions of both of those regions but historically has been considered a separate region.
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Geography
The Boundary Country comprises the lower valleys of the West Kettle and Kettle Rivers and the lower Granby River. Kettle River is a tributary of the Columbia River in northeastern Washington in the United States and southeastern British Columbia in The Granby River is a tributary of the Kettle River in British Columbia Canada, joining the Kettle just north of the US-Canada border at the town of Grand Forks The Granby and Kettle converge just north of the border at Grand Forks, the largest city and heart of the Boundary. Grand Forks, population 4036 is a town in the Boundary Country of the West Kootenay region of British Columbia, Canada. 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. Midway ( is a village located in southern British Columbia in the West Kootenay region Galena is the natural mineral form of Lead sulfide. It is the most important Lead Ore mineral Greenwood is a small city in south central British Columbia.It was incorporated in 1897 and was formerly one of the principal cities of the Boundary 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. Grand Forks, population 4036 is a town in the Boundary Country of the West Kootenay region of British Columbia, Canada. Christina Lake is an unincorporated recreational area in the Boundary Country of the West Kootenay region of British Columbia
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. Kettle River is a tributary of the Columbia River in northeastern Washington in the United States and southeastern British Columbia in 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.
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). The Sinixt (also known as the Sin-Aikst or Sin Aikst, " Arrow Lakes Band " are a First Nations People First Nations is a term of Ethnicity that refers to the Aboriginal peoples in Canada who are neither Inuit nor Métis people They are closely related to the neighbouring Okanagan and Colville peoples. The Okanagan people also spelled Okanogan, are a First Nations and Native American people whose traditional territory spans the U The Colville Native Americans were originally located on the Colville River in the eastern part of the U Declared "extinct" by the government of Canada during the early 20th Century, some Sinixt families still reside in neighbouring Washington .
Political Organization
Electoral Districts
Federal
Federally, the Boundary Country is now part of the British Columbia Southern Interior electoral district. British Columbia Southern Interior (formerly known as Southern Interior) is a federal electoral district in the province of British Columbia, 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. Yale was a federal electoral district in British Columbia, Canada, that was represented in the Canadian House of Commons from 1872 to 1892 and This page is for the federal electoral district Okanagan Boundary
Provincial
The Boundary Country is currently part of the West Kootenay-Boundary provincial electoral district. West Kootenay-Boundary is a provincial Electoral district for the Legislative Assembly of British Columbia, Canada. Previously it had been in the Okanagan-Boundary (1991-1996) ridings, Boundary-Similkameen (1963-1991), and Grand Forks-Greenwood ridings (1924-1963). Okanagan-Boundary was a provincial electoral district in the Canadian province of British Columbia spanning the area from the Similkameen towns of Boundary-Similkameen was a provincial electoral district in the Canadian province of British Columbia. Grand Forks-Greenwood was the name of a provincial electoral district in the Canadian province of British Columbia centred on the town of Grand Forks, in 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). Year 1903 ( MCMIII) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display calendar of the Gregorian calendar or a Common year starting Year 1924 ( MCMXXIV) was a Leap year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Greenwood was the name of a provincial electoral district in the Canadian province of British Columbia. Grand Forks was the name of a provincial electoral district in the Canadian province of British Columbia centred on the town of Grand Forks, in the Boundary West Kootenay South was an electoral district in the Canadian province of British Columbia in the 1894 election only Originally it was part of the Kootenay (provincial electoral district). For the provincial electoral district known as "Kootenay" in use from 1966 to 2001 see Kootenay East.
Regional Districts
The Boundary Country is currently part of the Kootenay Boundary Regional District. The Regional District of Kootenay Boundary (RDKB is a Regional district in the province of British Columbia, Canada.
Municipalities
The incorporated municipalities in the Boundary Country are the cities of Grand Forks and Greenwood, British Columbia. Grand Forks, population 4036 is a town in the Boundary Country of the West Kootenay region of British Columbia, Canada. Greenwood is a small city in south central British Columbia.It was incorporated in 1897 and was formerly one of the principal cities of the Boundary Christina Lake and the village of Midway. Christina Lake is an unincorporated recreational area in the Boundary Country of the West Kootenay region of British Columbia Midway ( is a village located in southern British Columbia in the West Kootenay region 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".
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