Grand Forks, British Columbia

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Grand Forks, British Columbia, Canada

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Grand Forks, British Columbia, Canada's Location.
Census Division
Regional District	Kootenay Boundary
Area:	10.44 km²
Founded
Incorporated	1897
Population: City	4,054 (2001)
Population density:	388.3/km²
Time zone:	Pacific: UTC -8
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Latitude: Longitude:	Coordinates: 49°02′00.1″N, 118°26′24.1″W {{Canadian_City/Map_source_is:{{{CCMapSource}}}|d1|m1|N|d2|m2|W|region:CA_type:city(100,000)_}}
Elevation:	m MSL
Highways	Highway 3
Waterways	Granby River Kettle River
Mayor:	Neil Krog
Governing body:	Grand Forks City Council
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Grand Forks, population 4,054, is a town in the Kootenay region of British Columbia, Canada. It is located at the place where the Granby River merges with the Kettle River, a tributary of the Columbia. The city is just north of the US-Canada border, approximately 500 km from Vancouver and 200 km from Spokane by road.

[edit] History

Many residents are descendants of the Doukhobors, a group of pacifist Russian immigrants that settled in the area at the beginning of the twentieth century.

[edit] Government

The City of Grand Forks is represented by a 7 member council (mayor and 6 councilors). The current council was elected in 2005 and will serve until 2008.

[edit] Council

• Mayor Neil Krog
• Councillor Ann Gordon
• Councillor Tom Hinter
• Councillor Chris Moslin
• Councillor Patrick O'Doherty
• Councillor Gene Robert
• Councillor Tom Shkrabuik

[edit] Schools

Schools in the region are operated by School District 51 Boundary which has its main office in Grand Forks but also serves Midway, Greenwood, Beaverdell, and Rock Creek.

There are two elementary (Dr. D. A. Perley Elementary School,John A. Hutton Elementary School and one secondary school (Grand Forks Secondary School). The District also operates an alternate learning centre in Grand Forks; Phoenix Learning Centre.

[edit] Industry

Major industries in Grand Forks are logging and agriculture. The town is the site of the former Phoenix copper mine, which closed in 1935 and left several mining slag piles just outside of town.

[edit] Entertainment

Moto (Party Spot)

Langley Girls

[edit] External links

• City of Grand Forks, British Columbia official website

• An informal illustrated history

	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
Communities over 100,000	Abbotsford - Burnaby - Coquitlam - Delta - Kelowna - Richmond - Saanich - Surrey - Vancouver
70,000-100,000	Chilliwack - Kamloops - Langley Township - Maple Ridge - Nanaimo - District of North Vancouver - Prince George - Victoria
Other major communities	Campbell River - Cranbrook - Fort St. John - Mission - New Westminster - City of North Vancouver - Penticton - Port Coquitlam - Port Moody - Vernon

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