Midway, British Columbia

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**Midway, British Columbia, Canada**

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Midway, British Columbia, Canada's Location.
Census Division
Regional District	Kootenay-Boundary
Area:	12.16 km²
Founded	1893
Incorporated	1967
Population: Village Population	630 (2005)
Population density:	54.8/km²
Time zone:	Pacific: UTC -8
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Latitude: Longitude:	49°0′38″N, 118°46′43″W {{Canadian_City/Map_source_is:{{{CCMapSource}}}\|d1\|m1\|N\|d2\|m2\|W\|region:CA_type:city(100,000)_}}
Elevation:	578 m m MSL
Highways	Highway 3
Waterways	Kettle River
Mayor:
Governing body:	Midway Village Council

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Midway (49°0′38″N, 118°46′43″W) is a village located in southern British Columbia in the West Kootenay region. It is located 13 km west of Greenwood and 51 km east of Osoyoos along Highway 3.

[edit] History

Originally known as Boundary City, the land was purchased by the Midway Town site Company. The Company divided the land into lots and sold each for about $100. The name was changed by the owner, RC Adams, a few years later.

A year after its establishment, an elementary school was built.

The town was slowly populated. During mining booms in the late 1800s and 1990s, the population reached up to 6000. Midway also expanded in 1899 with the arrival of the Canadian Pacific Railway, making it a centre point for the distribution of ore.

[edit] Government

Midway's local government consists of a mayor and four councillors elected to four year terms. The current mayor is Marguerite Rotvold. The councillors are Gail Bryan, Dick Dunsdon, Randy Kappes and Pat Kappes. Rotvold's predecessor, James McMynn, was the longest serving mayor in Canada, retiring after 38 years.

Representation for school board is elected to School District 51 Boundary which is based in Grand Forks.It operates two schools in Midway; Boundary Central Secondary School and Midway Elementary School.

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