Elkford, British Columbia

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Elkford, British Columbia, Canada

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Elkford, British Columbia, Canada.
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Regional District	East Kootenay
Area:	101.59 km²
Founded
Incorporated	1971
Population District Municipality Population	2,702 (2001)
Population density	26.6/km²
Time zone	Mountain: UTC -7
Postal code span	V0B 1H0
Latitude Longitude	50°1′17″N, 114°54′57″W
Elevation	1300 m MSL
Highways	Highway 43
Waterways
Mayor
Governing body	Elkford Council
1(sc) According to the Canada 2001 Census. 2(gr) Geographic references.

Coordinates: 50°1′17″N, 114°54′57″W

Elkford is a small community in southeast British Columbia. It is nestled within the majestic Rocky Mountain range. Elkford is located 32 km North of the junction at Sparwood B.C, on Highway #43.

Elkford has unlimited year-round outdoor recreation opportunities and activities.

The town and area boasts many kilometers of hiking, snowmobiling and cross country ski trails, as well as a family oriented ski hill, Wapiti, run by Elkford resident volunteers. The Wapiti hill consists of a nine tower t-bar lift, a lodge, rentals and night skiing all at affordable rates.After a day of outdoor activities, it is enjoyable to sit back and relax in the Elkford Aquatic Centre, complete with competition size pool, hot tub and sauna.

There are two public schools Rocky Mountain Elementary School and Elkford Secondary School with a combined student population of 400 (January 2006).

A vast majority of the town works at the coal mine operations in the nearby area run by Elk Valley Coal. There are approximately 3000 residents in Elkford.

Elkford is known as Canada's highest elevation community.

(http://www.elkford.ca/)