Montrose, British Columbia

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Montrose, British Columbia, Canada

Motto:
Montrose, British Columbia, Canada.
Census division
Regional District	Kootenay-Boundary
Area:	1.52 km²
Founded
Incorporated	1956
Population {{{Population description}}}	1021 (2006) 1,065 (2001)
Population density	666/km²
Time zone	Pacific: UTC -8
Postal code span	V0G 1P0
Latitude Longitude	49°4′42″N, 117°35′35″W
Elevation	600 m MSL
Highways	Highway 3B
Waterways	Columbia River
Mayor
Governing body	Montrose Village Council
1(sc) According to the Canada 2006 Census. 2(gr) Geographic references.

Montrose (49°4′42″N, 117°35′35″W) is a village located in south-eastern British Columbia in the West Kootenay region. It is located 7 km east of the city of Trail along Highway 3B.

Contents 1 Geography 2 History 3 Economy 4 Features

[edit] Geography

The village of Montrose is built on a mountain ledge leading to Beaver Valley. Because of its limited physical area, there is very little fluctuation in population.

[edit] History

Originally known as "Wood's Flats," Montrose was developed as a retirement village for workers from the nearby Cominco smelter. It was incorporated in 1956 as a village, and named after a popular resort in Scotland. The construction of the "Montrose Cutoff," an extension of highway 3B from Fruitvale to Trail, reduced travel time to Trail from ~45 minutes to 10 minutes, making the village more attractive to commuters.

[edit] Economy

There is a post office, one combined gasoline station/corner store and an auto repair facility in the village. Other than home-based businesses, virtually all other employment is based in the nearby city of Trail. Major employers of Montrose residents include the Kootenay Boundary Regional Hospital, School District 20, Ferraro Foods, and the Trail locations of such large corporations as Fortis BC, Wal-Mart, Extra Foods (Weston Corp), Canadian Tire and engineering giant AMEC Plc.

Montrose is known throughout the Kootenay region of BC for its excellent drinking water, as sample of which was entered into the 2007 World Drinking Water Olympics.

[edit] Features

Montrose is also the location of the "Antenna Trail" a 4 kilometre loop hiking trail that rises 250 metres above the village and affords spectacular views of the Beaver and Columbia Valleys. This trail is part of the Kootenay Columbia Trail system although it is not contiguous with the rest of the trails located near, and accessed from, nearby Rossland. The Antenna Trail is popular because it is snow-free much earlier in the spring than the higher elevation trails, and has little if any mountain bike traffic.