| Village of Slocan Slocan City |
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Village of Slocan
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| Coordinates: | |
| Country | Canada |
| Province | British Columbia |
| Region | West Kootenay (Slocan Valley) |
| Regional district | Central Kootenay |
| Incorporated | 1901 |
| Government | |
| • Governing body | Slocan Village Council |
| • Mayor | Madeleine Perriere |
| Area | |
| • Total | 0.75 km2 (0.3 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 450 m (1,476 ft) |
| Population (2006) | |
| • Total | 314 |
| Time zone | PST (UTC-8) |
| Highways | 6 |
| Waterways | Slocan Lake, Slocan River |
The Village of Slocan, commonly known as Slocan City, is a village in the Slocan Valley of the West Kootenay region of the southeastern Interior of British Columbia, Canada. It is located at the southern end of Slocan Lake, to the south of New Denver, which sits mid-way up the lake's eastern shore.
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The name Slocan is derived from the Sinixt Indian word meaning "to strike or pierce on head" and was derived from their practice of harpooning salmon. At one time, this area had an abundance of salmon.
Slocan should not be confused with Slocan Park, which is farther south along the Slocan River, or South Slocan, at the Slocan River's confluence with the Kootenay River. The term "the Slocan" may refers to either the Slocan Valley or Slocan City.
The townsite was staked at the lower end of Slocan Lake in 1892 following massive silver strikes nearby. The site was conveniently close to three principal ore producing areas. By 1900, there were 12 hotels in Slocan; by 1920 there were only three. Slocan became a city in June 1901 and reverted to village status in June 1958.
During the 1890s, Slocan City was a bustling, boisterous, boomtown filled with hotels, saloons, pack teams, rail cars filled with ore, and miners in pursuit of the ever elusive mother lode.
During World War II, Slocan was one of the Japanese Canadian internment camps in British Columbia. Among those interned at the Slocan camp was celebrity scientist David Suzuki, then only a boy. Other internment camps in the area were at Lemon Creek, just south of Slocan, and at New Denver.
| Climate data for Slocan | |||||||||||||
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| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Record high °C (°F) | 10 (50) |
14.5 (58.1) |
22.5 (72.5) |
30 (86) |
35.5 (95.9) |
38 (100) |
41 (106) |
39.5 (103.1) |
36.1 (97.0) |
26.1 (79.0) |
17.2 (63.0) |
11.7 (53.1) |
41 (106) |
| Average high °C (°F) | −0.2 (31.6) |
3.6 (38.5) |
9.3 (48.7) |
15.5 (59.9) |
20.4 (68.7) |
24.2 (75.6) |
28 (82) |
28.5 (83.3) |
21.7 (71.1) |
13.8 (56.8) |
4.8 (40.6) |
0.2 (32.4) |
14.1 (57.4) |
| Average low °C (°F) | −7.1 (19.2) |
−4.9 (23.2) |
−2.3 (27.9) |
1 (34) |
4.9 (40.8) |
8.5 (47.3) |
10.1 (50.2) |
10 (50) |
5.8 (42.4) |
1.4 (34.5) |
−1.9 (28.6) |
−5.9 (21.4) |
1.6 (34.9) |
| Record low °C (°F) | −31.7 (−25.1) |
−30.6 (−23.1) |
−22.2 (−8.0) |
−7.8 (18.0) |
−6.1 (21.0) |
0 (32) |
2.8 (37.0) |
2.2 (36.0) |
−4.4 (24.1) |
−11 (12) |
−23.5 (−10.3) |
−35 (−31) |
−35 (−31) |
| Precipitation mm (inches) | 94 (3.7) |
69.8 (2.748) |
62.4 (2.457) |
61 (2.4) |
68.2 (2.685) |
71.1 (2.799) |
54.4 (2.142) |
49.4 (1.945) |
51.4 (2.024) |
61.6 (2.425) |
104 (4.09) |
105.9 (4.169) |
853.2 (33.591) |
| Source: Environment Canada[1] | |||||||||||||
Currently, Slocan is a resting point for travellers en route to Valhalla Provincial Park, and hosts the annual Slocan City Logging Show. In 2008, the event included the Canadian Championships in the Open Tree Climb, Intermediate Choker Race, Ladies Log Roll, and Novice Double Buck.
Slocan City was featured on the historical television series Gold Trails and Ghost Towns, season 2, episode 7.
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