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About Local Community Services
Medical Services
Creston Valley HospitalCreston's 20-bed inpatient hospital has a 24-hour emergency department; Creston Valley Regional Airport also offers a medivac service and patients can be airflifted to Kelowna or Calgary in 30 minutes.
Creston Health Unit
Creston Mental Health
Education
KES - Employment Services
College of the Rockies - Creston Campus
East Shore Learning Hub
Schools
Adam Robertson Elementary School
Erickson Elementary School
Canyon School
Prince Charles Secondary School - PCSS
Wildflower School
Schools in the valley
Crawford Bay School
Senior Care Facilities
Childcare Services
Creston Valley Childcare Society 428-5111
Teddy Bear Day Care 428-5111 (not for profit)
Emergency Services
RCMP - Phone 911
Fire Phone 911
Creston Fire Hall
Canyon Lister Fire Hall
Wynndel Fire Hall
Riondel Fire Hall
Airports
Creston Airport
Spokane International Airport - 3 hour easy drive
Cranbrook Airport - 1 hour drive
Other Services
Creston Recreation Center with indoor pool and conference facilities
Creston Valley Public Library
Creston Museum
Creston Housing
Creston District Society For Community Living
Kootenai Community Center Society
Creston Hospice
Creston Valley Farmers Market
Creston Valley Food Action
Creston Arts Council (arts community not limited to):
Concert Society
Columbia Basin Trust - CBT
Creston Kootenay Foundation
Community Futures
Kootenay Employment Services
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Planning Resources
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Incorporated in 1965, the Regional District of Central Kootenay (RDCK) is a local government that serves an estimated population of 60,000 residents. Our region consists of 11 electoral areas (A, B, C, D, E, F, G, H, I, J, K) and nine member municipalities: Castlegar, Creston, Kaslo, for Nakusp, Nelson, New Denver, Salmo, Silverton and Slocan. Creston Valley Map
Creston and Kootenay Lake East Shore include areas: A, B, C and Town of Creston. Area A serves the communities of Boswell, Sirdar, Sanca, Wynndel, Gray Creek, Kootenay Bay, Riondel, Twin Bays, Kuskanook, Pilot Bay and Crawford Bay. Garry Jackman, Population - 2,030 (2011 stats) Area B serves the communities of Canyon, Erickson, Lister, Huscroft, Rykerts, Arrow Creek, Yahk, Goatfell, Kingsgate, Kitchener, Glenlily, Goat River Bottom and the Lower Kootenay Band. Tanya Wall, Population - 4,464 (2011 stats) Area C serves the communities of Duck Lake, Lakeview, West Creston (Flats) and South Reclamation. Larry Binks, Population - 1,372 (2011 stats) Creston - serves the neighbourhoods known as South Creston, Crawford Hill, Alice Siding (in town limits) and our new subdivisions. Mayor Ron Toyota, Population - 5,306 (2011 stats)
Kootenay Lake Partnership Friends of Kootenay Lake Lake Levels Columbia Basin regional information (East and West Kootenays to north of Revelstoke) The State of the Basin 2017 Report datacat.cbrdi.ca/sites/default/files/attachments/2017SOTB_FullReport_ForPrint_25Apr2018.pdf |
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News and Activities Services
Map of Creston BC Area
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Kootenay Lake Ferry Schedule
Crossing Time: 35 minutes
This schedule often changes. The schedule below can give you an idea of how the ferry operates. Check the Government website for accurate ferry times. 
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The knowledge contained within these articles are based on my decades of local personal and business experience, as well as the knowledge I have gleaned from other local residents. I am not an editor but I am an active enthusiastic resident who cares deeply for her community and has responded to a need for this type of information by creating this website. Please contact me if you see anything that needs updating or correcting or you feel should be included. Thank you, Debby Johnson
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