Harrison Hot Springs
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| Province : | British Columbia | ||
| Regional District : | Fraser Valley | ||
| Coordinates : | 49 ° 18 ′ N , 121 ° 47 ′ W | ||
| Area : | 5.57 km² | ||
| Residents : | 1469 (as of 2011) | ||
| Population density : | 263.7 inhabitants / km² | ||
| Time zone : | Pacific Time ( UTC − 8 ) | ||
| Postal code : | V0M | ||
| Foundation : | 1949 | ||
| Mayor : | Leo Facio | ||
Harrison Hot Springs , popularly just called Harrison , is a resort town on the southern tip of Harrison Lake in the Fraser Valley Regional District in the Canadian province of British Columbia .
history
The place owes its name to the two hot mineral springs located on the lake shore . These are named Potash and Sulfur , the former has a water temperature of 40 ° C, the latter of 65 ° C. With 1300 ppm they are among the most mineral-rich sources in the world.
The Indians of the Chehalis tribe already knew and revered the hot springs. The "discovery" of the site by a group of gold prospectors who believed they had already been lost and were saved by the springs led to the settlement of whites . The place was initially called St. Alice's Well .
The inauguration of the Canadian Pacific Railway in 1866 brought these decades later within carriage range of Canada's main transcontinental artery.
After a long period of restrained growth, it was not until May 27, 1949 that the political community Village of Harrison Hot Springs was founded and the associated granting of local self-government .
In June 2006, Harrison probably as a base for the smuggling of narcotics into the American state of Washington by helicopter used.
Demographics
The 2011 census showed a population of 1,469 inhabitants for the municipality. The city's population has only decreased by 6.7% compared to the 2006 census, while the population in the province of British Columbia increased by 7.0%.
economy
The median wage for workers in Harrison Hot Springs was C $ 21,884 in 2006, compared with C $ 24,867 in the province of British Columbia.
traffic
Highway 9 coming from the south ends in Harrison Hot Springs .
Harrison Lake is home to the community's seaplane base (Transport Canada Identifier: CAC8).
tourism
Most visitors are drawn to the resort's thermal baths . Next to it is Harrison also for there held annually in September in the competition building sandcastles known and for allsommerliche Art Festival. Also, the location is the access to Sasquatch Provincial Park .
Web links
Individual evidence
- ^ Origin Notes and History. Harrison Hot Springs. In: GeoBC . Retrieved October 1, 2012 .
- ^ Pot probe targets Harrison Hot Springs. (No longer available online.) In: Vancouver Sun. June 29, 2006, archived from the original on March 24, 2016 ; Retrieved July 22, 2012 .
- ^ Harrison Hot Springs Community Profile. Census 2011. In: Statistics Canada . September 7, 2012, accessed October 1, 2012 .
- ^ Harrison Hot Springs Community Facts. (PDF, 48.22 KB) In: BCStats . Retrieved October 1, 2012 .