Cranbrook ( ) is a city in southeast

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, Canada, located approximately 10 km southwest of the confluence of the

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and the St. Mary's River. It is the largest urban centre in the region known as the

East Kootenay The Regional District of East Kootenay (RDEK) is a regional district in the Canadian province of British Columbia, Canada. In the 2016 census, the population was 60,439. Its area is . The regional district offices are in Cranbrook, the large ...

. As of 2021, Cranbrook's population is 20,499 with a

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population of 27,040. It is the location of the headquarters of the

Regional District of East Kootenay The Regional District of East Kootenay (RDEK) is a regional district in the Canadian province of British Columbia, Canada. In the 2016 census, the population was 60,439. Its area is . The regional district offices are in Cranbrook, the large ...

and also the location of the regional headquarters of various provincial ministries and agencies, notably the Rocky Mountain Forest District. Cranbrook is home to the

Canadian Museum of Rail Travel The Cranbrook History Centre, formerly the Canadian Museum of Rail Travel, or its brand name "Trains Deluxe", is located in Cranbrook, British Columbia, Canada, a city of about 25,000 on the west side of the Rocky Mountains. The city was develope ...

which presents static exhibits of passenger rail cars built in the 1920s for the

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and in the 1900s for the

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History

Originally inhabited by

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peoples, the land that Cranbrook now occupies was bought by European settlers, notably Colonel James Baker who named his newly acquired land Cranbrook after his home in Cranbrook,

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, England. In 1890, the

Kootenay Indian Residential School The Kootenay Indian Residential School, composed of the St. Eugene's and St. Mary's mission schools, was a part of the Canadian Indian residential school system and operated in Cranbrook, British Columbia between 1890 and 1970. The school, run by ...

, also called St. Eugene's, opened in Cranbrook, and operated until 1975. In 1898, Baker had successfully convinced

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to establish their

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line through Cranbrook rather than nearby Gold Rush Boom Town

Fort Steele Fort Steele is a heritage site in the East Kootenay region of southeastern British Columbia. This visitor attraction lies on the east shore of the Kootenay River between the mouths of the St. Mary River and Wild Horse River. The locality, on th ...

. With that accomplishment Cranbrook became the major centre of the region, while

declined; however, the latter is today a preserved heritage town. On November 1, 1905, Cranbrook was incorporated as a city. Some of the major industries include mining and forestry services, trades, and health care.

Geography

While much of the city is relatively flat, Cranbrook is surrounded by many rising hills where many residential homes are located. Cranbrook faces the

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to the west and the

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to the north and east. There are many lakes in close proximity to Cranbrook. Some of these lakes include Jim Smith Lake, Wasa Lake, Lazy Lake, Moyie Lake, Monroe Lake, Norbury Lake and Elizabeth Lake. Many of these lakes contain opportunities for boating, fishing and camping. There are public recreational beaches and provincial campgrounds.

Climate

Cranbrook features a

humid continental climate A humid continental climate is a climatic region defined by Russo-German climatologist Wladimir Köppen in 1900, typified by four distinct seasons and large seasonal temperature differences, with warm to hot (and often humid) summers, and cold ...

(''Dfb'') under the

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with very warm, sunny summer days followed by cool nights, and moderately cold and snowy winters.

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reports Cranbrook as having the most sunshine hours of any BC city at approximately 2190.5 hours annually. It is a fairly dry city throughout the year, and when

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does fall a good percentage of it will be in the form of

snow Snow consists of individual ice crystals that grow while suspended in the atmosphere—usually within clouds—and then fall, accumulating on the ground where they undergo further changes. It consists of frozen crystalline water througho ...

. Environment and Climate Change Canada also states that the city experiences some of the lightest wind speeds year-round, has few

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gy days, and has among the highest average

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of any city in Canada.

Frost Frost is a thin layer of ice on a solid surface, which forms from water vapor that deposits onto a freezing surface. Frost forms when the air contains more water vapor than it can normally hold at a specific temperature. The process is simila ...

-free days average 127 days, typically occurring between May 18 to September 23.

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daily temperatures range from to . However, temperatures can range from in the winter to in the summer months. Overall, its climate is extremely similar to that of Kelowna, in the nearby Okanagan Valley to the west - especially in regard to precipitation patterns and total monthly accumulation. However, Kelowna is significantly warmer throughout all seasons. The highest temperature ever recorded in Cranbrook was on August 10, 2018. The coldest temperature ever recorded was on January 19, 1958.

Demographics

In the

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conducted by

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, Cranbrook had a population of 20,499 living in 8,780 of its 9,058 total private dwellings, a change of from its 2016 population of 20,047. With a land area of , it had a population density of in 2021.

Ethnicity

Religion

According to the 2021 census, religious groups in Cranbrook included: *

Irreligion Irreligion is the absence or rejection of religious beliefs or practices. It encompasses a wide range of viewpoints drawn from various philosophical and intellectual perspectives, including atheism, agnosticism, religious skepticism, ...

(11,190 persons or 56.4%) *

Christianity Christianity is an Abrahamic monotheistic religion, which states that Jesus in Christianity, Jesus is the Son of God (Christianity), Son of God and Resurrection of Jesus, rose from the dead after his Crucifixion of Jesus, crucifixion, whose ...

(8,060 persons or 40.6%) *

Sikhism Sikhism is an Indian religion and Indian philosophy, philosophy that originated in the Punjab region of the Indian subcontinent around the end of the 15th century CE. It is one of the most recently founded major religious groups, major religio ...

(155 persons or 0.8%) *

Hinduism Hinduism () is an Hypernymy and hyponymy, umbrella term for a range of Indian religions, Indian List of religions and spiritual traditions#Indian religions, religious and spiritual traditions (Sampradaya, ''sampradaya''s) that are unified ...

(120 persons or 0.6%) *

Buddhism Buddhism, also known as Buddhadharma and Dharmavinaya, is an Indian religion and List of philosophies, philosophical tradition based on Pre-sectarian Buddhism, teachings attributed to the Buddha, a wandering teacher who lived in the 6th or ...

(85 persons or 0.4%) *

Islam Islam is an Abrahamic religions, Abrahamic monotheistic religion based on the Quran, and the teachings of Muhammad. Adherents of Islam are called Muslims, who are estimated to number Islam by country, 2 billion worldwide and are the world ...

(45 persons or 0.2%) * Indigenous Spirituality (25 persons or 0.1%) *

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(15 persons or 0.1%)

Education

Schools

Public schools are run by

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, consisting of seven elementary schools and two

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that feed into the city's only high school:

Mount Baker Secondary School Mount Baker Secondary School is the only public high school in Cranbrook, British Columbia, Canada. It is part of School District 5 Southeast Kootenay School District 5 Southeast Kootenay is a school district in British Columbia. It covers the ...

, home to approximately 1,000 students and 90 staff members. Mount Baker is the largest high school in school district five. Prior to 2004, the

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s were referred to as junior high schools housing

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8-10 rather than the current 7–9. However, due to declining enrollment, the school district adopted the new system. There is also a local home-school network. The following 13 schools are located in Cranbrook. * Aqamnik Elementary School (First Nations school located in St. Mary's Band) * Amy Woodland Elementary * Gordon Terrace Elementary * Highlands Elementary School * Kootenay Christian Academy * Kootenay Orchards Elementary School * Laurie Middle School *

* Parkland Middle School * Pinewood Elementary School * St. Mary's Catholic Independent School (private school) * Steeples Elementary School * T M Roberts Elementary School

Post-secondary education

Cranbrook is home to the main campus of the

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, which has over 2,500 full and part-time students from over 21 countries.

Transportation

Cranbrook is at the junction of major highways BC 3 and 93/ 95, and due to its close proximity to the borders of

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and the United States, it is an important transportation hub. Cranbrook has a major Canadian Pacific Railway yard, which serves as a key gateway for trains arriving from and departing to the United States. The McPhee Bridge also known as the St. Mary's Bridge rises high above the St. Mary River and is near the Cranbrook/Canadian Rockies International Airport and the Shadow Mountain Golf Community. It supports the thousands of people who travel between

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and Cranbrook on highway 95A. Approximately north is the Cranbrook/Canadian Rockies International Airport, which has recently completed its 12.5 million dollar expansion including the lengthening of its runway from feet in order to accommodate a limited number of international flights and an expansion to the Terminal for more passengers. The airport is served by

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to Vancouver, and

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to Vancouver and Calgary. On February 11, 1978,

Pacific Western Airlines Flight 314 On 11 February 1978, Pacific Western Airlines Flight 314, a Boeing 737-200, crashed at Cranbrook/Canadian Rockies International Airport, near Cranbrook, British Columbia, Canada, killing 43 of the 49 people on board. The scheduled flight fro ...

, a

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, nearly impacted a snowplow on the runway at the airport in Cranbrook, then lost control and crashed, killing 42 of the 49 people on board. Cranbrook has a

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system operated by

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, which runs

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on eight different lines.

Health care

Cranbrook has the largest hospital in the region, the East Kootenay Regional Hospital.

Sports and recreation

Western Financial Place (formerly called the RecPlex) is a pool and hockey arena in Cranbrook that opened in 2000, and was formerly the home to the

Kootenay Ice The Kootenay Ice (officially stylized as ICE) were a Canadian major junior ice hockey team based in Cranbrook, British Columbia, competing in the Western Hockey League (WHL) and playing its home games at Western Financial Place. The franchise, ...

until relocating to

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, in 2019. Following their departure, the recreational centre became home to the

Cranbrook Bucks The Cranbrook Bucks are a Junior ice hockey team based in Cranbrook, British Columbia, Canada. They are members of the Interior Conference of the British Columbia Hockey League (BCHL). They play their home games at Western Financial Place. Histo ...

who play in the

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. A paved, two-lane trail exists between Cranbrook and Kimberley, BC. This trail constitutes a section of the Trans-Canada Trail and is known as the Rails to Trails. Canadian Pacific Railway donated the rail right-of-way and the teardown of the railway began by CP Rail in 2009. In addition to this trail, there are 2000 acres of wilderness to explore in the community forest.Cranbrook Community Forest Society
web

Media

;Newspapers * ''

Cranbrook Daily Townsman The ''Cranbrook Townsman'' is a weekly newspaper in Cranbrook, British Columbia, Canada. It publishes Tuesday and is owned by Black Press. History The ''Townsman'' is the paper of record for Cranbrook. During the COVID-19 pandemic it publishe ...

'' - Daily paper ;Radio stations * 101.3 FM - CBRR-FM,

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(repeats

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) * 102.9 FM - CHDR-FM, 102.9 REWIND RADIO * 104.7 FM -

CHBZ-FM CHBZ-FM (104.7 FM, ''Wild 104.7'') is a radio station in Cranbrook, British Columbia. Owned by Pattison Media, it broadcasts a country format. History The station originally began broadcasting in 1995 as CKKR until it was changed to the cur ...

, Wild 104.7, Country * 107.5 FM -

CFSM-FM CFSM-FM (107.5 FM, ''107.5 2Day FM'') is a radio station in Cranbrook, British Columbia. Owned by Vista Radio, it broadcasts a hot adult contemporary format targeting the Kootenay region of British Columbia. History The station was approved ...

, 107.5 2day FM, Adult Contemporary ;Television * Channel 5: (Air) Channel 4: (Cable) CFCN-TV-9, CTV (analogue repeater of

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) *

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(community cable channel)

Notable people

The following notable people come from or were born in Cranbrook: *

Ray Allison Raymond Peter Allison (born March 4, 1959) is a Canadian former professional ice hockey forward who played seven seasons in the National Hockey League for the Hartford Whalers and Philadelphia Flyers. He featured in the 1985 Stanley Cup Finals wit ...

, retired NHL player * Greg Andrusak, retired NHL player * Andrew Boden, writer * Bowen Byram,

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player *

Brent Carver Brent Carver (November 17, 1951 – August 4, 2020) was a Canadian actor best known internationally for performances in Kander and Ebb's '' Kiss of the Spider Woman''. He played the central role of Molina in the premier production in Toronto (win ...

, actor * Glen Cochrane, retired NHL player *

Tanya Fir Tanya Fir (born 1975) is a Canadian politician who was elected in the 2019 Alberta general election to represent the electoral district of Calgary-Peigan in the 30th Alberta Legislature. She is a member of the United Conservative Party. Back ...

, Member of the Alberta Leglislature, 2019- *

James Heilman James M. Heilman (born ) is a Canadian emergency physician, Wikipedian, and advocate for the improvement of Wikipedia's health-related content. He encourages other clinicians to contribute to the online encyclopedia. With the Wikipedia user ...

, doctor *

Jim Hiller James Andrew Hiller (born May 13, 1969) is a Canadian professional ice hockey coach and former player who is the head coach for the Los Angeles Kings of the National Hockey League (NHL). Hiller played 63 games in the NHL with the Los Angeles King ...

, NHL head coach, retired NHL player *

Dryden Hunt Dryden Hunt (born 24 November 1995) is a Canadian professional ice hockey left winger for the Calgary Wranglers of the American Hockey League (AHL) while under contract to the Calgary Flames of the National Hockey League (NHL). He has also previo ...

player *

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, retired professional wrestler * Jon Klemm, retired NHL player *

Lillix Lillix () was a pop rock band from Cranbrook, British Columbia, Canada, formed in 1997 when the early members were in high school. The band was originally an all-girl group under the name Tigerlily composed of guitarist Tasha-Ray Evin, keyboard ...

, former pop rock band * Bernie Lukowich, retired NHL player *

Brad Lukowich Bradley J. Lukowich (born August 12, 1976) is a Canadian former professional ice hockey defenceman and former assistant coach of the Lethbridge Hurricanes of the Western Hockey League. He has won the Stanley Cup twice in his career, with the Dall ...

, retired NHL player *

Donald C. MacDonald Donald Cameron MacDonald (December 7, 1913 – March 8, 2008) was a Canadians, Canadian politician. Referred to in the media as the "best Premier of Ontario, premier Ontario never had," he represented the provincial riding of York South ( ...

, politician * Jason Marshall, retired NHL player * Bob McAneeley, former WHA player * Ted McAneeley, retired NHL and WHA player *

Evah McKowan Evah May McKowan (February 6, 1885 – February 22, 1962) was a Canadian writer. Early life Evah May Cartwright was born at Carlisle, Ontario, the daughter of George Cartwright and Clara Cartwright. As a teen she moved west with her parents and ...

, novelist * Bob Murdoch and

Don Murdoch Donald Walter Murdoch (born October 25, 1956) is a Canadian former professional ice hockey player. He played in the National Hockey League with the New York Rangers, Edmonton Oilers, and Detroit Red Wings between 1976 and 1982. He was featured in ...

, retired NHL players * Riley Nelson, retired ECHL player and captain for the Colorado Eagles *

Rob Niedermayer Robert Wade Niedermayer Jr. (born December 28, 1974) is a Canadian former professional ice hockey player who played 17 National Hockey League (NHL) seasons for the Florida Panthers, Calgary Flames, Anaheim Ducks, New Jersey Devils, and Buffalo Sa ...

, retired NHL player *

Scott Niedermayer Scott Niedermayer (born August 31, 1973) is a Canadian former ice hockey defenceman and current special assignment coach of the Anaheim Ducks. He played 18 seasons and over 1,000 games in the National Hockey League (NHL) for the New Jersey Dev ...

, retired NHL player * Kate Pullinger, author *

Tom Renney Thomas Renney (born March 1, 1955) is a Canadian former ice hockey coach and executive. He served as the chief executive officer of Hockey Canada from 2014 to 2022, and was previously an associate coach with the National Hockey League's Detroit ...

, former NHL and Olympic ice hockey coach *

Ben Rutledge Ben Rutledge (born November 9, 1980, in Cranbrook, British Columbia) was a Canadian Olympic rower and is currently a Mortgage Broker. In Seville, Spain 2002 he was a member of Canada's inaugural Men's 8+ crew to win a gold medal at a World Champ ...

, Olympic gold medal rower * Joel Savage, retired NHL player * Terry Segarty, businessman and BC Minister of Labour * Jonathan Shewchuk, computer science professor *

Tom Shypitka Thomas Glenn Shypitka is a Canadian politician, who was elected to the Legislative Assembly of British Columbia in the 2017 provincial election.Corey Spring, retired NHL player * Frank Spring, retired NHL player *

Steve Yzerman Stephen Gregory Yzerman ( ; born May 9, 1965) is a Canadian former professional ice hockey player currently serving as executive vice president and general manager of the Detroit Red Wings, with whom he spent all 22 seasons of his NHL playing ...

, retired NHL player

Sister cities

Cranbrook is twinned with *

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(United States)

References

External links

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