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Traveling to Castlegar in BC Canada for a vacation is a delight and visitors can easily get here by road or plane. Houses and land in the Kootenays and Castlegar BC offer mountain and lake views which BC is famous for. This beautiful and scenic area of the West Kootenay offers a gorgeous place to live and vacation. The Crowsnest Highway 3 and 3A are driving routes to get to Castlegar. Lakes, hiking and fishing in the summer, and dynamic skiing, snowmobiling, and snowboarding in the winter make Castlegar Canada a year-round vacation and recreation destination. Community Facts Geography Real Estate Travel Accommodation Schools Shopping Culture

Castelgar Community Facts and Statistics:
1. Castelgar is a BC city and was incorporated in 1946.
2. Castelgar's total land area is 19.8 square kilometres.
3. Castelgar is in British Columbia's Central Kootenay Regional District and is 26 km north of Trail BC, and 41 km southwest of Nelson BC.
4. The population of Castelgar BC is 7,579 permanent residents.
5. Of 3.065 residential homes in Castelgar, 2,405 are occupant owned and 655 are rented homes.

Geography: Castlegar BC is located near the West Kootenay Regional Airport, offering easy access to long distance travelers and vacationing families. A few minutes away are also the Arrow Lakes which provide beautiful recreation, boating and fishing to thousands of local residents and out of town travelers. Owning property in the Kootenays and Castlegar BC, whether for recreational use on vacation or to live, gives people in the Kootenays great places to have summer and winter fun! There is lots of skiing and snowboarding in this part of British Columbia Canada, as anyone can attest who has traveled in BC.

Castlegar Real Estate: For assistance with real estate purchase or sales try these Castlegar real estate agencies, on Columbia Avenue Castlegar Realty, Century 21 Mountainview Realty, Re/Max Home Advantage, and on Cherry Lane Highmark Realty.

Area Travel: Traveling around Castlegar Canada one can visit beautiful areas like Robson, Robson West, Raspberry, Brilliant, Ootischenia and Kinnaird.

Castlegar Accommodation: On Columbia Avenue there is a Sandman Inn, Super 8 Motel, and the Fireside Inn and Conference Centre.

Castlegar Schools: Selkirk College, School District #20 Kootenay Columbia oversees 17 elementary and secondary schools including Stanley Humphries Secondary, Castlegar Primary, Kinnaird Elementary, and Crowe Secondary.

Castlegar Shopping and Restaurants: Shopping and Entertainment in Castlegar includes Kootenay Centre Cinemas, Canadian Tire, Element Club Bar and Grill, M&M Meat Shops, Chopsticks Chinese Food, Cuisine of India, Gabriel's Restaurant, Tim Horton's, Boston Pizza, Andre's Electronics;

Culture and Community: Castlegar BC has these community highlights, Castlegar Recreation and Aquatic Centre, United Church, St. David's Anglican Church, Castlegar Community Health Centre, Youth Employment Centre, Kootenay Family Place, the Castlegar and District Heritage Society.

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