South Slocan is an unincorporated community in rural British Columbia with a population of approximately 100 people, many of whom are followers of the Doukhobors religion. It is located on the northwest shore of the Kootenay River in the West Kootenay region of southeastern British Columbia. The village comprises 51 households. A former railway junction on BC Highway 6 , it is approximately 24 kilometres (15 mi) northeast of Castlegar , and 20 kilometres (12 mi) southwest of Nelson . Its postal category is Rural Route One.
14-606: [REDACTED] Look up slocan in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. Slocan may refer to: Communities [ edit ] Slocan, British Columbia or Slocan City, a village in the Slocan Valley, British Columbia, Canada Slocan Valley or Slocan Country or Silvery Slocan, a valley in British Columbia, Canada Slocan Park, British Columbia , an unincorporated settlement in
28-515: A historic Canadian railway that operated in southeastern British Columbia, Canada Topics referred to by the same term [REDACTED] This disambiguation page lists articles associated with the title Slocan . If an internal link led you here, you may wish to change the link to point directly to the intended article. Retrieved from " https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Slocan&oldid=783880119 " Category : Disambiguation pages Hidden categories: Short description
42-576: A tributary of the Slocan River in British Columbia, Canada Slocan Lake , a lake in the Slocan Valley, British Columbia, Canada See also [ edit ] Kaslo-Slocan , a provincial electoral district in the Canadian province of British Columbia from 1924 to 1963 Kaslo and Slocan Railway , a narrow gauge railway in the West Kootenay, British Columbia, Canada Nakusp and Slocan Railway ,
56-521: A valley in British Columbia, Canada Slocan Park, British Columbia , an unincorporated settlement in the Slocan Valley, British Columbia, Canada South Slocan, British Columbia , an unincorporated community on the Kootenay River, British Columbia, Canada Slocan (electoral district) , a provincial electoral district in the Canadian province of British Columbia from 1903 to 1920 Rivers and lakes [ edit ] Slocan River , tributary of
70-450: Is different from Wikidata All article disambiguation pages All disambiguation pages slocan [REDACTED] Look up slocan in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. Slocan may refer to: Communities [ edit ] Slocan, British Columbia or Slocan City, a village in the Slocan Valley, British Columbia, Canada Slocan Valley or Slocan Country or Silvery Slocan,
84-525: Is different from Wikidata All article disambiguation pages All disambiguation pages South Slocan South Slocan was originally called Ward's Ferry, Ward's Crossing, and Ward's Bay. In 1888, Thomas Martindale Ward received the government ferry contract across the Kootenay River at Slocan Pool, about 750 metres (820 yd) south. This crossing was a critical link on the trail between Nelson and Sproat's Landing . The rough hotel he erected
98-650: Is on the Kootenay, and not the Slocan, so is not generally regarded as being in the Slocan Valley . The Highway 3A/6 intersection is called Playmor Junction, but is virtually synonymous with South Slocan. In 1976, the Kootenay Canal hydroelectric power station opened. In 2019, Kalesnikoff Lumber erected a 10,000-square-metre (110,000 sq ft) multi species mass timber manufacturing facility. Reaching full production
112-533: The Columbia and Kootenay Railway (C&KR) 50.4-kilometre (31.3 mi) branch line from South Slocan up to Slocan City . The station was 4.2 kilometres (2.6 mi) northeast of Crescent Valley on the branch line, and 0.5 kilometres (0.3 mi) northeast of Fraine, and 2.4 kilometres (1.5 mi) southwest of Bonnington Falls , on the southern main line. On the C&;KR branch, passenger service ended around 1957 and
126-413: The Kootenay River in British Columbia, Canada Little Slocan River , a tributary of the Slocan River in British Columbia, Canada Slocan Lake , a lake in the Slocan Valley, British Columbia, Canada See also [ edit ] Kaslo-Slocan , a provincial electoral district in the Canadian province of British Columbia from 1924 to 1963 Kaslo and Slocan Railway , a narrow gauge railway in
140-433: The Slocan Valley, British Columbia, Canada South Slocan, British Columbia , an unincorporated community on the Kootenay River, British Columbia, Canada Slocan (electoral district) , a provincial electoral district in the Canadian province of British Columbia from 1903 to 1920 Rivers and lakes [ edit ] Slocan River , tributary of the Kootenay River in British Columbia, Canada Little Slocan River ,
154-591: The West Kootenay, British Columbia, Canada Nakusp and Slocan Railway , a historic Canadian railway that operated in southeastern British Columbia, Canada Topics referred to by the same term [REDACTED] This disambiguation page lists articles associated with the title Slocan . If an internal link led you here, you may wish to change the link to point directly to the intended article. Retrieved from " https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Slocan&oldid=783880119 " Category : Disambiguation pages Hidden categories: Short description
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#1732852466633168-599: The final freight run was in 1993, the rail bed since becoming the Slocan Valley Rail Trail . On the southern main line, passenger service ended around 1964. The 1928 opening of the South Slocan dam grew the settlement that became known as South Slocan Village. Although never incorporated, its commission of management functions like a council. The blurred boundaries now include parts of what might formerly have been considered Crescent Valley or Shoreacres. South Slocan
182-427: The next year, the state-of-the-art processing plant created around 50 new technology-centered jobs. When the former school building (1929), which has been used for various community activities, came to the end of its useful life, demolition in 2021 was unavoidable. Although the stores and hotels are long gone, St. Mathew's Anglican Church (1914), with its pseudo Gothic windows, alcove entrance and small bell tower atop
196-484: Was called the Rustle House, because the provisions were so meagre that guests needed to rustle the deficiency for sustenance. The earliest reference to Ward's Ferry was 1890, and Ward's Bay was 1891. Canadian Pacific Railway (CP) renamed the place as Slocan Junction in 1897, and South Slocan in 1912. Slocan Junction remained in popular use into the 1920s, and the school name did not change until 1931. In 1897, CP opened
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