Elkford is a small community in southeast British Columbia

British Columbia

British Columbia is the westernmost of Canada's provinces and is known for its natural beauty, as reflected in its Latin motto, Splendor sine occasu . Its name was chosen by Queen Victoria in 1858...

. It is nestled within the majestic Rocky Mountain range. Elkford is located 32 km North of the junction at Sparwood, on provincial Highway 43.

Elkford has year-round outdoor recreation opportunities and activities.

The town and area boast many kilometers of hiking, snowmobiling and cross country ski trails, as well as a family oriented ski hill, Wapiti, run by Elkford resident volunteers. The Wapiti hill consists of a nine-tower t-bar lift, a lodge, rentals and night skiing all at affordable rates.

The Elkford Aquatic Centre has a competition-size pool, hot tub and sauna.

There are two public schools Rocky Mountain Elementary School and Elkford Secondary School

Elkford Secondary School

Elkford Secondary is a public high school in Elkford, British Columbia part of School District 5 Southeast Kootenay.-School Reports - BC Ministry of Education:* * * *...

 with a combined student population of 400 (January 2006).

A vast majority of the town works at the coal mine operations in the nearby area run by Teck Coal. There are approximately 3000 residents in Elkford.

Elkford is known as Canada's highest-elevation incorporated community.

Radio stations

• 99.1 FM - CJDR, Classic Rock
• 92.7 FM - CFBZ, Country
• 97.7 FM - CBTN, CBC
• 106.9 FM - CJAY, Rock
• 90.1 FM - ..., Hip-hop/Hits

Cable Television Stations

• Channel 10: Shaw TV
  Shaw TV
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• Channel 5: CFCN
  CFCN-TV
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  , CTV
  CTV television network
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• Channel 13: CBUT, CBC
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See also

• Fernie Ghostriders
  Fernie Ghostriders
  The Fernie Ghostriders are a Junior B Ice Hockey team based in Fernie, British Columbia, Canada. They are members of the Eddie Mountain Division of the Kootenay Conference of the Kootenay International Junior Hockey League . They play their home games at Fernie Memorial Arena...
  
  
• Elk River
  Elk River (British Columbia)
  The Elk River is a long river, in the southeastern Kootenay district of the Canadian province of British Columbia. Its drainage basin is in area. Its mean discharge is approximately 60 m³/s, with a maximum recorded discharge of 818 m³/s.-Course:...
  
  
• Elk Valley
• Kootenay Ice
  Kootenay Ice
  The Kootenay Ice are a major junior ice hockey team based in Cranbrook, British Columbia and competing in the Western Hockey League. The team plays its home games at the Cranbrook Recreational Complex, also nicknamed the RecPlex.-History:...
  
  

External links

• Elkford.ca - Official site