Slocan
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Slocan is the name of a river, lake and valley-region in the West Kootenay
region of the Canadian province
of British Columbia
. The name Slocan is derived from the Sinixt
First Nations people's word meaning "to strike or pierce on head" and was derived from their practice of harpooning salmon. The name Slocan may refer to:
The name was also used as part of the name of now-defunct railroads in the Slocan region:
Kootenays
The Kootenay Region comprises the southeastern portion of British Columbia. It takes its name from the Kootenay River, which in turn was named for the Ktunaxa First Nation first encountered by explorer David Thompson.-Boundaries:The Kootenays are more or less defined by the Kootenay Land...
region of the Canadian province
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of 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...
. The name Slocan is derived from the Sinixt
Sinixt
The Sinixt are a First Nations People...
First Nations people's word meaning "to strike or pierce on head" and was derived from their practice of harpooning salmon. The name Slocan may refer to:
- the Slocan ValleySlocan ValleyThe Slocan Valley is a valley in the West Kootenay region of British Columbia, Canada.The valley is home to the villages of Slocan City, New Denver, Silverton, as well as the unincorporated communities of Crescent Valley, Slocan Park, Passmore, Vallican, Winlaw, Appledale, Perry Siding, Lemon...
, commonly called simply "the Slocan" or "the Slocan Country", aka "the Silvery Slocan" - the Slocan RiverSlocan RiverThe Slocan River is a long tributary of the Kootenay River in the Canadian province of British Columbia. It is part of the Columbia River basin, as the Kootenay River is a tributary of the Columbia River...
- Slocan LakeSlocan LakeSlocan Lake is a lake in the Slocan Country of the West Kootenay region of the Southeastern Interior of British Columbia, Canada. it is drained by the Slocan River, which flows south from the lake's foot at Slocan City through the Slocan Valley to South Slocan, British Columbia, where that river...
- Slocan, British ColumbiaSlocan, British ColumbiaThe Village of Slocan, commonly known as Slocan City, is a village in the Slocan Valley of the West Kootenay region of the southeastern Interior of British Columbia, Canada...
, aka "Slocan City", at the south end of Slocan Lake - Slocan Park, British ColumbiaSlocan Park, British ColumbiaSlocan Park is an unincorporated settlement in the Slocan Valley area of the West Kootenay region of the Interior of British Columbia, Canada. Largely an agricultural and residential community of about 120 households, Slocan Park is the site of the co-operative grocery and gas outlet for the...
, an unincorporated community in the Slocan Valley - South Slocan, British Columbia, an unincorporated community on the Kootenay River
- Kaslo-SlocanKaslo-SlocanKaslo-Slocan was the name of a provincial electoral district in the Canadian province of British Columbia centred on the town of Kaslo on Kootenay Lake as well as the mining towns of the "Silvery Slocan"...
, a defunct provincial electoral district - SlocanSlocan (electoral district)Slocan was a provincial electoral district in the Canadian province of British Columbia. It made its first appearance in the election of 1903 and its last in the general election of 1920...
, a defunct provincial electoral district
The name was also used as part of the name of now-defunct railroads in the Slocan region:
- Kaslo and Slocan RailwayKaslo and Slocan RailwayThe Kaslo and Slocan Railway was a narrow gauge gauge railway between Kaslo, Slocan, and the mining community of Sandon in the Kootenay region of British Columbia between 1895 and 1955 totalling about of track...
- Nakusp and Slocan RailwayNakusp and Slocan RailwayThe Nakusp and Slocan Railway is a historic Canadian railway that operated in southeastern British Columbia.Its line ran between Nakusp, New Denver, British Columbia and Sandon, British Columbia in the Kootenay region of British Columbia....