Cranbrook (Ktunaxa: ʔa·kisk̓aqⱡiʔit ) is a city in southeast British Columbia, located on the west side of the Kootenay River at its confluence with the St. Mary's River, It is the largest urban centre in the region known as the East Kootenay. As of 2011, Cranbrook's population is 19,319, with a census agglomeration population of 25,037. It is the location of the headquarters of the Regional District of East Kootenay and also the location of regional headquarters of various provincial ministries and agencies, notably the Rocky Mountain Forest District.
Population: 18,610
Latitude: 49° 29' 59.68" N
Longitude: -115° 46' 7.64" W
On 11 February 1978, Pacific Western Airlines Flight 314, a Boeing 737-200 crashed at Cranbrook/Canadian Rockies International Airport, near Cranbook, British Columbia, Canada, killing 42 of the 49 people on board.
The College of the Rockies is a Canadian public community college, located in the southeast corner of British Columbia, Canada.
Fort Steele is a heritage town in the East Kootenay region of British Columbia, Canada.
Cranbrook/Canadian Rockies International Airport (IATA: YXC, ICAO: CYXC) is an international airport located 5 nautical miles (9.3 km; 5.8 mi) north of Cranbrook, British Columbia and 20 kilometres (12 mi) south-east of Kimberley in the Canadian Roc…
Fisherville is a classic example of a boom and bust gold rush town that characterized the 1860s in British Columbia.
The Western Financial Place (formerly known as the Cranbrook Recreational Complex) is a 4,264-seat (plus 352 Standing room) arena in Cranbrook, British Columbia. It was built in 2000 and is home to the Kootenay Ice ice hockey team. The arena at the …
The Wild Horse River, formerly known as Wild Horse Creek, is a tributary of the Kootenay River, joining it near the town of Fort Steele, British Columbia, Canada.
The McFee Bridge, also known as the St. Mary's Bridge, rises high above the St. Mary’s River and is near the Canadian Rockies International Airport and the Shadow Mountain Golf Community. The bridge is used by over 12,000 people each day to travel o…