Nelson, British Columbia 作者： 来源： 发布时间：2021-12-08
I.Population and Area
-Area
•Land: 11.93 km2 (4.61 sq mi)
-Elevation: 535 m (1,755 ft)
-Population (2016)
•Total: 10,664
•Density: 1,552.3/km2 (4,020/sq mi)
II.Natural Geography (environment and resources)
-Nelson is a city located in the Selkirk Mountains on the extreme West Arm of Kootenay Lake in the Southern Interior of British Columbia, Canada. Known as "The Queen City", and acknowledged for its impressive collection of restored heritage buildings from its glory days in a regional silver rush, Nelson is one of the three cities forming the commercial and population core of the West Kootenay region, the others being Castlegar and Trail. The city is the seat of the Regional District of Central Kootenay. It is represented in the provincial legislature by the riding of Nelson-Creston, and in the Parliament of Canada by the riding of Kootenay—Columbia.
III.ECONOMY
-The average Nelson salary in Canada is $100,000 per year or $51.28 per hour. Entry level positions start at $24,402 per year while most experienced workers make up to $100,000 per year.
-Website: https://neuvoo.ca/salary/?job=Nelson
IV.Industrial Characteristics
-Surrounded by stunning mountains and set on the shores of pristine Kootenay Lake, Nelson has been called the prettiest small town in Canada. Home to over 350 restored heritage buildings, Nelson's charm creates the quintessential storybook setting. Nelson has a diverse infrastructure and development is soaring, with the largest areas of growth in education and small- and medium-sized businesses. The community is looking to attract high tech industry, education, tourism, value-added manufacturing, light industry and other areas of technology. As the service centre for the West Kootenay, Nelson offers incredible and unique shopping opportunities. The community has excellent educational facilities, both public and private. Selkirk College's vocational, tourism and technical divisions are located on two campuses with over 400 students enrolled annually. Nelson is also home to Kootenay School of the Arts at Selkirk College, which has an annual enrollment of over 200 students. Recreational opportunities abound: hockey, swimming, soccer, baseball, fishing and boating, skiing (cross-country, downhill, heli-jet), mountain climbing, biking, yoga, martial arts, dance-we've got it all. Whether you head into the hills for an off-road adventure, lounge by the lake or visit the Community Complex for a workout, you'll never be bored in Nelson. Come and visit us. But be warned: once you're here, you may never want to leave.
•Website: https://www.nelson.ca/488/About-Nelson
-Business Attraction
•As the City of Nelson grows and develops over the short and long term, key projects will come to the forefront that will create opportunities for businesses and consultants to showcase their products and/or services. The City encourages all qualified persons and/or businesses to submit a bid for any advertised opportunity. It is the policy of the City's Purchasing Department that all purchases of goods and services of a significant dollar value are acquired through a bid process. Opportunities advertised on this site may also be posted on the BC Bid website at https://www.bcbid.gov.bc.ca. .
V.Attractions
1.Whitewater Ski Resort
-Whitewater Ski Resort is a ski resort in western Canada, located a 25-minute drive from Nelson in southern British Columbia. In the Selkirk Mountains, the resort is situated in Ymir bowl, beneath the 2,400-metre-high (7,874 ft) Ymir Mountain. The Selkirks receive plentiful, dry snow, and the location in a high alpine bowl provides an annual snowfall average of approximately 12 m (472 in; 39 ft).
-The elevation of the parking lot is 1,605 m (5,266 ft) and the lift-served summit is 2,045 m (6,709 ft). While Ymir Peak is not included within the ski area boundary, lifts climb both shoulders of the bowl and provide easy traverse routes along ridges to the top. In addition to its snow, the resort is renowned for its tree skiing and steep runs; only 20% of the runs are beginner, while 40% are intermediate and the remaining 40% are advanced. Areas surrounding Whitewater, including West Arm Provincial Park, are renowned for easy access for backcountry split boarding and ski touring.
-Website: https://www.skiwhitewater.com/
2.Touchstones Nelson
-Touchstones Nelson is located in one of Nelson’s most significant buildings. The lot, situated on the southeast corner of Ward and Vernon Streets, was purchased by the Federal Government for $11,000; in 1902 the building was constructed as a facility for the Postal, Customs and Inland Revenue services. This composite Chateauesque-Richardsonian Romanesque style building attractively combines granite, Kaslo marble, local common brick and pink brick from Spokane, Wash.
-Nelson was in a period of rapid growth early in the 20th century and soon the building proved inadequate; additions were made to the rear in 1910 and 1939. Despite these, increasing demands on the facility soon required even more capacity. In 1962, the problem was solved when a new larger Post Office opened adjacent to the 1902 structure. Meanwhile, City government, which had been looking for a new home, took over the old Post Office.
-But after over thirty years in the building, the City also found the facility cramped. The passage of a referendum in October 2003 set the stage for: the construction of a leisure centre; the relocation of the City Hall to the Provincial Government (White) Building; the relocation of MAAG (now, Touchstones Nelson) to the old Post Office cum City Hall. Poignantly for the Society, this was a homecoming—the Museum had occupied the building from 1955 to 1959, during the interregnum between Post Office and City Hall.
-In the beginning, the building now housing Touchstones Nelson served multiple functions. At that time it served as a Post Office as well as a Customs and Inland Revenue House. The present diversity of offerings continues that tradition as Touchstones Nelson now serves as a museum, archive, and art gallery.
-Address: 502 Vernon Street, Nelson, BC V1L 4E7, Canada
-T: 250-352-9813
-Email: info@touchstonesnelson.ca
3.Gyro Park
-The unique park has a large waterfront that attracts residents throughout the region. It is within easy walking distance of Cadboro Bay Village and the University of Victoria.
-Legend of the Sea Serpent
It’s a mystery born in the 1930s. A number of reports surfaced sighting a sea monster in Cadboro Bay. Witnesses describe it as a 10 metre (30 foot) long serpent with the head of a horse. In the early 1930s, a Times newspaper report affectionately named it ‘Caddy’, short for Cadborosaurus. Caddy has inspired books and even an episode in the Canadian television show, Mystery Hunters. While we could debate the existence of an actual sea creature for decades, one fact remains: we’ll be seeing and enjoying the concrete, cartoon-like and climbable likeness of ‘Caddy’ for a long time to come!
-Address: 770 Vernon Ave. Victoria BC V8X 2W7 |
-TEL: 250-475-1775
-Website: https://www.saanich.ca/EN/main/parks-recreation-community/parks/parks-trails-amenities/signature-parks/cadboro-gyro-park.html
VI.History
-The West Kootenay region of British Columbia, where the city of Nelson is situated, is part of the traditional territories of the Sinixt (or Lakes) and Ktunaxa (Kutenai) peoples.
-Gold and silver were found in the area in 1867. Following the discovery of silver at nearby Toad Mountain in 1886, the town boomed quickly, leading to incorporation in 1897. Two railways were built to pass through Nelson. Due to its location near transportation corridors, Nelson grew to supply the local mining activity and soon became a transportation and distribution centre for the region.
-Francis Rattenbury, an architect most noted in British Columbia for the Parliament Buildings in Victoria, the Vancouver Provincial Courthouse, and the second Hotel Vancouver, designed chateau-style civic buildings made of granite, which stand today. By the 1900s, Nelson boasted several fine hotels, a Hudson's Bay Company store and an electric streetcar system. The local forestry and mining industries were well established.
-The town built its own hydroelectric generating system. English immigrants planted lakeside orchards, and Doukhobors from Russia, sponsored by Tolstoy and the Quakers, tilled the valley benchlands. The Doukhobor museum is located nearby, close to the neighbouring town of Castlegar.
-During the Vietnam War, many American draft evaders settled in Nelson and the surrounding area. This influx of liberal, mostly educated young people had a significant impact on the area's cultural and political demographics.
-Nelson's mountainous geography kept growth confined to the narrow valley bottom, except for certain hillside structures such as the local High School and the former Notre Dame University College (NDU) campus. Throughout the '60s and '70s, when more prosperous cities were tearing down and rebuilding their downtowns to the design of the time, Nelson merchants 'modernized' their buildings with covers of aluminum siding.
-Baker Street
In the early 1980s, Nelson suffered a devastating economic downturn when the local Kootenay Forest Products sawmill was closed. Downtown merchants were already suffering from the opening of a large, regional shopping centre on Nelson's central waterfront, the Chahko Mika Mall. At the time, Victoria and Vancouver were experimenting with historical restorations of their oldest areas, with some success. To save downtown and Baker Street from blight, Nelson quickly followed suit, stripping aluminum facades and restoring the buildings to their original brilliance. Local designer Bob Inwood, one of Nelson's many American immigrants, played a major role as a consultant. By 1985, Baker Street was completely transformed. Affirmation of the street's success came in 1986 when Steve Martin chose to produce his feature film Roxanne largely in Nelson, using the local fire hall as a primary set and many historic locations for others. More broadly, the transformation marked the beginning of Nelson's ongoing transition from a resource-based town to an arts and tourism town. A walk down Baker Street through the Historic District is now one of Nelson's promoted visitor activities.
VII.Other information
-Nelson has earned a reputation as a cultural centre. The downtown area is packed with good restaurants, cafes, coffee houses, local shops, small art galleries, the restored Capitol Theatre (a regional hub for the performing arts) and impromptu theatre venues. The city is about forty-five minutes away from the site of the annual Shambhala Music Festival, an internationally known artistic music festival held in August at the Salmo River Ranch. It is also home to the Whitewater Ski Resort and the Nelson Brewing Company (a regional microbrewery).
-As with many communities in British Columbia, Nelson experienced a real-estate boom. In the early 2000s, real-estate prices skyrocketed, putting ownership out of reach for less affluent residents.
-Nelson has remained relatively free of the chain stores, franchises and strip-mall developments that are common in other towns of similar size, which lends to a distinct townscape.
-For its geographic scale, the Central Kootenay region (in which Nelson is situated) has an uncommonly high number of organic farms, market gardens, and home gardens. Many Nelson residents grow decorative or food gardens (or both).
-Nelson has several retail outlets for natural foods, including a year-round market specializing in these products. According to journalist Bill Metcalfe, the Kootenay Country Co-op is “the largest independent member-owned natural food store in Canada and a respected player nationally in organic retail circles.” The Save-On-Foods in Nelson is that company's leading store for organic and natural foods.
VIII.Contact information
-Government
•Type: Elected city council
•Mayor: John Dooley
•Governing body: Nelson City Council
•MP: Rob Morrison (CPC)
•MLA: Michelle Mungall (BC NDP)
-City Hall
•Address: Suite 101, 310 Ward Street, Nelson, BC V1L 5S4
•Phone: 250-352-5511
•Fax: 250-352-2131
-Website: https://www.nelson.ca/Bids.aspx