B.C. municipal election 2018: Clearwater

Candidates

To be announced.

Boundary

The North Thompson River valley is home to Clearwater, which is located along Highway 5, close to Wells Gray Provincial Park and about 124 kilometres north of Kamloops.

Population (2016)

2,324

History

Clearwater is among B.C.’s youngest municipalities, having only been established in 2007.

But long before that, the Simpcw First Nation of the Secwepemc called it home for 10,000 years.

European fur-trappers and prospectors showed up in the area in the 1800s, travelling from Kamloops.

They named a tributary of crystal clear water the “Fourche de l’Eau Claire.” Later, it became known as the Clearwater River.

Even more settlers arrived with the Cariboo gold rush.

Median total income of couple economic families with children (2015)/B.C. median

$106,880/$111,736

Political representation

Federal

Cathy McLeod (Conservative)

Provincial

Peter Milobar (BC Liberals)