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1. Brilliant
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According to A.M. Evalenko, when the Doukhobors came to the Kootenays, they gave their first settlement 'the name of the Valley of Consolation, Village of Brilliant, from a brilliant diamond of the first water, |
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2. Castlegar (City) / Nancy Greene Lake
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The available evidence favours the derivation of Castlegar from 'Castle Garden,' an immigration station in New York state. However, there is a Castlegar in Ireland. |
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3. Kinnaird
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Kinnaird - About 1904 the CPR set up a 'box car station' here and named it Kinnaird after Lord Kinnaird, a shareholder in the company. Kinnaird was amalgamated with Castlegar in 1974. |
4. Deer Park
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5. Gibson Creek
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6. Ootischenia
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7. Pass Creek
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8. Raspberry
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9. Renata
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10. Robson West
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11. Rockyview
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12. Thrums
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13. Westley
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14. Coykendahl (Robson, 2km)
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15. Nancy Greene Park (Robson, 2km)
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16. Robson / Deer Park / Mount Freya / Hugh Keenleyside Dam (ROBSON, 2km)
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In 1889, when G.M. Dawson published his geological survey of the area, he noted: |
17. Syringa Park (Robson, 2km)
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18. Blueberry Creek (Genelle, 12km)
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19. Champion Lakes Park (Genelle, 12km)
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20. Genelle / Champion Lakes Park (Genelle, 12km)
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Champion Lakes Park - These lakes are named after James W, Champion. A 1910 directory lists him as a fruit grower at Fruitvale, also in this district. |
21. Lower China Creek (Genelle, 12km)
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22. Poupore (Genelle, 12km)
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23. Upper China Creek (Genelle, 12km)
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24. Blueberry Creek (Genelle, 13km)
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25. Champion Lakes Park (Genelle, 13km)
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26. Genelle / Champion Lakes Park (Genelle, 13km)
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Champion Lakes Park - These lakes are named after James W, Champion. A 1910 directory lists him as a fruit grower at Fruitvale, also in this district. |
27. Lower China Creek (Genelle, 13km)
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28. Poupore (Genelle, 13km)
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29. Upper China Creek (Genelle, 13km)
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30. Crescent Valley / Norns Range (Crescent Valley, 16km)
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Norns Range - The Norns were the Fates in Scandinavian mythology. |
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31. Krestova (Crescent Valley, 16km)
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Krestova - When the Doukhobors, a Russian religious sect, settled here, they named their community Krestova, meaning 'the place of the cross.' |
32. New Settlement (Crescent Valley, 16km)
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33. Shoreacres (Crescent Valley, 16km)
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34. Tarrys (Crescent Valley, 16km)
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35. Blewett (South Slocan, 19km)
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36. Bonnington Falls (South Slocan, 19km)
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37. Corra Linn (South Slocan, 19km)
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38. Playmor Junction (South Slocan, 19km)
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39. South Slocan / Bonnington Falls (South Slocan, 19km)
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After Bonnington Linn, a waterfall on the Scottish estate of Sir Charles Ross, baronet (1872-1942), first president of the West Kootenay Power & Light Co. |