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	Kootenay Lake, British Columbia, Canada
		Kootenay Lake, the largest natural lake in southern British Columbia, is cradled within the Selkirk Mountains and bordered by the Purcells to the east.
		Kootenay Lake is shaped like a bow and arrow, with the Main Lake (63 miles/100 km long in the North-South direction) being the bow, and the West Arm (21 miles/34 km long in a westerly and southwesterly direction from Balfour to Nelson) being the arrow.
		Kootenay Bay: The small lakeside resort community of Kootenay Bay serves as the eastern terminal of the Kootenay Lake ferry, connecting with Balfour on the western shore.
	www.britishcolumbia.com /regions/towns?townID=4108 (2058 words)

	Local Interest - Kootenay National Park
		Kootenay is bordered on the north by Yoho, and on the east by Banff and Mount Assiniboine.
		The park is approximately 85 km from north to south, with an average width of 15 km (the maximum is 25 km).
		It was once believed the Kootenay or Ktunaxa (tun-ah-hah) people (the first term is actually an Anglicized version of the latter, which means people from beyond the hills) weren't permanent residents of the area until the 1700s.
	www.rmbooks.com /books/hahkoosample.htm (5836 words)

	Powder Heaven > CMH Heli Skiing - Kootenay (weekly Heli Skiing Packages) (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
		Kootenay Heli-Skiing was acquired by CMH in 1996, making it the newest addition to the CMH areas.
		Established in 1982, CMH Kootenay is based in the picturesque town of Nakusp, British Columbia on the shore of Upper Arrow Lake.
		Kootenay prices are based on the use of 2 helicopters with a capacity of 50 guests (5 groups of 10 skiers each).
	www.powderheaven.com /html/100-11.html (487 words)

	Castlegar, British Columbia, Canada - West Kootenay - Business and Tourist Information
		The Kootenay Canal Diversion Project injected some $75M into the region during the 1970's, but the Eaton's Mail Order store closed in 1976, mill rate increases were announced and a housing expansion project was cancelled.
		In 1898, the Columbia and Western Railway was extended from the west of this slip to Grand Forks and Midway.
		Kootenay Indians arrived and requested of Cox a reserve "at the north point of the mouth of Kootenay's River".
	www.kootenay.org /history/Railway.html (1931 words)

	Kootenay River
		Kootenay River is the longest river in Canada.
		The Kootenay River is 780km long, of which 508 km run in BC, and drains a watershed of 37,685.73sqkm.
		The Kootenay River is the best place to go fishing because you can catch both big and little fish.
	www.crestonvalley.com /discovermyvalley/kootenay_river.htm (523 words)

	IJC - International Kootenay Lake Board of Control
		The Kootenay River is U shaped originating in the Canadian Rocky Mountains and flows south into northwestern Montana before turning north to flow through northern Idaho back into British Columbia.
		Kootenay Lake is 100 km (62 mi) long and 3 to 5 km (2 to 3 mi) wide.
		The 1938 Order requires an orderly draw down of Kootenay Lake in preparation for the spring runoff such that the elevation not exceed 1739.32 feet on or about April 1 as measured by the lake elevation gage at Queens Bay.
	www.ijc.org /conseil_board/kootenay_lake/en/kootenay_mandate_mandat.htm (404 words)

	Fish and Wildlife Branch - Fish Culture - Kootenay Sturgeon Conservation Hatchery
		Kootenay River white sturgeon inhabit a 270 km section of the Kootenay River from Kootenay Falls, in Montana, to Kootenay Lake in B.C. The United States listed this stock as ‘endangered’ under the US Endangered Species Act (1994).
		This coincides with efforts to re-establish suitable Kootenay River spring flows and habitat conditions for recruitment of wild white sturgeon.
		This ‘fail safe’ facility is an expansion of the provincial Kootenay Trout Hatchery where the sturgeon are kept isolated from trout and char also reared at the hatchery.
	wlapwww.gov.bc.ca /fw/fish/hatch-stock/new/sturgn.html (476 words)

	Boating on British Columbia's Kootenay Lakes
		The largest inland lake in British Columbia is Kootenay Lake, in the heart of the Kootenay region.
		Kootenay Lake is known for fishing and boating.
		Kootenay Lake with many sandy beaches, water access parks and marinas along the shore is truly a large outdoor playground for everyone to enjoy.
	www.bcadventure.com /adventure/boating/kootenays/kootlrglk.htm (607 words)

	Kutenai Indians
		This is complicated by the fact that the word is not in the Kootenai languageThe lower Kootenai Indians, who depended largely on fish, caught salmon, sturgeon, suckers, whitefish and, most importantly of all, trout from the Kootenay River basin.
		Kootenai Indians now live on the Flathead and Bonner's Ferry reservations in the United States and on several small British Columbia reserves.
		Two or three times a year, the Upper Kootenay would travel through the mountain passes often in dangerous situations (due to neighboring enemies, such as the Blackfoot Indians) to hunt for buffalo, which was once one of the staple foods of the Ktunaxa Nation people.
	www.nelsonbc.ca /pages/directorypages/history/kutenai_indians.html (1135 words)

	Kootenay Country, British Columbia
		A town on Kootenay Lake, Balfour is the western terminus of the cross-lake...
		On the eastern shore of Kootenay Lake, north of Creston in Kootenay...
		Silverton is one of the Kootenay Country towns that sprang up in the last century in response to...
	www.ohwy.com /bc/z/zkootena.htm (401 words)

	Kootenay Gallery (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
		The West Kootenay is a magnificent, rugged, mountainous region lying half-way between Vancouver and Calgary.
		The Kootenay Gallery is a museum-standard facility with the capacity to bring high quality exhibitions to the region from museums and galleries across Canada.
		The Kootenay Gallery is a non-profit institution, governed by a Board of Directors and financially assisted by the Government of BC through the BC Arts Council, the City of Castlegar, Regional District of Central Kootenay Area J, corporate sponsors, members and donations.
	www.kootenaygallery.com (177 words)

	HRCC Kootenay/Boundary - Labour Market Bulletin, 2Q03 (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
		The unemployment rate in the Kootenay Region, which includes Central Kootenay, East Kootenay and the Kootenay Boundary area, was 11.4% in June 2003 compared to 13.2% in May 2003.
		The Kootenay youth unemployment rate for June 2003 was 18.1% (down three percentage points from this time last year); the Province’s youth unemployment rate is 12.1 % (down one percentage point from this time last year).
		In the east Kootenay area $15 million is to be spent on replacing the Hosmer and Michel Oldtown Bridges as well as ongoing work in the Moyie Bluffs outside of Cranbrook.
	www.hrsdc.gc.ca /en/bc-yk/5627/jwtc/lmi/lmr2q03.shtml (1885 words)

	The Kootenay Language (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
		Kootenay is spoken in southeastern British Columbia, northwestern Montana, and northeastern Idaho.
		The Montana Kootenay live together with the Salishan speaking Flathead in what is now called the Confederated Salish-Kootenai Tribes.
		Kootenay people in Canada use the term /ktunaxa/ in reference to all Kootenay people.
	www.ydli.org /langs/kootenai.htm (175 words)

	Kootenay National Park -- Encyclopædia Britannica (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
		Centred around the Kootenay River, the park occupies the western slopes of the Rocky Mountains, adjacent to Banff and Yoho national parks at the Alberta border.
		It is adjacent to Yoho and Kootenay national parks and south of Jasper National Park.
		The park occupies 507 square miles (1,313 square km) of the western and central slopes of the Rocky Mountains and is adjacent to two other national parks—Banff to the east and Kootenay to the south.
	www.britannica.com /eb/article-9046036?tocId=9046036 (831 words)

	Parks Canada - Kootenay National Park of Canada - Home page
		Established in 1920, Kootenay National Park is one of 41 national parks in Canada.
		Kootenay National Park represents the south-western region of the Canadian Rocky Mountains.
		From glacier-clad peaks along the Continental Divide to semi-arid grasslands of the Rocky Mountain Trench, where cactus grows, this is a park rich in diversity of landscapes and ecology.
	www.pc.gc.ca /pn-np/bc/kootenay/index_e.asp (109 words)

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		Kootenay Kayak Company getaways can include all the amenities of a big city stay — fine bed and breakfast or hotel resort accommodations, great food (and even greater wine!), pampering hot springs and a pace set especially for you.
		Kootenay Kayak Company professional guiding staff are there to offer you safe, professional instruction, pointers on local history, plant and wildlife, and of course, the inside scoop on what's up in town for the night or the weekend.
		Located in the funky lakeside nook of Balfour, and operated out of Nelson's ROAM Shop, Kootenay Kayak Company is within a half hour's drive of countless cultural and historical hot spots enveloped by a boundless recreation wonderland.
	www.kootenaykayak.com (243 words)

	Kootenay (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
		The Kootenay Region (in common parlance "The Kootenays") comprises the southeastern portion of British Columbia.
		The strictest definition of the region is the drainage basin of the lower Kootenay River from its re-entry into Canada near Creston, through to its confluence with the Columbia at Castlegar.
		The usual East-West separator is the northward leg of the Kootenay River (mostly Kootenay Lake) with the Duncan River as a northern extension.
	www.worldhistory.com /wiki/K/Kootenay.htm (581 words)

	Kootenay River -- Encyclopædia Britannica
		It flows southward through Kootenay National Park in British Columbia, Can., breaking out of the Rockies to flow generally south in the Rocky Mountain trench.
		It lies in the Kootenay River valley on the western edge of the Rocky Mountain Trench.
		The mild climate of the Okanagan and Kootenay regions is excellent for the raising of tree fruits, and British Columbia is a leading apple-growing province.
	www.britannica.com /eb/article-9046037?tocId=9046037 (827 words)

	canoeing kootenay ricer british columbia
		Its name is derived from the actions of Father Pierre De Smet, who crossed the Rockies in an attempt to establish peace among the warring Indians of the region.
		Paddling the Kootenay this day we will be challenged by four sets of whitewater.
		Pedley Creek has been unable to down cut through the shale bedrock as deeply as the Kootenay River because of its flows erosive capacity is considerably less.
	www.nahanniwild.com /kootenay_8a.html (767 words)

	West Kootenay Parks - Information on the BC Provincial Parks of the West Kootenays
		KOOTENAY LAKE HOME - West Kootenay Provincial Park Camprounds - Detailed camping and RV information on each BC Parks campground is available, including maps, activities, reservations and more...
		KOOTENAY LAKE MAPS - West Kootenay Provincial Park Camprounds - Detailed camping and RV information on each BC Parks campground is available, including maps, activities, reservations and more...
		KOOTENAY LAKE PHOTOS - West Kootenay Provincial Park Camprounds - Detailed camping and RV information on each BC Parks campground is available, including maps, activities, reservations and more...
	www.westkootenayparks.com (1830 words)

	The Seattle Times: Sports: Kootenay gets sweep of Silvertips
		Nigel Dawes' point-blank shot at 18:24 of overtime lifted Kootenay to a 4-3 victory over the Silvertips at the Everett Events Center and gave the Ice a 4-0 sweep of the teams' second-round Western Hockey League playoff series.
		Previously, Kootenay won the first two series games at home after both were tied well into the third period.
		The sweep continues an impressive turnaround for Kootenay, which made the playoffs a year ago but was swept out in the first round.
	seattletimes.nwsource.com /html/sports/2002239954_tips13.html (526 words)

	Trails BC: Rocky Mountain / East Kootenay Route Description. (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
		It is basically a route that parallels the upper Kootenay River between Cranbrook/Ft. Steele and the Elk River, a tributary of the Kootenay River.
		The Kootenay River is the main river drainage in the south end of the Trench.
		KOO stands for the Kootenay River and region, CAN stands for Canada, and USA for the U.S.A. When the waters of Kootenay River accumulate behind Libby Dam each summer, the river forms Lake Kookanusa that runs from Wardner near Bull River and Highway 3 in the north to Libby Dam in the south.
	www.trailsbc.ca /rockies_region/rockies-route.html (5756 words)

	Kootenay Co-op Radio 93.5 FM - Rural Vocations (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
		Kootenay Cooperative Radio, is delighted to announce the completion of Rural Vocations - Stories of Work in the West Kootenay.
		To make a living in the Kootenays there is a lot of adapting to do.
		The series will be aired during Kootenay Coop Radio's fall 2002 broadcast season, distributed to campus and community radio stations across the country, as well as placed in regional libraries and schools to be used as an employment resource.
	kootenaycoopradio.com /ruralvocations.htm (368 words)

	Valley of the Ghosts, Slocan Lake, Kootenay Lake, British Columbia (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
		In 1891 silver was found west of the north end of Kootenay Lake.
		Hotsprings are in the heart of the Kootenays.
		Explore mild valleys, temperate mid-elevation benches and a blossoming alpine on the steep slope of this wet
	www.valleyoftheghosts.ca (345 words)

	Tourism BC \| Kootenay Rockies
		The Kootenay Rockies is a vast wilderness of rivers, lakes, waterfalls, beaches, mineral hot springs, alpine meadows and snow-capped mountains.
		During the winter, the Kootenay Rockies offers some of the continent's finest powder skiing and snowboarding, from head-rushing descents to great expanses of groomed cross-country trails.
		As the largest community in the Kootenay Rockies region, Cranbrook is close to all the excitement.
	www.hellobc.com /bcescapes/regions/bcrockies.asp?nav=4 (489 words)

	South Kootenay Anglers Society (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
		The South Kootenay Anglers Society is a non-profit society dedicated to the enhacement of the south end of Kootenay Lake and its tributaries.
		In September of 2001 the South Kootenay Anglers Society was able to see some oth the Kokanee fish returning to spawn in Summit Creek.
		The South Kootenay Anglers Society was also able to help the Kuskanook Harbour Society in the endeavors to cleanup the Kuskanook Harbour and area.
	www.crestonbc.com /anglers (445 words)

	SS Moyie National Historic Site
		KLHS Archives connects to the Kootenay Lake Archives, a worthwhile place to visit while in Kaslo or if you are looking for historical information on the Moyie and the Kaslo area in general.
		The SS Moyie is located in the beautiful town of Kaslo, in the West Kootenay region of British Columbia.
		The West Kootenay region of British Columbia is famous for its stunning scenery.
	www.klhs.bc.ca (361 words)

	Columbia Kootenay Fisheries Renewal Partnership
		The Kootenay River flows through the Rocky Mountain Trench in British Columbia for approximately 200 km and drains into Lake Koocanusa, a reservoir formed by Libby Dam in Montana.
		The Kootenay River supports a number of sport fish species including westslope cutthroat trout, rainbow trout, bull trout, burbot and mountain whitefish.
		This information is critical to the management of bull trout in the upper Kootenay River and integral to determining operational effects of Aberfeldie and Elko Power Plants.
	www.ckfrp.com /projects/2000/cp18.htm (333 words)

	Kootenay Lake Archives
		The Archives holds material pertaining to the history of Kaslo and surrounding area; the City of Kaslo records (1893-1958) including correspondence and administrative records; Kootenay Lake sternwheelers, in particular the SS Moyie; and the archives of the Langham Japanese Canadian Project.
		In addition to maps and plans, original newspapers, some audio and video tapes, and over 5,000 photographs, holdings include information on Kaslo area schools, the 54th Kootenay Battalion, ceremonies and celebrations in Kaslo (1892-present), forestry, fruit cultivation, mining, some personal papers, and some records of local businesses and organizations.
		The Kootenay Lake Archives is situated in the Old Jail in the basement of the Provincial Government Building in Kaslo.
	www.klhs.bc.ca /archives.htm (228 words)

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