Kootenay Lake Investment Profile 2011 Table of Contents TABLE OF CONTENTS ............................................................................................................................... 2 WELCOME .................................................................................................................................................... 4 DEMOGRAPHICS ........................................................................................................................................ 5 POPULATION ............................................................................................................................................... 5 HOUSEHOLD INCOME (2006) ...................................................................................................................... 5 HOUSING CHARACTERISTICS ...................................................................................................................... 5 LANGUAGE ................................................................................................................................................. 5 LABOUR FORCE .......................................................................................................................................... 6 LABOUR FORCE ACTIVITY .......................................................................................................................... 6 LABOUR FORCE BY SECTOR ....................................................................................................................... 6 LABOUR FORCE BY OCCUPATION ............................................................................................................... 6 WORKFORCE EDUCATION ATTAINMENT .................................................................................................... 7 MAJOR FIELD OF STUDY ............................................................................................................................. 7 MOBILITY STATUS ...................................................................................................................................... 7 PLACE OF RESIDENCE 5 YEARS AGO .......................................................................................................... 7 TRANSPORTATION .................................................................................................................................... 8 DISTANCE TO MAJOR CENTRES .................................................................................................................. 8 CLOSEST COMMERCIAL AIRPORTS ............................................................................................................. 8 CANADIAN BORDER SERVICES INFORMATION ........................................................................................... 9 TAXATION ..................................................................................................................................................10 VARIABLE TAX RATE (2010) .....................................................................................................................10 CORPORATE INCOME TAX / FRANCHISE TAX .............................................................................................10 PERSONAL INCOME TAX RATE (R ANGE ) ...................................................................................................10 SALES / USE TAX RATE .............................................................................................................................10 TELEPHONE SUBJECT TO SALE / USE TAX .................................................................................................11 SALES TAX RATE BY UTILITY ...................................................................................................................11 MACHINERY & EQUIPMENT SUBJECT TO SALE / USE TAX .........................................................................11 SALES / USE TAX ON TANGIBLE PROPERTY ...............................................................................................11 SALES / USE TAX ON INTANGIBLE PROPERTY ............................................................................................11 PAYROLL COSTS .......................................................................................................................................12 PAYROLL TAXES .......................................................................................................................................12 UNEMPLOYMENT INSURANCE (E MPLOYMENT INSURANCE ) ......................................................................12 UTILITIES ....................................................................................................................................................13 WATER QUALITY MONITORING .................................................................................................................13 RDCK WASTE FACILITIES ........................................................................................................................13 ELECTRIC POWER ......................................................................................................................................14 TELECOMMUNICATIONS ............................................................................................................................14 QUALITY OF LIFE ......................................................................................................................................15 CLIMATE ...................................................................................................................................................15 CULTURE AND RECREATION ......................................................................................................................15 EDUCATION ................................................................................................................................................17 SELKIRK COLLEGE ....................................................................................................................................17 KOOTENAY LAKE SCHOOL DISTRICT 8 ......................................................................................................17 CRAWFORD BAY SCHOOL ..........................................................................................................................20 Kootenay Lake Investment Profile 2 of 24 HEALTH .......................................................................................................................................................21 POPULATION AND DEMOGRAPHICS ............................................................................................................21 HEALTH STATUS ........................................................................................................................................21 NON -MEDICAL DETERMINANTS OF HEALTH .............................................................................................21 HEALTH SERVICE PERFORMANCE ..............................................................................................................22 COMMUNITY AND HEALTH SYSTEM CHARACTERISTICS ............................................................................23 DIRECTORY OF CRESTON HEALTH SERVICES ............................................................................................23 Kootenay Lake Investment Profile 3 of 24 Welcome Thank you for your interest in the Kootenay Lake area. We are confident that you will be impressed with the business and lifestyle opportunities that exist in our growing and vibrant region. Invest Kootenay is a joint-initiative of local governments, economic development organizations and Chambers of Commerce with the aim of attracting, retaining, and expanding investment. We invite you to come and discover the advantages of doing business in the Kootenay region – where opportunity meets lifestyle. For a customized investor package or to learn more about our Ambassador Program, please contact: LORNA ROBIN Box 22, Crawford Bay, V0B 1E0 Phone: 250-225-3333 E-mail: [email protected] Website: http://www.kootenaylake.bc.ca/ Note: Unless otherwise stated, statistics are from: Statistics Canada. 2007. 2006 Community Profiles. 2006 Census. Statistics Canada Catalogue no. 92-591-XWE. Ottawa. Released March 13 2007. http://www12.statcan.ca/census-recensement/2006/dp-pd/prof/92- 591/index.cfm?Lang=E Kootenay Lake Investment Profile 4 of 24 Demographics Population Age Group Population % Distribution Under 20 years 340 16.7% 20– 34 years 205 10.0% 35 – 54 years 555 27.2% 55 – 74 years 770 37.7% 75 years and over 170 8.3% Total – Age Groups 2040 100.0% % Change 2001 - 2006 -4.0% Median Age 53 Kootenay Lake 2,040 Household Income (2006) Number of Households in 2006 985 Median Household Income in 2005 C $35,069 Population and Dwelling Counts Number % Distribution Total private dwellings 1459 100.0% Private dwellings occupied by usual 986 67.6% residents Population Density per square kilometre 1.2 Land area (square kilometre) 1704.082 Housing Characteristics Number of owned dwellings 830 Number of rented dwellings 155 Number of dwellings constructed before 1986 675 Number of dwellings constructed between 1986 and 2006 310 Average number of rooms per dwelling 6.2 Average value of owned dwelling $344,269 Language Mother Tongue Total Number % of Total English 1740 85.3% French 65 3.2% Other 235 11.5% Kootenay Lake Investment Profile 5 of 24 Labour Force