Kaslo
Kaslo | |
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| Village of Kaslo | |
| Motto: Industry Progress Wealth | |
Location of Kaslo in British Columbia | |
| Coordinates: 49°54′48″N 116°54′41″W / 49.91333°N 116.91139°W | |
| Country | Canada |
| Province | British Columbia |
| Region | Kootenays |
| Regional District | Central Kootenay |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Suzan Hewat |
| • Governing body | Kaslo Village Council - Molly Leathwood - Robert Lang - Erika Bird - Matthew Brown |
| • MP | Rob Morrison (CPC) |
| • MLA | Brittny Anderson (NDP) |
| Area | |
| • Land | 3.01 km2 (1.16 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 591 m (1,939 ft) |
| Population (2021) | |
• Total | 1,049 |
| • Density | 348.7/km2 (903/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC−08:00 (PST) |
| Postal code span | V0G 1M0 |
| Area code | 250 / 778 / 236 |
| Highways | |
| Waterway | Kootenay Lake |
| Website | kaslo |
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Kaslo is a village on the west shore of Kootenay Lake in the West Kootenay region of southeastern British Columbia. A member municipality of the Central Kootenay Regional District, the name derives from the adjacent Kaslo River.
Before the arrival of Europeans, the area was home to the semi-nomadic Kutenai (Ktunaxa) and Lakes (Sinixt) tribes. Settlers came and used it as a sawmill site in 1889, but Kaslo soon expanded as a result of the silver boom of the late 19th century. It retains much of the historic atmosphere from its earlier mining days. The economy of Kaslo is now based mainly on the forestry and tourism industries.