Erickson, British Columbia

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Erickson
Unincorporated community
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Erickson
Location of Erickson in British Columbia
Coordinates: 49°05′29″N116°28′34″W / 49.09139°N 116.47611°W / 49.09139; -116.47611
CountryFlag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada
Province Flag of British Columbia.svg  British Columbia
Region East Kootenay
Regional district Central Kootenay
Government
  Governing bodyArea 'B' –Director Tanya Wall
Elevation
620 m (2,030 ft)
Time zone UTC-7 (MST, PST)
Postal code span
V0B 1G0
Highways 3
21
Waterways Goat River

Erickson is an unincorporated community immediately to the east of Creston, British Columbia. [1] It is home to many cherry and apple orchards and is located on Highway 3, also known as the Crowsnest Highway.

Erickson has one school, Erickson Elementary School, which is in the School District # 8 and has grades Kindergarten through Grade 7. Erickson has two wineries, three hotels, one gas station, a micro grocery, and a sawmill. There are also over 10 fruit stands scattered along the two main roads. (Highway 3 & Erickson Rd)

In 1926 the East Creston Irrigation District was established and, for the first time, Erickson had fresh running water from Arrow Creek.

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