Harrison Hot Springs

Harrison Hot Springs, mostly only popularly called Harrison, is a resort town on the southern tip of Harrison Lake in the Fraser Valley Regional District in the Canadian province of British Columbia.

History

It is named after the place of its two lakeside hot mineral springs. They carry the names Potash and Sulphur, the former has a water temperature of 40 ° C, the latter of 65 ° C. With 1300 ppm they are among the mineralhaltigsten sources.

Already knew the Indians of the tribe of the Chehalis and worshiped the hot springs. To white settlement the " discovery" of the place led by a group of prospectors who believed already lost and were rescued by the sources. The place was first called St. Alice 's Well.

The inauguration of the Canadian Pacific Railway in 1866 brought these decades later in coach reach this transcontinental main artery of Canada.

After a long period of sluggish growth, it only came on 27 May 1949 establishing the political community Village of Harrison Hot Springs and the associated granting of local autonomy.

In June 2006, Harrison was probably used as a base for smuggling drugs into the U.S. state of Washington by helicopter.

Demography

The census in 2011 showed a population of 1,469 inhabitants for the community. The city's population has thereby decreased compared to the census of 2006, only 6.7%, while the population in the province of British Columbia at the same time grew by 7.0%.

Economy

The average income of employees in Harrison Hot Springs in 2006 was at C $ 21,884, while it was in the province of British Columbia 24 867 C $.

Traffic

In Harrison Hot Springs of coming from south highway ends 9

On the Harrison Lake is the water aerodrome the community ( Transport Canada Identifier: CAC8 ).

Tourism

Most visitors attracts the spa of the resort. In addition, Harrison is also known for there each year in September, taking place in the competition for the building sandcastles and allsommerliche arts festival.