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Grand Forks Destination Guide
Discover Grand Forks in Canada
Grand Forks in the region of British Columbia with its 4,208 habitants is a town located in Canada - some 1,994 mi or ( 3209 km ) West of Ottawa , the country's capital .
Local time in Grand Forks is now 04:42 AM (Tuesday) . The local timezone is named " America/Vancouver " with a UTC offset of -7 hours. Depending on your flexibility, these larger cities might be interesting for you: Lewiston, Moscow, Saint Maries, Sandpoint, and Colville. When in this area, you might want to check out Lewiston . We found some clip posted online . Scroll down to see the most favourite one or select the video collection in the navigation. Are you looking for some initial hints on what might be interesting in Grand Forks ? We have collected some references on our attractions page.
Videos
Legion march to Cenotaph Zone meeting
With every Zone meeting there is a march to the local cenotaph and ceremonies honouring the fallen. This one was for the West Kootenay Zone and was held in Grand Forks, BC Sept 20, 2008 ..
Grand Forks Fall Fair Parade 2008
Grand Forks Fall Fair Parade 2008 ..
Grand Forks City Council Opens the Time Capsule from 1987
Before the Council meeting on Sept 4, 2012 they Opened the Time Capsule from 1987 ..
The Trail Pipe Band at the Grand Forks Spring Fling 2012
Grand Forks Spring Fling 2012 standing band 4 The Trail Pipe Band from Trail, BC members.shaw.ca ..
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Interesting facts about this location
Nursery, British Columbia
Nursery is a populated community in the Similkameen Division Yale Land District of British Columbia. The community is East of Grand Forks, British Columbia.
Located at 49.02 -118.40 (Lat./Long.); Less than 3 km away
Almond Gardens
Almond Gardens is a populated community in the Similkameen Division Yale Land District of British Columbia. The small community is southwest of Grand Forks, British Columbia.
Located at 49.02 -118.50 (Lat./Long.); Less than 5 km away
Skeff Creek
Skeff Creek is a creek in the Boundary Country region of British Columbia. The creek flows east into July Creek, west of Smelter Lake, Similkameen Division Yale Land District. Skeff Creek used to be called Taylor Creek. The creek has been mined.
Located at 49.05 -118.55 (Lat./Long.); Less than 9 km away
Phoenix, British Columbia
Phoenix is a ghost town in the Boundary Country of British Columbia, Canada, 11 km east of Greenwood. Once called the “highest city in Canada” by its citizens (1,412 metres / 4,633 feet above sea level) it was a booming copper mining community from the late 1890s until 1919. In its heyday it was home to 1,000 citizens and had an opera house, twenty hotels, a brewery and its own city hall.
Located at 49.10 -118.58 (Lat./Long.); Less than 13 km away
Eholt, British Columbia
Eholt is a ghost town in British Columbia, Canada, 14 km from present day Greenwood. It was named for Louis Eholt, the man who provided the land for the village. The town of Eholt was founded in 1898 and served as a CPR headquarters for the hauling of copper mined in nearby Phoenix. At its peak Eholt had a population of 300 and boasted five hotels, three restaurants, a livery, a butcher shop, a drug store, a clothing and dry goods store, a blacksmith shop and other amenities.
Located at 49.15 -118.57 (Lat./Long.); Less than 16 km away
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