In the secluded, southeast corner of British Columbia, bounded by the waters of the Kootenay and Columbia Rivers, lie the Kootenays--an island in a sea of mountains.
At the centre: Kootenay Lake: 407 square kilometres of blue-green water, ice-free the year around and clean enough to drink.
Commanding a sheltered bay on this inland sea, at the foot of the Selkirk Mountains, is Kaslo. Kaslo is a charming, postcard-pretty village with an abundance of Victorian architecture that echoes back to the sunshine days of the British Empire.
But Kaslo is more than a pretty place. It is the commercial, educational, governmental and institutional centre for the Lardeau and North Kootenay, serving the area's major industries: mining, forestry and tourism.
BY ROAD:
Highway 3A connects to Nelson, Trail, Castlegar; to the East Kootenay via Cranbrook, Creston, Kimberley; and to the U.S. border and Spokane. Highway 31A connects to the Lardeau, Slocan, Arrow Lakes and Okanagan.
BY AIR:
Kaslo has an airstrip and air charter services while a short drive away, Castlegar's airport provides connections to Vancouver or Calgary in just over 45 minutes.
BY ELECTRONIC COMMUNICATION
FAX and the Internet put Kaslo in touch with the world while courier services provide next-day delivery to and from any destination in Canada.
