Community InformationEdgewood is located just off Hwy 6, approximately 75 km (47 miles) south of Nakusp and 135 km (84 miles) east of Vernon. Edgewood is situated on the west side of Lower Arrow Lake about 20 km (13 miles) south of the ferry terminal at Needles.
Edgewood is a small, friendly rural community where many of the people make a living working in the local agriculture and forestry industries found in the Inonoaklin Valley and the rest of the Lower Arrow Lakes region. The pace is a little slower with the residents adapting a real laid-back lifestyle.
Edgewood receives over 1,890 hours of sunshine each year with an annual rainfall of 43.6 cm and annual snowfall of 143.2 cm. Temperatures range from a frosty -6.5 degrees C to a comfortable 23.6 degrees C in August.INDUSTRY:
Agriculture, forestry, farmingPopulation
Town Population: 142 (BC Stats, 2011 Census)
Health Administrative Information
Health Authority: Interior Health
Health Service Delivery Area: Kootenay Boundary
Regional District: Arrow Lakes
Rural Designation: RSA community
RRP Designation: A
RRP Points: 31.00
The Edgewood Health Centre is staffed by 2 nurses, with medical, public health and other resources visiting from Nakusp several times a month. This clinic offers specialized treatment for non-life threatening emergencies.
Health Centre Info
Edgewood Health Centre
Box 5, 322 Monashee Avenue
Edgewood, BC, V0G 1J0
P: 250 269-7313 | F: 250 269-7520
Hrs: Mon, Wed-Fri 8:30 am - 4:00 pm; Tue 8:00 am - 3:30 pm
Emergency Room
There is a limited service Emergency Room in this community. It provides 24/7 care (subject to change) and acute care clinics 5 days a week.
Lab services
Edgewood Health Centre
Box 5, 322 Monashee Avenue
Edgewood, BC, V0G 1J0
P: 250 269-7313 | F: 250 269-7520
BC Ambulance
BC Ambulance Service provides coverage to this community.
