Village of Ashcroft

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The Village of Ashcroft is a small rural municipality in British Columbia’s Thompson River Valley, known for its semi-arid climate, historic ties to the Gold Rush era, and close relationship with nearby Indigenous communities.

All labels observed (1)

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Village of Ashcroft canonical 2

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Statements (47)

Predicate Object
instanceOf human settlement
municipality
village
adjacentToIndigenousCommunity Ashcroft Indian Band
Nlakaʼpamux communities
climate semi-arid climate
climateClassification BSk
country Canada
economicActivity agriculture
tourism
transportation services
environment dry grasslands
semi-desert landscape
governingBody Ashcroft Village Council
governmentType village municipality
hasCulturalConnection Nlakaʼpamux people
linked to: Nlaka'pamux people

Secwépemc people
linked to: Secwepemc people
hasHeritage Gold Rush transportation history
hasLocalGovernmentAreaStatus village
hasOfficialName Village of Ashcroft
hasSettlementType village
hasTransportation Canadian National Railway line
Canadian Pacific Railway line
heritageType Gold Rush supply centre
railway town
historicalEra Cariboo Gold Rush
inlandDistanceFromCoast far from Pacific coast
isInNorthernHemisphere true
isInWesternHemisphere true
isRural true
knownFor close relationship with nearby Indigenous communities
historic ties to the Gold Rush era
semi-arid climate
locatedIn British Columbia
Thompson River Valley
linked to: Thompson River
locatedInAdministrativeEntity Thompson-Nicola Regional District
locatedInCountrySubdivision Interior Plateau of British Columbia
locatedInValley Thompson River Valley
linked to: Thompson River
locatedNear Cache Creek
locatedOn Thompson River
locatedWestOf Kamloops
partOf Thompson-Nicola region
populationCharacteristic small population
province British Columbia
region Interior of British Columbia
timeZone Pacific Time Zone
timeZoneDST Pacific Daylight Time
linked to: Pacific Time Zone

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Ashcroft Indian Band locatedNear Village of Ashcroft
Village of Ashcroft hasOfficialName Village of Ashcroft