Английская Википедия:Golden, British Columbia

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Golden is a town in southeastern British Columbia, Canada, Шаблон:Convert west of Calgary, Alberta, and Шаблон:Convert east of Vancouver.

History

In 1807, David ThompsonШаблон:Sndrenowned fur trader, surveyor, and map makerШаблон:Sndwas tasked by the North West Company to open a trading route to the lucrative trading territories of the Pacific Northwest. He first crossed over the Rocky Mountains and travelled along the Blaeberry River to the future site of Golden.

In 1881 the Canadian Pacific Railway (CPR) hired surveyor A. B. Rogers to find a rail route through the Selkirk and Rocky Mountains, and in 1882 he found the pass now named for him. Rogers established a base camp for his survey crew led by a man named McMillan. Initially known as McMillan's Camp, the settlement was the beginning of the town of Golden. By 1884, in response to a nearby lumber camp naming itself Silver City, the residents of McMillan's Camp, headed by Baptiste Morigeau, decided not to be outdone and renamed the settlement Golden City. The word city was later dropped.

Golden is also the site of notable South Asian Canadian history, after Sikh settlers first arrived in Golden in 1902 to work at the Columbia River Lumber Company. These early settlers built the first Шаблон:Lang (Sikh temple) in North America in 1905, which burned down in 1926.

Much of the town's history is tied into the CPR and the logging industry. The town's economy still relies heavily on those two influences, but the development of Kicking Horse Mountain Resort, along with other outdoor adventure companies, has allowed the town to diversify into tourism. Mount 7, which is just southeast of town, is also an outdoor activity destination. The town forms part of the Golden Triangle cycle route.

Kicking Horse Pedestrian Bridge is the longest freestanding timber-framed bridge in Canada. Planned as a community project by the Timber Framers Guild, volunteers from Golden were joined by carpenters and timber framers from the United States and from Europe. The bridge structure is Шаблон:Convert long, with a Шаблон:Convert Burr arch structure. The bridge was completed in September 2001.

In June 2021, the Golden Skybridge opened. The bridge is the highest suspension bridge in Canada.

The Golden meteorites fell there on October 4, 2021.

Geography

Golden is nestled in the Rocky Mountain Trench, built around the confluence of the Columbia and Kicking Horse rivers, surrounded by three different mountain ranges (most notably the Purcell Mountains and Rocky Mountains) and five national parks: Yoho National Park, Banff National Park, Jasper National Park, Glacier National Park, and Kootenay National Park.

Golden is on Highway 1 (the Trans-Canada Highway), and it is the northern terminus of Highway 95, connecting it to the United States via the rest of the East Kootenay region and the city of Cranbrook, British Columbia (B.C. Highway 95 is a continuation of U.S. Route 95, which runs north-to-south through the U.S. and into Mexico). The Trans-Canada Highway east of Golden has numerous upgrade projects ongoing to greatly improve the roadway west of the Yoho National Park boundary. The Ten Mile Hill section of the project was recentlyШаблон:When completed and is a major upgrade to the old highway.

Climate

Golden has a climate with influences of the humid continental (Dfb) and semi-arid (BSk) varieties. Summers are warm but rarely hot, with winters being somewhat moderated in comparison to areas east of the Rockies. Annual snowfall is heavy, averaging Шаблон:Convert.

Demographics

In the 2021 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada, Golden had a population of 3,986 living in 1,734 of its 1,892 total private dwellings, a change of Шаблон:Percentage from its 2016 population of 3,708. With a land area of Шаблон:Cvt, it had a population density of Шаблон:Pop density in 2021.

Religion

According to the 2021 census, religious groups in Golden included:

• Irreligion (2,430 persons or 62.3%)
• Christianity (1,225 persons or 31.4%)
• Sikhism (115 persons or 2.9%)
• Hinduism (40 persons or 1.0%)
• Buddhism (15 persons or 0.4%)
• Other (55 persons or 1.4%)

Economy

Golden has a service-based economy, relying heavily on tourism and services for tourists. Golden also features shops and other businesses, and a large number of hotels.Шаблон:Citation needed

Education

Public education is provided by School District 6 Rocky Mountain which operates 3 primary schools and one secondary school. Community College education is offered by the Golden Campus of the College of the Rockies.Шаблон:Citation needed

Sports

Club	League	Sport	Venue	Established	Championships
Golden Rockets	KIJHL	Ice Hockey	Golden Arena	1991	0

Notable people

• Doug Barrault, retired hockey player
• Dillon Dubé, NHL player with the Calgary Flames
• David Duncan, freestyle skier
• Curtis McKenzie, NHL player with the Dallas Stars
• Patricia Owens, actress
• Sara Renner, Olympic medal-winning cross country skier

See also

• List of francophone communities in British Columbia

External links

• Шаблон:Official website
• Шаблон:Wikivoyage-inline