COMMUNITY INFORMATION
Area: 2,290 square kilometers
Permanent Population: 2,731 – (2006 Stats Canada – 28.5% increase from 2001)
Communications:
Radio; television – cable, satellite, cellular;
North Shuswap KICKER; area, provincial & national
newspapers
Churches:
North Shuswap Christian Fellowship, Scotch Creek 250-955-2545
St. David’s Community Church, Celista 250-679-3954 / 250-675-2294
Catholic Church of the Blessed Sacrament250-679-3025
Education:
North Shuswap Elementary, Celista 250-955-2214
School District #83 250-832-2157
North Shuswap Trustee 250-955-2515
Country Kids Play School 250-679-3005
Secondary Education - students transported to Salmon Arm
Employment:
Chase/North Shuswap Employment Centre250-679-8448
Government:
Regional:
Columbia Shuswap Regional District (CSRD)
Website: www.csrd.bc.ca 1-888-248-2773
North Shuswap (Area F) Director – Denis Delisle 250-955-6175
Provincial:
Enquiry BC 1-800-663-7867
FrontCounterBC 250-372-2127/1-877-855-3222
Shuswap Constituency - Hon. George Abbott, MLA 1-877-771-7557/250-833-7414
Ministry of Environment:
Environmental Protection 250-371-6200
Environmental Stewardship 250-371-6200
Water Stewardship Division 250-371-6200
Conservation Officer Services 250-371-6281 or 250-833-3355
Parks & Protected Areas 250-371-6247
Parks information: 250-955-0861
Campground reservations 1-800-689-9025
Ministry of Forests & Range – District Office 250-371-6500
FOREST FIRE REPORTING ONLY 1-800-663-5555
Federal:
Government of Canada information 1-800-622-6232
Okanagan/Shuswap – Colin Mayes, MP 1-800-665-5040/250-260-5020
Health:
Chase & District Health Centre - Acute Care /
Outpatient and Emergency Services 250-679-3312 / 250-679-1400
Monday–Friday, 8:00 am – 3:00 pm (except holidays)
Medical Imaging9:00 am – 1:00 pm
Laboratory8:00 am – 2:30 pm
ECG’s 12:30 pm – 2:30 pm
Walk-In Clinic10 am – 11:30 am
Chase Medical Clinic250-679-1420
Services: Emergency, Scheduled Medical Appointments,
Health Promotion Clinics, Home Nursing & Home Support,
Nutrition & Diabetes Education, Public Health Programs,
Respiratory Care, Aboriginal Health, Mental Health Services
Adult Day Care250-679-2899
Scotch Creek Medical Clinic 250-955-0660
Tuesday & Thursday, 9:00 am – 3:30 pm
Hospitals:
Royal Inland Hospital, Kamloops 250-374-5111
Shuswap Lake Hospital, Salmon Arm 250-833-3600
Dentist250-955-0075
Pharmacy Services 250-955-0601 / 0602
Public Health Inspectors:
Kamloops250-851-7340
Salmon Arm250-833-4100
Interior Health Authority250-862-4200
Thompson/Cariboo/Shuswap Health Service Area 250-851-7374
BC Nurse Line 1-866-215-4700
Deaf/Hearing Impaired 1-866-889-4700
Health Link BC - 811
Library:
Okanagan Regional Library - Scotch Creek 250-955-8198
Parks – DAY USE ONLY:
Pioneer Park – Celista
Lakeview Park – Anglemont
Rose Clifford Park – Scotch Creek
Ross Creek Park – Magna Bay
Roderick Haig-Brown Provincial Park – Lee Creek
Scotch Creek Wharf Road - Scotch Creek
Magna Bay Wharf Road - Magna Bay
Postal Service:
Scotch Creek Post Office – Super Valu 250-955-2253
Postal Box Service from Lee Creek to St. Ives
HELP LINE CONTACT NUMBERS:
Emergencies 911
BC Nurseline 1-866-215-4700
Poison Control 1-800-567-8911
RCMP – Chase 50-679-3221
Anglemont Fire Chief 250-833-8997
Celista Fire Chief 250-955-6341
Scotch Creek / Lee Creek Fire Chief 250-955-2422
Crimestoppers 1-800-222-8477
Children’s Help Line 310-1234
Women’s Emergency Shelter 250-832-9616
Victim Services 250-679-8638
Power Outages 1-888-POWERON (769-3766)
Telephone Repair 611@telus.com or 611
North Shuswap Chamber of Commerce
1-3871 Squilax-Anglemont Rd.
Scotch Creek, B.C. V0E 1M5
250.955.2113
Toll Free 1.888.955.1488
