This indicator tracks annual average hourly readings of fine airborne particulates (referred to as PM2.5). Six monitoring stations track PM2.5 levels in the region, though not all of them have been active for the full five years. Data were acquired from the BC Ministry of Environment’s air data...Read more
This indicator tracks annual average hourly readings of fine airborne particulates (referred to as PM2.5) from monitoring stations in the region. Data are acquired from the BC Ministry of Environment’s air data archive and processed using Ministry of Environment guidelines.Read more
This indicator monitors the number of bears destroyed by Conservation Officers on an annual basis in the Columbia Basin-Boundary region. It also tracks reported attractants that lead to bears coming into conflict with humans. Data for this indicator were provided by the Conservation Officer...Read more
This indicator measures the value of building permits issued annually, by regional district and select municipalities. Data for this indicator were compiled by Statistics Canada and processed by BC Stats.Read more
This indicator measures the number of businesses with active establishments, by year and Regional District. Data for this indicator were gathered from BC Stats’ Business Counts reports. This data set has been subject to methodological changes that preclude a thorough examination of historic...Read more
The Composite Index of Crime is an index formed by the weighted averages of three indicators: serious violent crime rate (weight of 0.35), serious property crime rate (weight of 0.50), and number of serious crimes per police officer (weight of 0.15). Rates are based on the number of reported...Read more
This indicator monitors annual average daily traffic volumes at 21 permanent traffic count stations across the region. Data were acquired from the BC Ministry of Transportation and Infrastructure’s Traffic Data Program.Read more
This indicator monitors annual average daily traffic volumes at 21 permanent traffic count stations across the region. Data were acquired from the BC Ministry of Transportation and Infrastructure’s Traffic Data Program.Read more
This indicator measures the number of Basin-Boundary drinking water systems for which health authorities (Interior Health and Northern Health) had issued a drinking water advisory as of June 10, 2015. Drinking water advisories (“Water Quality Advisories” or “Boil Water Notices”) are issued by...Read more
The Early Development Instrument (EDI) is administered by kindergarten teachers, and assesses the developmental readiness of a group of children. Children are considered vulnerable when some aspect of their development (physical, social/emotional or intellectual) is delayed at kindergarten entry...Read more
