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Boston Bar, BC COMMUNITY CAPACITY MAP
Welcome to Boston Bar
Population: 266 - Rural town area+66 – Boston Bar Band on-reserve +78 – Boothroyd Band on-reserve 410
Median age approximate: 50 years oldAverage annual household income: $23,000-$54,000
Community Assets: Businesses
Community Assets: Other Institutions
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Community Social Services
Anderson Creek Health
CentreFood Bank
Fraser Canyon Family Place
Fraser Canyon Better At Home
Program
Community Shuttle Bus
North Bend Community
Place
Citizens’ Associations
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Gifts of Individuals
Primary Building Blocks: Individual Assets
Myles, age 36
• Construction labourer
• Mathematic skills
• Machinery operator
• Likes fishing
• Would like to learn welding, mechanics and furniture making
Lou, age 64
• Social worker, nurse
• Supervisor, caterer
• Experienced in childcare
• Loves working with people
• Interested in traditional medicines and gardening
Theresa, age 30’s
• Office work and bookkeeping
• Experience in maintenance, health, machinery, catering, childcare, transportation and supervision
• Open to a variety of jobs and training
Lawrence, age 63
• Journeymen Carpenter
• Worked in forestry
• Basic mechanics experience
• Interest in fishing
• retired
Secondary Building Blocks in Boston Bar
RCMP AmbulanceFire
Department
Boston Bar Elem/Secondary
School
Boston Bar Library
Post Office CN Rail CP Rail
Potential Building Blocks
Service Canada
• Funding Opportunities
• Employee funding incentives
Service BC
• Funding opportunities under various ministries
On-reserve project funding potential
Statistics Canada
• Public statistical information
• Other public information resources
Needs Assessment Many dilapidated buildings; businesses shut down since the Coquihalla Highway was built and logging company closures.
Needs Assessment
Isolated Community
High Consumer cost$
No local grocery store
Limited Transportation
Poverty on-reserve
Addictions Lack of jobs
Current Community Resources Addressing Needs
• Boothroyd Construction Company
• Community Hall & Service Centre
Boothroyd Band
• Fraser Canyon Family Place
• North Bend Community Place
Boston Bar
• Tuckkwiowhum Heritage Interpretive Village
• Alexander Creek gas station
• Health Centre
Boston Bar Band
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