Faulder, British Columbia

Faulder is a railway point located in British Columbia, Canada, situated in a large valley ten kilometers west of the town of Summerland. This is also the end point of the Kettle Valley Steam Railway. Named after Evelyn Robert Faulder, it consists of many large acreages and agricultural farms.[1]

Faulder has become an area of controversy lately as high levels of uranium have been found in the community's drinking water.[2]

49°36′40″N 119°46′55″W / 49.61111°N 119.78194°W / 49.61111; -119.78194

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Municipalities and communities of Okanagan, British Columbia, Canada
Cities
  • Armstrong
  • Enderby
  • Kelowna
  • Penticton
  • Vernon
Towns
  • Oliver
  • Osoyoos
Districts
VillagesDesignated placesUnincorporated
communitiesIndian reservesGhost towns
Footnotes
‡This populated place also has portions in an adjacent region

Notable people

  • Calum Bird, entrepreneur and founder of Trelent, a cloud-based technology platform.[3]

References

  1. ^ "Faulder". BC Geographical Names.
  2. ^ Faulder: RDOS - Regional District of Okanagan-Similkameen
  3. ^ "The launch of Trelent, a PC in your browser". August 31, 2020.


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