Lister, British Columbia Explained

Official Name:Lister, British Columbia
Pushpin Map:Canada British Columbia
Pushpin Label:Lister
Pushpin Label Position:top
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Type1:Province
Subdivision Type2:Region
Subdivision Name2:Kootenays
Subdivision Type3:Regional district
Subdivision Name3:Central Kootenay
Leader Title1:Governing body
Established Date3:(city)
Timezone:MST[1]
Utc Offset:-7
Coordinates:49.05°N -116.4667°W
Postal Code Type:Postal code span
Postal Code:V0B 1Y0
Area Code:250, 778

Lister, British Columbia is a small community in the Kootenays region of British Columbia, Canada. It is located 10 miles (16 km) southeast of Creston and is just north of the Canada–US border.

Originally known as Camp Lister, it was established by Colonel Fred Lister after the First World War as a soldiers' settlement. He later became the MLA for the Nelson-Creston riding. The community's name was officially changed to Lister on November 29, 1984. Lister is the closest community to the Bountiful commune.

Notes and References

  1. https://maps.google.com/maps?f=d&hl=en&geocode=&saddr=lister,+BC&daddr=Creston,+BC&sll=49.044845,-116.465796&sspn=0.002757,0.007296&ie=UTF8&ll=49.04777,-116.512756&spn=0.176419,0.466919&t=h&z=11 Google Maps route between Lister and Creston