Kaslo

Kaslo is a picturesque little village with a population of 1,032. The townsite is the delta of the Kaslo River, which flows into Kootenay Lake. With tree-lined avenues and heritage houses at every turn, it is the quintessential small town of everyone's imagination.

Kaslo, originally called Kane's Landing, was founded in 1893 and was the region's first incorporated city. The town soon became known as the commercial centre of the gold, silver and lead mining industries. The town's peaceful cove, one of only a few such natural harbours along the 97 mile long lake, once bustled with activity as ore barges, rowboats, private launches and steamships jostled for a place alongside the busy wharf.

Today, Kaslo is as pretty as a postcard with an abundance of Victorian architecture that recalls the sunshine days of the British empire. At Kaslo's annual "May Days" people gather, as they have since the village was incorporated, to celebrate Queen Victoria's birthday and watch the Maypole dance. In July, the village becomes the centre of the best Jazz Festival around, and the enchanting sound of the music filters through the summer days from its genesis in Kaslo Bay.

A stroll down Front Street will bring you to the majestic S.S. Moyie, one of the last great sternwheelers. Just seeing her instills visions of what her glory days on Kootenay Lake must have been like. The Langham Gallery, another heritage site, provides a venue for local artists and theatre groups as well as presenting a view of Japanese-Canadian internment during the Second World War.

The Village of Kaslo has undergone dramatic changes since the boom days of the 1890s. Where there were once 27 saloons full of boisterous prospectors, there is now a myriad of activities for everybody to enjoy. Rich in history, strong in community spirit, spectacular in location, Kaslo offers those who live there a quality of life others can only envy.

The Go & Do has been published for over 30 years and has won many international awards. This website features the Go & Do magazine in its entirety. You can print whatever sections you need. For a hard copy call us at 1-800-663-4619 and we will send you one. It is published in Kaslo, BC, Canada, V0G 1MO.

PFW Publications also publishes Pennywise, the number 1 weekly newspaper in the West Kootenay for buying and selling everything from soup to trucks. Pennywise also has a very active website which you can reach for local classified information by logging onto PennywiseAds.com.