Tobacco Plains Band Amenities

Tobacco Plains Indian Band a part of the Ktunaxa Nation

Education

Education services in the immediate area are available at:

Grasmere Elementary

Eureka Elementary, Eureka Jr. High, and Eureka High School, Eureka, MT, USA

CL Salvador Elementary, Fernie

Fernie High School

Isabella Dicksen Elementary, Fernie

Jaffray Elementary

College of the Rockies, Fernie and Cranbrook Campuses

Buildings & Infrastructure

Band Buildings - Administration office and hall, aerial satellite system, education and health office, church

Water and Sewerage - Community water system, individual wells, community sewage and individual sewage

Fire Protection - Available on reserve

Roads - Highway 93, Highway 3/93, gravel and dirt roads

Electricity - BC Hydro

Telecommunications - Telus communications and Telus mobility

Cable - Future development

Fibre Optics - Future development

Recreation facilities - Rodeo grounds, outdoor ice-rink, ball field

Municipal Services

Municipal waste - regional sites - waste unit containers

Fire Protection Volunteer fire department - on reserve, Baynes lake fire department See Map...

Medical/Hospital - Fernie district Hospital, Cranbrook Regional Hospital

Postal Services - Grasmere, BC

Police - RCMP - Regional Policing model, Fernie, BC

Tobacco Plains is an outdoor Eden. It is abundant with wildlife and natural beauty, and is truly a rural community.

Some national and provincial parks are situated in the area. An overview of the amenities and services are listed below.

Libraries - Grasmere and Fernie BC

Recreation Centers - Fernie Aquatic Centre

Rodeo Grounds - Indoor and outdoor private facilities see pictures... See Map

Churches - Grasmere, BC

Shopping Facilities - Corner Grocery, liquor store, gas station (O&O by a Tobacco Plains Band member)

Wildlife management areas - Newgate (deer) Strauss (elk, whitetail deer), Sheep Mountain (mountain sheep winter range deer, elk, raptors yellow badger) Wigwam flats (deer, elk, bear, cougar)

Wildlife viewing areas - Kikomun Creek (spawning kookanee salmon in Sept), Elko (bighorn sheep, mountain goat)

Parks - Kikomun Creek Park

Wildlife Management unit areas 4-2, 4-3, 4-22, 4-23

Festivals - National Aboriginal Day - June 21

Rodeo Events - Circle O Longhorn Ranch Team Roping

Labour Day - Soft Ball Tournament


		Education Education services in the immediate area are available at: Grasmere Elementary Eureka Elementary, Eureka Jr. High, and Eureka High School, Eureka, MT, USA CL Salvador Elementary, Fernie Fernie High School Isabella Dicksen Elementary, Fernie Jaffray Elementary College of the Rockies, Fernie and Cranbrook Campuses Buildings & Infrastructure Band Buildings - Administration office and hall, aerial satellite system, education and health office, church Water and Sewerage - Community water system, individual wells, community sewage and individual sewage Fire Protection - Available on reserve Roads - Highway 93, Highway 3/93, gravel and dirt roads Electricity - BC Hydro Telecommunications - Telus communications and Telus mobility Cable - Future development Fibre Optics - Future development Recreation facilities - Rodeo grounds, outdoor ice-rink, ball field Municipal Services Municipal waste - regional sites - waste unit containers Fire Protection Volunteer fire department - on reserve, Baynes lake fire department See Map... Medical/Hospital - Fernie district Hospital, Cranbrook Regional Hospital Postal Services - Grasmere, BC Police - RCMP - Regional Policing model, Fernie, BC Tobacco Plains is an outdoor Eden. It is abundant with wildlife and natural beauty, and is truly a rural community. Some national and provincial parks are situated in the area. An overview of the amenities and services are listed below. Libraries - Grasmere and Fernie BC Recreation Centers - Fernie Aquatic Centre Rodeo Grounds - Indoor and outdoor private facilities see pictures... See Map Churches - Grasmere, BC Shopping Facilities - Corner Grocery, liquor store, gas station (O&O by a Tobacco Plains Band member) Wildlife management areas - Newgate (deer) Strauss (elk, whitetail deer), Sheep Mountain (mountain sheep winter range deer, elk, raptors yellow badger) Wigwam flats (deer, elk, bear, cougar) Wildlife viewing areas - Kikomun Creek (spawning kookanee salmon in Sept), Elko (bighorn sheep, mountain goat) Parks - Kikomun Creek Park Wildlife Management unit areas 4-2, 4-3, 4-22, 4-23 Festivals - National Aboriginal Day - June 21 Rodeo Events - Circle O Longhorn Ranch Team Roping Labour Day - Soft Ball Tournament