THE KAMLOOPS WAY
· Kamloops is the warmest city in Canada
· Sunny Skies - 2,047 hours annual average
· Annual Rainfall - 217.9 mm
· Annual Snowfall - 75.5 cm
· Elevation - 347 m (1,140 ft) (Thompson River Intake)
· Growing Season - 166 days
· Population - Close to 85,000 people
· Economic Drivers - tourism, agriculture, forestry, mining, manufacturing/retail, high tech
· One of only two places in Canada where the two national railways (CP and CN) intersect in city limits
· Hub of four major highways: HWY 5A, HWY 5 (Yellowhead), HWY 1 (Trans Canada), HWY 97
· Time and Standard Days - Pacific Standard Time; Monday through Friday are standard workdays and Saturday and Sunday the weekend.
· City Area: 311 sq km (120 sq m)
· Latitude: 50 41' 40" N
· Longitude: 120 27' W
· Location: 250 km (155 miles) north of US (Washington) border; 310 km (193 miles) northeast of Vancouver; 4,387 km (2,726 miles) west of Toronto