Welcome to Armstrong, British Columbia, Canada
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Armstrong summary
The City of Armstrong, (2006 Population 4,241) is located in the North Okanagan of the Canadian province of British Columbia, between Vernon and Enderby. It overlooks the Spallumcheen Valley, and is about 300 miles from Calgary, Alberta, Vancouver, B.C., Spokane and Seattle, Washington.
Armstrong, which sits above the dairy and ranch land of the Spallumcheen Valley, a name derived from the Salish First Nations word with disputed meaning "beautiful valley", "flat meadow,""meeting of the waters" and "prairie-banked river, is a small community and commercial center, with agriculture, in particular alfalfa and wheat, and ranching being its traditional economic venture. Armstrong was named after E.C. Heaton Armstrong, a London banker who helped finance the Shuswap and Okanagan Railway in 1892 and local development at the turn of the century. The influence of Dutch immigrants settling in the valley after the Second World War is represented by their cheese-making knowledge, and Armstrong is well known today for the cheese it produces. The city is also well-known for hosting the Interior Provincial Exhibition and Stampede, which has been running now for 103 years. This exhibition is very much a country fair, with contests being held to judge animals, cooking, sewing, hobbies and other items. Additionally, the exhibition offers a variety of entertainment options ranging from concerts to clown shows.
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