Thornhill, British Columbia

The community of Thornhill is an unincorporated settlement of approximately 5000+ people on the east side of the Skeena River immediately across from the City of Terrace, British Columbia.[1]Terrace is connected to Thornhill by the Old Skeena Bridge and the Dudley Little Bridge also known as 'the new bridge'.
Thornhill has an independent volunteer Firefighting detachment and an educational system consisting of the schools: Thornhill Primary, Thornhill Elementary, and Thornhill Junior Secondary School, sustaining a combined total of approximately 700 students from kindergarten to Grade 10.Thornhill is the fastest growing community in north west British Columbia between Prince George and Prince Rupert. Thornhill has three hotel/lodges a couple motels, six gas stations, several restaurants, golf course, community grounds, rifle range,stock car track and many more amenities.

For another place, see Thornhill, Maple Ridge.

Thornhill
Thornhill is located in British Columbia
Thornhill
Thornhill
Location of Thornhill in British Columbia
Coordinates: 54°30′44″N 128°32′18″W
CountryCanada
ProvinceBritish Columbia
Area code(s)250, 778
Skeena River and part of Thornhill, BC from Terrace Mountain

Integration with Terrace

Because of its contiguousness with Terrace along the Highway 16 corridor, many visitors and newcomers to the area consider Thornhill a part of Terrace. However that is now changing that signs are going up identifying Thornhill as a vibrant community with 5000+ residents.Its government is an electoral director's seat on the Kitimat–Stikine Regional District board.There have been discussions about developing a more independent system of local government in Thornhill (i.e. Incorporation) or amalgamating with the larger City of Terrace.[2] Terrace and Thornhill currently share the V8G postal code FSA, 250 area code and most phone number prefixes (635, 638, 615, 631 and 641 in order of introduction). High speed cable internet also provides "Home Phone" services with prefix 778, used in various locations throughout British Columbia (see Wikipedia "Area codes 778 and 236). Mail is properly addressed as being directed to Thornhill, BC specifically, is the correct way to address mail going to Thornhill as their postal code indicates Thornhill. Thornhill has the best equipped fire hall in the northwest,community grounds and Hall, tennis courts schools ,trades training centre,hotels, motels, restaurants, gas stations, golf course, rifle range, and many more amenities.

References
  1. Government of Canada Community Demographics
  2. RD of Kitimat–Stikine Minutes September, 2005 p.5
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