Mercantile opened in the old high school building opposite the arena. A range of boutique small businesses set up on the site, which was also the venue for a local weekend vendors market. In 2020, the BID Group permanently closed its manufacturing facility. The next year, the village adopted a bylaw to waive the municipal portion of property taxes for new commercial developments. In 2022, Richard Wayken was appointed as Chief Administrative Officer for the village. An elementary school, motel, post office, café, and general store/liquor outlet/gas bar exist. Demographics In the 2021 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada, Canal Flats had a population of 802 living in 362 of its 470 total private dwellings, a change of from its 2016 population of 668. With a land area of , it had a population density of in 2021. Recreation and entertainment Adjacent to the north is the trail forming the Columbia Greenway. To the northwest is Thunder Hill Provincial Park. To the northeast is the Tilley Memorial Park (formerly Canal Flats Provincial Park). Whiteswan Lake Provincial Park is south. The Canal Flats Arena (early 1970s) received a major renovation in 2013 and upgrade in 2018. The civic centre (1968), which was expanded in the 1980s, includes a seniors' centre and food bank. In 2021, the new pavilion at the Canal Flats Lions Park opened. On the first weekend in June, Canal Flats holds the annual Canal Days Party. The program include parades, pancake breakfast, beer garden, food vendors, competitive events, and live music. Maps References Columbia Valley Designated places in British Columbia Populated places in the Regional District of East Kootenay British Columbia populated places on the Columbia River Villages in British Columbia