School District 83 was created in 1996 with the merger of School District 21 Armstrong-Spallumcheen and School District 89 Shuswap.
skˈuːl dˈɪstɹɪkt ˈeɪɾi θɹˈiː wʌz kɹiːˈeɪɾᵻd ɪn nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd nˈaɪnti sˈɪks wɪððə mˈɜːdʒɚɹ ʌv skˈuːl dˈɪstɹɪkt twˈɛnti wˈʌn ˈɑːɹmstɹɔŋspˈæləmtʃˌiːn ænd skˈuːl dˈɪstɹɪkt ˈeɪɾi nˈaɪn ʃˈʌswɑːp.