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Barriere | |
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| District of Barriere[1] | |
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  Barriere Location of Barriere in British Columbia  Barriere Barriere (Canada) | |
| Coordinates: 51°10′47″N 120°07′25″W / 51.17972°N 120.12361°W[2] | |
| Country | Canada |
| Province | British Columbia |
| Regional district | Thompson-Nicola |
| Incorporated | December 2007 |
| Government | |
| • MP | Frank Caputo (Conservative) |
| • MLA | Peter Milobar (BC United) |
| Area | |
| • Land | 10.77 km2 (4.16 sq mi) |
| Population (2016)[3] | |
| • Total | 1,713 |
| • Density | 164.7/km2 (427/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC−08:00 (PST) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC−07:00 (PDT) |
| Area code | 250 / 778 / 236 |
| Highways |  Highway 5 |
| Website | www.districtofbarriere.com |
Barriere (/bəˈrɪər/ bə-REER)[4] is a district municipality in central British Columbia, Canada, located 66 km (41 mi) north of the larger city of Kamloops on Highway 5. It is situated at the confluence of the Barrière River (St́yelltsecwétkwe in Secwepemctsín)[5] and North Thompson Rivers in the Central North Thompson Valley.
- ^ "British Columbia Regional Districts, Municipalities, Corporate Name, Date of Incorporation and Postal Address" (XLS). British Columbia Ministry of Communities, Sport and Cultural Development. Archived from the original on July 13, 2014. Retrieved November 2, 2014.
- ^ "Barriere". Geographical Names Data Base. Natural Resources Canada.
- ^ "Canada Census 2016 (Community profiles)". Retrieved 2017-08-04.
- ^ The Canadian Press (2017), The Canadian Press Stylebook (18th ed.), Toronto: The Canadian Press
- ^ Ignace, Marianne; Ignace, Ronald E. (2017). Secwépemc People, Land, and Laws: Yerí7 re Stsq'ey's-kucw. McGill-Queen's Press - MQUP. p. 161. ISBN 9780773552036.