Erickson is an unincorporated community immediately to the east of Creston, British Columbia.[1] It is home to many cherry and apple orchards and is located on Highway 3, also known as the Crowsnest Highway.

Erickson
Unincorporated community
Erickson Location of Erickson in British Columbia
Coordinates: 49°05′29″N 116°28′34″W
Country	Canada
Province	British Columbia
Region	East Kootenay
Regional district	Central Kootenay
Government
• Governing body	Area 'B' –Director Tanya Wall
Elevation	620 m (2,030 ft)
Time zone	UTC-7 (MST, PST)
Postal code span	V0B 1G0
Highways	3 21
Waterways	Goat River

Erickson has one school, Erickson Elementary School, which is in the School District # 8 and has grades Kindergarten through Grade 7. Erickson has two wineries, three hotels, one gas station, a micro grocery, and a sawmill. There are also over 10 fruit stands scattered along the two main roads. (Highway 3 & Erickson Rd)

In 1926 the East Creston Irrigation District was established and, for the first time, Erickson had fresh running water from Arrow Creek.

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