Procter, British Columbia

Procter
Procter Location of Procter in British Columbia
Coordinates: 49°37′04″N 116°57′40″W / 49.61778°N 116.96111°W / 49.61778; -116.96111Coordinates: 49°37′04″N 116°57′40″W / 49.61778°N 116.96111°W / 49.61778; -116.96111
Country	Canada
Province	British Columbia
Area code(s)	250, 778

Procter is an unincorporated community and former steamboat landing on Kootenay Lake in British Columbia, Canada. It is located on the south side of the entrance of that lake's West Arm from its Main Arm, just northeast of the city of Nelson.^[1]

The settlement was named either for Thomas Gregg Procter, owner of the Kootenay Valley Company, a land promotions company in the region around the turn of the 20th Century, or for another Mr. Procter who had also been part of the CPR Survey in this area and was Chief Engineer for the Department of Railways.^[2]

References

Steamboats of Kootenay Lake and Kootenai River

Steamboats and tugs	Midge (1884) Surprise (circa 1885) Galena (circa 1885) Idaho (circa 1885) Nelson (1891) Spokane (1891) City of Ainsworth (1891) Kokanee (1896) Alberta (ex State of Idaho) (1895) International (1891) Marion (1897) Moyie (1898) Ymir (1899) Argenta (1900) Kaslo (1891) Procter (1900)* Valhalla (1901) Kuskanook (1907) Hosmer (1909) Naskookin (1913) Nelson (motor launch) (1914) Granthall (1928) Melinda Jane (diesel tug) (1958)

Landings	Bonners Ferry, Idaho Procter Nelson Balfour Kootenay Bay Queens Bay Ainsworth Riondel Kaslo Johnsons Landing Lardeau Argenta

Steamboat lines	Columbia and Kootenay Steam Navigation Company Canadian Pacific Railway Lake and River Service Kootenay Railway and Navigation Company Nelson and Lardo Steam Navigation Company

Personnel	James W. Troup Gustavus Blin-Wright J.A. Mara Frank Barnard Jr.

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