Provider: Arrow and Slocan Lakes Community Services Society
Non-medical home support for seniors aged 65 and over in Burton and nearby communities.
Services may include light housekeeping, snow removal, minor safety repairs, light yard work, grocery shopping, local transportation, bus transportation and friendly visits. Fees use a sliding scale based on income and ability to pay; some services are free. Availability depends on volunteers and program capacity. Office hours are Monday, Tuesday and Thursday 09:00–15:00.
Level 1 community hospital providing emergency, inpatient, surgical and community health services in Nakusp.
Services listed by Interior Health include acute care, community care clinic, community respiratory therapy, ECG, emergency health services, general medicine, Holter monitoring, patient and family counselling, physiotherapy, pulmonary diagnostics, radiology, sexual assault forensic examination, telehealth and wound care. Emergency services operate 24 hours a day, seven days a week. Wheelchair accessible; free parking. Confirm current operations with Interior Health because temporary service disruptions can occur.
Service Areas: Brouse, Burton, Crescent Bay, Edgewood, Fauquier, Glenbank, Nakusp
Location: 97 1st Avenue NE, Nakusp, British Columbia
Friday public community-bus service between Nakusp and Edgewood via Burton, Arrow Park and the Needles–Fauquier Ferry.
Route 53 operates on Fridays only as a community bus, with two trips each direction. To Edgewood: Nakusp Community Centre 7:45 a.m., Burton 8:10 a.m., Fauquier ferry 8:30 a.m., Edgewood 9:10 a.m.; second trip Nakusp 1:45 p.m., Burton 2:10 p.m., ferry 2:30 p.m., Edgewood 3:10 p.m. Return trips pass Burton at 10:15 a.m. and 4:15 p.m. BC Transit notes the bike rack is limited to daylight hours and no standees are allowed. Check the live schedule and alerts before travelling.
Provider: Arrow and Slocan Lakes Community Services Society
Community food garden and honour-system pantry reported as part of the Burton Food Access Program.
Bee Happy is a community garden and food-access project in Burton. Reporting describes community plots, food grown for local residents, an honour-system pantry (“take what you need, leave what you can”), and volunteer delivery for residents unable to visit. Burton Elementary says its students work with the Bee Happy garden as part of food-security learning. The pantry details come from 2023 reporting and its current availability, public access times and eligibility are not confirmed; contact the local organizers before relying on food being available.
Volunteer-led community programs for Arrow Lakes residents in fitness, learning, food security, information and arts/culture.
The volunteer-led Burton Community Learning Centre is co-located at Burton School. School District 10 says the Centre is available to Arrow Lakes residents for activities related to fitness, education and learning, community information and services, food security, and arts and culture. The District page does not specify current programs, hours, fees, or a direct Centre contact; contact Burton Elementary School to ask about current activities.
Service Areas: Burton, Edgewood, Fauquier, Nakusp
Location: 219 Burton School Road, Burton, British Columbia
Public elementary education and student programs in Burton.
School District 10 public elementary school located at 219 Burton School Road, Burton, BC V0G 1R0. School site lists phone 250-265-3638 ext. 3998 and patti.taylor@sd10.bc.ca. Student programs include outdoor learning; the school site describes a fruit and vegetable program, optional milk for K–5 students, hot lunch ($2/day on the page), a free breakfast program for the school year, and student gardening with Bee Happy Community Garden. Meals are for enrolled students, with permission/order procedures; contact the school to confirm current-year program details. The bell schedule page still shows 2025–2026 and is not represented as current 2026–2027 hours.
Service Areas: Burton
Location: 219 Burton School Road, Burton, British Columbia
Seasonal lakeside campground with 37 sites, beach access and recreation amenities.
Seasonal campground on the Arrow Lakes, 36 km west of Nakusp and 22 km north of the Needles Ferry on Highway 6. The 2026 season is May 1–October 15. The operator lists 37 mostly treed sites, some pull-through; 21 sites have 30-amp power and water hookups. Amenities listed include washrooms and showers, fire pits, dish-washing station, beach access, picnic area, horseshoe pit, sani-dump, firewood, boat launch and dock, volleyball net and sandy beaches. Quiet hours 10:00 p.m.–8:00 a.m. Online booking is available. Published nightly rates: serviced $40 ($38 age 65+); unserviced $33 ($31 age 65+). Prices and seasonal operations may change; confirm at booking.
Service Areas: Burton
Location: 145 Lakeview Park Road, Burton, British Columbia
Volunteer fire response for Burton and Arrow Park; mutual-aid assistance to Fauquier when requested.
The Burton Volunteer Fire Brigade Society provides fire-related services to Burton and Arrow Park communities and assists the Fauquier Fire Department when requested. Fire hall address: 125 Burton Main Road, Burton, BC V0G 1R0. For fire or other emergencies call 911. A 2025 Burton community information sheet lists 250-265-4348 as a local fire contact; verify it for non-emergency enquiries. The brigade is volunteer operated; do not treat its local contact number as an emergency line.
Service Areas: Burton, Fauquier
Location: 125 Burton Main Road, Burton, British Columbia
Financial assistance for eligible RDCK residents to reduce recreation admission, membership and program costs.
The Leisure Access Program (LAP) helps RDCK residents of all ages experiencing financial hardship access recreation. Approved participants receive a yearly subsidy credit of $100 per adult and $150 per youth. The credit can subsidize general admissions and memberships by 50% for adults and 75% for youth, and most registered programs by 50%; CHEER events are fully subsidized. A further allotment may be available in specified circumstances. Passes expire May 31 each year and applicants must reapply.
Service Areas: Ainsworth, Airport Road, Appledale, Applegrove, Argenta, Arrow Creek, Arrow Park, Balfour, Bealby, Beasley, Blewett, Bonnington, Boswell, Box Lake, Brandon, Brilliant, Brooklyn, Brouse, Burton, Canyon, Castlegar, Cooper Creek, Crawford Bay, Crescent Bay, Crescent Beach, Crescent Valley, Creston, Deer Park, Duck Lake, Edgewood, Erickson, Erie, Fairview, Fauquier, Gerrard, Glade, Glenbank, Glenlily, Goat River Bottom, Goatfell, Gray Creek, Grohman, Halcyon, Hall Siding, Harrop, Hills, Horlicks, Howser, Huscroft, Inonoaklin Valley, Johnsons Landing, Kaslo, Kingsgate, Kitchener, Kootenay Bay, Krestova, Kuskanook, Lakeview, Lardeau, Lemon Creek, Lister, Longbeach, Marblehead, Meadow Creek, Mirror Lake, Nakusp, Nasookin, Needles, Nelson, Nelway, New Denver, New Settlement, Ootischenia, Pass Creek, Passmore, Perry Siding, Pilot Bay, Playmor Junction, Poplar Creek, Porto Rico, Procter, Queens Bay, Raspberry, Red Mountain, Renata, Riondel, Robson, Rosebery, Ross Spur, Rykerts, Salmo, Salmo North, Sanca, Sandon, Shields, Shoreacres, Shutty Bench, Silverton, Sirdar, Six Mile, Slocan, Slocan Park, South Reclamation, South Slocan, Sproule Creek, Summit Lake (Slocan Valley), Sunshine Bay, Syringa, Taghum, Taghum Beach, Tarrys, Thrums, Twin Bays, Vallican, Voykin Subdivision, West Creston, Whatshan Lake, Willow Point, Winlaw, Wynndel, Yahk, Ymir
Provider: Arrow and Slocan Lakes Community Services Society
Reserved medical van trips from Nakusp to medical services in Vernon and Kelowna.
Arrow & Slocan Lakes Community Services operates a community medical van from Nakusp to Vernon and Kelowna. The provider lists trips on October 14 and 28, November 4 and 25, and December 9, 2026, with another December date to be announced; confirm dates before booking. The van leaves Nakusp at 7:00 a.m., reaches Vernon at 10:30 a.m. and Kelowna at 11:30 a.m., leaves Kelowna at 1:30 p.m. and Vernon at 2:30 p.m., and returns to Nakusp around 6:00 p.m. Current return fares are CAD 30 to Vernon and CAD 40 to Kelowna; the exact amount is required. Seats are limited. Call 250-265-3674 at least 24 hours ahead and no later than 4:00 p.m. on the Monday before travel. Medical appointments have priority; the Village of Nakusp says other riders may travel if seats are available.
Service Areas: Brouse, Burton, Crescent Bay, Edgewood, Fauquier, Glenbank, Nakusp
Location: 205 6th Avenue NW, Nakusp, British Columbia