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| Place | Sunshine Bay |
| Type | Community |
| Province / Territory | British Columbia (BC) |
| Location | Kamloops Division Yale Land District |
| Country | Canada |
| Latitude | 49.6 |
| Longitude | -117.0 |
| Postal Code (FSA) | V1L |
| Area Code | 236, 250, 604, 672, 778 |
| Importance | Village / hamlet |
| CGN ID | JAZAJ |
Sunshine Bay is a community in Kamloops Division Yale Land District, British Columbia, Canada. It is classified as a village / hamlet. Sunshine Bay is located at 49.6000°N, 117.0000°W.
Sunshine Bay rests along the expansive, cool depths of Kootenay Lake, tucked into the rugged embrace of the Kamloops Division Yale Land District. It lies 24.4 km east-north-east of Nelson, BC (from Nelson, BC: bearing 61°T), and is situated 3.9 km south-west of Balfour. The terrain rises sharply toward the Humpback Ridge, where the air holds a crisp, resinous quality that seems to sharpen the outlines of every cedar and hemlock. Near the Kootenay River, the light at dusk turns the water into a sheet of hammered silver, reflecting the stillness of a landscape shaped by glacial retreat. Kokanee Creek Park offers a nearby refuge of dense canopy and rushing water, while the distant, snow-crowned presence of Kokanee Glacier serves as a silent, icy sentinel over the valley floor. The history of Sunshine Bay follows the quiet pulse of the water, where early settlement relied upon the Kootenay River as a vital artery for transit and trade. While the local economy has long shifted from its early reliance on the timber harvested from these steep slopes, the land retains a sense of purpose rooted in the harvest of orchard fruits and the careful stewardship of the shoreline. Life in Sunshine Bay moves with the changing seasons, marked by the arrival of salmon in the streams and the slow, deliberate turn of the mountain weather. Residents here share a connection to the Kootenay Lake basin, maintaining a traditional pace that values the solitude of the ridge and the enduring clarity of the alpine air.
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Explore Sunshine Bay, British Columbia, Canada, with an embedded street and satellite map — switch between views using the small square in the bottom left-hand corner of the map. Coordinates: 49.6, -117.0. Live weather conditions and 7-day forecasts — including hourly outlooks — are provided through Open-Meteo, while real-time local and world news feeds help keep the page current. Editorial summaries provide additional local information and context.
Detailed location data for Sunshine Bay includes the postal code (V1L), telephone area code (236, 250, 604, 672, 778). These are among the most commonly searched location details for any Canadian city or town.
Location data for Sunshine Bay is sourced from the Canadian Geographical Names Database (CGN), Natural Resources Canada, and verified by coordinates rather than name matching alone. GPS coordinates, province, administrative location and place type are shown in the information panel above.
| Page generated | August 2026 |
| Location data | Canadian Geographical Names Database (CGN), Natural Resources Canada |