Rykerts

From Dominion of British Columbia
Rykerts
Hamlet of Rykerts
Coordinates 49°0′0″N 116°29′58″W
Country British Columbia
District Central Kootenay Regional District
Population
301
Postal code area CT
Postal code district CT10
Suburbs Huscroft (CT7)

Rykerts is a hamlet in southeastern British Columbia, located within the Central Kootenay Regional District. It is situated on the BC-US border.

The hamlet was created in 2016 through the amalgamation of the unincorporated Post Office settlements of Rykerts and Huscroft.

Commerce

Transportation

Air

Rykerts is served by the Rykerts Water Aerodrome (MTC LID: BBZ8).

Rail

Huscroft Station in the satellite of Huscroft is the terminus of CP Rail's Huscroft Subdivision. It is a freight-only station seeing one daily train on weekdays, but numerous extra trains run during harvest season to ship out agricultural produce grown in the area.

Road

Rykerts is the southern terminus of the Rykerts Highway (BC Highway 21), which runs north to Creston; it continues south as Idaho State Route 1.