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Sister Cities: Embetsu, Japan and Castlegar, British Columbia

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Sister Cities: Embetsu, Japan and Castlegar is located inside the Castlegar & District Recreation & Aquatic Centre at 2101 6th Avenue. When entering take the 1st hallway on the right towards the meeting rooms, it is on the wall almost to the end.

In 1989, representatives of the City of Castlegar and Selkirk College visited Embetsu to sign a Sister City agreement. Since then there have been several visits of adults between the two communities. In 1998, the Castlegar-Embetsu Educational Exchange Program, a program of youth exchange began with a group of eight students traveling from Castlegar to Embetsu. In 1999 Castlegar welcomed six students from Embetsu.

The Town of Embetsu is located on the northern tip of the island of Hokkaido, Japan and has a population of 4,000 citizens. Agriculture, one of the township's key industries, has prospered by focussing on rice production. Embetsu has become well established as an important food producing area in Hokkaido. Other agricultural products are melons, asparagus and Japanese radishes. Scallops, flatfish, octopi, mottled skate and salmon are the leading commercial species fished in Embetsu. Tourist attractions in Embetsu include various parks, the Fujimi Road Station, the Restaurant Tongarikan, the Asahi Hot Spring and the Local History Museum.