Laidlaw, British Columbia

Laidlaw is an unincorporated settlement in the Upper Fraser Valley region of British Columbia, Canada, located just west of the westernmost boundary of Hope, British Columbia on the south side of the Fraser River and along the Trans-Canada Highway.

Laidlaw is the base of the only road into Wahleach Lake (commonly known as Jones Lake).

Originally known as St. Elmo, when the Canadian Northern Railway laid two tracks across the farm of W.F. Laidlaw he insisted the station be given his name.

Demographics

 * Population: 915
 * Growth Rate (2011–2016): 26.9%
 * Total Private Dwellings: 726
 * Area: 3,087.25 km2.
 * Density: 0.3 people per km2.