Grindrod is an unincorporated community in south central British Columbia, Canada.

To drain his land, he dug ditches between the ponds, ultimately creating Lambert Creek.

[5] Prior to the railway construction in 1891, the Red Star II replaced the stage in carrying freight and mail upstream during the summer months.

In 1911, John skidded his house to the west side of the river, operating the first post office from an addition to the residence.

[7] In May 1891, the southward advance of the Shuswap and Okanagan Railway (S&O) rail head from Sicamous passed through Enderby.

[13] Although the two-room structure had the first phone in the area,[4] the waiting room was small, unlit, and warmed only by an old stove.

[15] The next month, when a southbound freight train struck a truck on the railway crossing, a passenger died in hospital, but the driver was not seriously injured.

[19] In 1968, 12 cars of a southbound freight train derailed, tearing up 91 metres (300 ft) of track.

[39] In early 1909, the Carlins surveyed their 570-hectare (1,400-acre) property for a subdivision,[44] and lot sales began that April.

[45] Weeks later, a fire swept through the area causing great loss before advancing to Mara.

[56] The new storekeeper mistook a sack of potassium cyanide for common salt when filling a customer order, which led to the death of 43 cattle.

[55] The Grindrod Motor Garage thrived in handling repairs, and selling parts and vehicles.

[53] During World War II, Grindrod Park was leased out as pasture land.

[64] Around this time, retail enterprises comprised two stores, a post office, a credit union, and a TV and radio repair shop.

[65] In 1971, Birchdale Golf Course opened as a simple chip-and-putt, later to develop into a popular venue for tournaments.

The new two-storey frame structure comprised a large classroom upstairs and a furnace/storage area on the lower level.

The soil is fine silt of very great depth, which in the 1910s was noted as suited to fruit growing, mixed farming, and poultry.

[83] Nowadays, the green pastures and alfalfa crops sustain the predominance of dairy farming.

Farmer John de Dood offers tours of his automatic milking system.

The adjacent Farmer John's Market sells local dairy and organic products.

[84] In 1916, he partnered with Henry William Bischel in the lumber and pole business[55] on the east side of the river.

[53] In 1918, Tomkinson sold his interest in the mill to his partner,[85] while purchasing machinery to build a new sawmill.

The Riverfront Pub, Gordon's New and Used, Mayberry Store, and Leather and Stitches have commercial connections.

[113] In 2012, the river flooding affected access to the Grindrod Pump Station (GRPS).