Midway is in the West Kootenay region of south central British Columbia.

The generally accepted explanation is that the village lies approximately midway between the Pacific Ocean and the Rocky Mountains.

[17] Midway has a humid continental climate, characterized by high diurnal temperature variation throughout certain times of the year.

Midway's local government consists of a mayor and four councillors elected to four year terms.

The councillors are Dick Dunsdon, Darrin Metcalf, Fred Grouette, and Gary Schierbeck.

At the trail's start, the Village of Midway operates the Kettle Valley Museum which highlights the life of early Boundary Country settlers.

Notable museum features include a windmill from the Bubar farm that was originally purchased from the T. Eaton Co. Construction of a bunk house has been started.

Adjacent to the Boundary Central Secondary School is a park in which two trees have grown together after being entwined together when the village was young.

A plaque at the site reads: When the International Boundary Line was being surveyed in 1857-1861, the major portion of the large Indian band then living in this area then moved to the reservation in Colville, Washington.

Midway was featured on the historical television series Gold Trails and Ghost Towns, Season 3, Episode 11.