Midway is a community town, where townsfolk take an active interest in their community.
Through volunteer contribution the town has parks and playgrounds, baseball diamonds, a skating arena, a curling rink, a community center, a library, community internet access and a museum. Midway boomed with the mining activity in the Boundary Country and the area population swelled to over 6,000. Mining brought the railway and it was the site of the famous Battle of Midway - the fight for rail supremacy between the CPR and Great Northern rail companies. Today the railways still have an impact despite their demise. Midway is the eastern entrance to the world famous Kettle Valley Railway, which draws thousands of trekkers annually.