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Relax and enjoy Smithers with the hospitality of the Hudson Bay Lodge. Take in the spectacular view of Hudson Bay Mountain from one of our spacious rooms or relish the comfort of one of our King suites, each with its own electric Å replace.
Looking for a great atmosphere and fantastic food? Zoer’s Modern Grill & Lounge is the perfect place for a family meal or a business lunch. Care to try a more casual atmosphere with friends or colleagues? You’ll love the Fireside Pub, where you can watch the sporting events while enjoying one of our many drink specials. For a special night out, try our Å ne-dining restaurant. Pepper Jacks is the place to relax and enjoy a leisurely meal in a quiet atmosphere.
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CONTENTSthere’s so much to smithers!
2 PARADISE FOUND 4 STORIES OF THE VALLEY 6 FILL YOUR SOUL—THE ARTS 8 WINTER MAGIC 10 GONE FISHIN’ 11 1, 2, 3, FORE! 14 TELKWA 16 SMITHERS MAP LIVING HIGH IN SMITHERS British Columbia is home 17 TELKWA MAP to more than 50% of the world’s mountain goat 19 MORICETOWN (Oreamnos Americanus) 20 THINGS TO DO population—approximately 50,000—with northwestern 22 VISITOR AMENITIES BC home to most of those. A population of about 100 live on Hudson Bay Mountain. Visit the mountain goat monument at the corner of The Smithers & Area Visitor Guide is a publication of the Smithers Tourism Advisory Committee Production & design: ArcheType Enterprises (Smithers) · Print production: Bulkley Valley Printers (Smithers) Main Street and Highway 16 Inset photo on cover by JF Bergeron / Enviro Foto to view a life-size sculpture. This document is available electronically (PDF) from www.TourismSmithers.com Contents © 2009 Town of Smithers. All information was accurate at time of printing. Photo by Keith Douglas PRINTED IN CANADA
VISITOR INFORMATION
There’s no better place to start your planning or your visit than the Smithers Visitor Centre. This resource centre can assist visitors with: • local, regional and provincial visitor information • trip planning SmithersSm • accommodations and restaurants Prince & TelkwaT Rupert • accommodation reservations Prince George • BC Ferries reservations GREAT NORTHERN Jasper (AB) • hunting, fi shing & guiding information • maps (road maps, backcountry maps, forest service maps) • souvenirs (clothing, postcards, pins, stamps, local and First Nations art) Port Hardy • wireless internet Vancouver FOLLOW THE HIGHWAY SIGNAGE TO HERITAGE DISCOVERY 1411 COURT STREET, SMITHERS (SEE MAP PAGE 16) Circle Routes Victoria Our area is featured on two provincial ‘circle routes’— TOLL-FREE 1.800.542.6673 Heritage Discovery and Great Northern. For printable route LOCAL 250.847.5072 maps and details, visit: www.tourismsmithers.com www.th.gov.bc.ca/Circle_Routes/circle_routes_home.htm
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When Smithers fi rst sprouted up in 1913 as a divisional point backcountry skiing, heli-skiing, mountaineering, hiking, on the Grand Trunk Pacifi c Railway, Hudson Bay Mountain paddling, horse-pack trips, hunting, fi shing and adventuring. was a quiet and impressive sentinel over the growing Cyclists and hikers enjoy the Smithers area for the railroad community. But more than just a picturesque variety of trails and backroads that can be explored—all backdrop, the mountain has in many ways shaped this town of which are a treat not only for the spirit, but for the into what it is today—a thriving community that values camera lens. One of the most accessible (and kid-friendly) outdoor recreation, mountain culture and community life. walking and cycling venues is the Perimeter Trail, which Coffeehouses, art galleries, music festivals, performing winds a 13-kilometre loop through forest and riverside. arts, the annual fall fair, and other community events make Flora and fauna abound, and you don’t need to go far from Smithers a year-round cultural destination. Annual carnivals, town to discover some of the best opportunities for scenic exhibitions, concerts, tournaments and festivals mark out photography. Some of the best shots present themselves in the seasons in Smithers. the form of wildlife—black bear foraging in roadside briars, Flanked by a golf course on each end of town, Smithers moose munching casually on willows, and mule deer in offers a golf experience that allows you to enjoy not only the roadside clearings are all common scenes here. greens, but the blues and deep purples of the surrounding Looking for some time at the lake? Take your pick… mountain ranges. Both golf courses offer RV parking, there are a lot of options for day use or camping. Tyhee clubhouses and golfi ng opportunities that you may decide Lake, near Telkwa, features a fully serviced provincial park ought to be repeated and enjoyed over a few days. complete with boat launch, camping, walking trails, sandy At nearly 2,600 metres in elevation, Hudson Bay Mountain beach, playground, fi re pits, tables and hot showers. To the
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INCITE MEDIA JF BERGERON / ENVIRO FOTO INCITE MEDIA stands with terrifi c presence above Smithers and represents immediate north of Smithers, Lake Kathlyn also offers an a full plate of seasonal outdoor recreational opportunities. excellent day-use area with a sandy beach, picnic tables and Enthusiasts of hiking, climbing, mountain biking and other a playground. activities fi nd plenty of room to play. To plan your visit to Smithers, use this publication, our With the warmth of spring arriving in Smithers, the website (www.tourismsmithers.com) and our Visitor Centre recreational opportunities don’t disappoint. Let a rafting staff (toll-free 1.800.542.6673). company introduce you to the thrill of local whitewater, or experience the thrill of our many rivers with your own kayak or canoe (rentals are available in town). Water abounds for NORTHERN paddlers of all skill levels. And speaking of water, anglers books worldwide are already familiar with the lore and legend IN THE LAND OF THE RED GOAT of the steelhead, salmon and trout that ply our local rivers From an Ontario private school to the (such as the Bulkley, Babine, Morice, Suskwa and Kispiox) headwaters of the Stikine River, Bob and lakes. Henderson recounts his conversion from privilege to pack saddles in BC’s rugged A number of mountain cabins in the thousands of Spatsizi country. Discover the beauty of wilderness hectares surrounding Smithers offer everything the backcountry and the people who have from fully guided experiences to on-your-own tours for made it their home.
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THREE LITTLE BOYS OF SWISS DESCENT TAKING A WALK IN THE VALLEY
IN 1913 THE HISTORY OF THE BULKLEY VALLEY Smithers was not the fi rst settlement in the Bulkley Valley. The Wet’suwet’en people were established in the valley CHANGED FOREVER. long before the fi rst European fur traders arrived in 1860. That was the year the Grand Trunk Pacifi c Railway Their culture is very evident today, especially during salmon reached Smithers and established not just a railway station season in nearby Moricetown. The Moricetown Interpretive but a station with a roundhouse and maintenance yard for Centre is situated on a bluff above the native fi shermen locomotives. When completed, the Grand Trunk Pacifi c harvesting salmon in the style their ancestors used for Railway ran from Winnipeg, Manitoba, all the way to Prince countless generations. George and through Smithers to its oceanic terminus in From 1918 to the 1930s, housing development in Smithers Prince Rupert. Smithers rapidly became an economic and often took the form of kit homes shipped by rail from administrative hub. Situated approximately midpoint on Toronto and Chicago. Examples of these kit homes can the 800-kilometre route between Prince George and Prince still be found while strolling around historic Smithers and Rupert, Smithers rapidly expanded, along with industries in formal location destinations on the Museum’s “Culture serviced by the railroad, such as mining, forestry and Crawl.” GVR 2532 (Smithers Visitor Guide 09) .ai 3/27/09 11:14:12 AM agriculture. RV Park The BulklBulkleyey VValleyalley MMuseumuseu Glacier View & Cabins
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THE STORY OF THE TRAGIC 1950 CRASH OF THE B-36B, AMERICA’S FIRST ‘BROKEN ARROW’ IS TOLD AT THE BV MUSEUM.
AN ALADDIN BRUNSWICK KIT HOME SHIPPED BY RAIL TO SWISS CONSUL GENERAL WALTER DEPLAZES (RED SHIRT) SMITHERS FROM CHICAGO IN THE 1920s. 3908 FIRST AVENUE. VISITS THE AVIATION EXHIBIT AT THE BV MUSEUM.
Smithers is also home to the “Old Church”, which was which crashes. The Museum also hosts the stories of the restored as a recital and community hall in 2005. Originally Swiss and Dutch migration waves to this beautiful valley. built in 1914 as the St. James Anglican Church, it was the There is so much to see and learn about our past at the fi rst church to be built in Smithers. The Old Church is graced museums in Smithers and the nearby village of Telkwa. with dazzling public gardens featuring an amazing display of These museums not only map out the valley’s past but open fl owering plants which thrive in Northern BC. windows to the future of this wonderful location. For further Smithers is also home to the Bulkley Valley Museum information visit www.bvmuseum.com. at Main Street and Highway 16. Situated in the former government building, built in 1925, it houses displays NORTHERN books featuring the cultural and technological development of the Bulkley Valley. Part of its permanent exhibition is the SMITHERS—A RAILROAD TOWN Aviation Exhibit, including the story of the crash of a US A dashing story of the big dreams and Air Force B-36 bomber in nearby mountains in 1950. The bold plans of the men and women who brought the railroad to the Bulkley Valley bomber became the world’s fi rst-ever “broken arrow”, and went on to build the town of Smithers. the code name used by the US armed forces for an atomic A story of northern pioneer spirit. Written nuclear weapons delivery system (plane or submarine) by Harry Kruisselbrink.
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PERHAPS IT IS THE HUGE NATURAL CANVAS THAT Begin your journey through the world of Smithers artists at the Smithers Art Gallery. Shows change monthly, featuring WE ARE SURROUNDED BY IN SMITHERS AND THE both local and regional works. From the gallery in the BULKLEY VALLEY THAT ATTRACTS THE SOUL OF THE historic Central Park Building, you can begin your art walk to the private galleries, and through many downtown shops ARTIST. PAINTERS, SCULPTORS, DANCERS, WRITERS, and restaurants that display local art for the pleasure of their MUSICIANS, PHOTOGRAPHERS AND FILMMAKERS customers. The departures room at the Smithers Regional Airport also proudly displays photographs and paintings. HAVE FOUND THEY CAN BOTH CREATE AND FIND AN The annual Midsummer Music Festival is the key event AUDIENCE IN THIS COMMUNITY. of the Bulkley Valley music scene. This 3-day celebration of song is the longest-running music fest in Northern BC, and features acts from the region and from across Canada. Smithers loves its musical stars, including home-grown Mark Perry and Jenny Lester, and those who have made COFFEE SHOPS Smithers home, including two-time Juno Award winner Alex Cuba. Any time of the year, music dominates the local & ART VENUES culture scene, with coffeehouses and concerts, and street HereHHere are a few places you can go to enjoy performances in the summer. February is Jazz Month in some visual arts in Smithers. Some of thtthesehese Smithers, with a jazz retreat and performances. The Valley are cafés.cafés.s Grab a cup and gaze awaaway.y.
ALPENHORN BISTRO & BAR SMITHERS ART GALLERY NORTHERN 1261 Main Street Corner of Hwy 16 & Main books JAVA’S COFFEE HOUSE THE WOODEN MALLARD THE WEATHER FROM THE WEST 3735 Alfred Avenue 1132 Main Street A collaboration between poet Sheila KOKOPELLI CAFÉ NIELSEN GALLERY Peters and visual artist Perry Rath 104 – 1235 Main Street 1055 Hudson Bay Mtn Rd that explores the physical and spiritual LOUISE’S KITCHEN RED DOOR GALLERY landscape of the Bulkley Valley in vivid 1293 Main Street 4063 4th Avenue images and refl ective meditations. Published by Creekstone Press.
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Youth Fiddlers make their hometown proud, performing year-round both in local venues and out of town, including the Vancouver Folk Festival. Local music recordings, and they are plentiful, can be found in downtown bookstores. For information on upcoming concerts, ask at the Visitor Centre or Mountain Eagle Books just off Main Street. The Bulkley Valley has provided inspiration for the written word and a book is a great souvenir of your visit. A local guide book will help you fi nd walking or biking trails and identify the plants you see along the way. Learn about valley history, including that of the Wet’suwet’en First Nation, SMITHERS PUBLIC LIBRARY the indigenous people of this area. There are also books of The Smithers Public Library is a great place to stop poetry and fi ction, as well as children’s books. into after strolling down Main Street. Relax with the While the natural landscape, the mountains, glaciers, newspaper or a wide selection of magazines. Learn more rivers and lakes dominate Smithers—when one spends a bit about the Bulkley Valley by perusing our local history of time in the community, the heart of the artist emerges, collection. Check your email, local weather reports or enriching and adding vibrancy. We invite you to stop awhile, what’s happening on the road up ahead with ½-hour free view the canvas, listen to the music and feel the spirit of this Internet access. unique mountain town. Are you a BC resident? Sign up for a BC OneCard and check out books to read on the road. Hours NORTHERN books Monday, Wednesday, Friday 12 – 5 pm Tuesday & Thursday 12 – 9 pm PLANTS OF NORTHERN Saturday 10:30 am – 5 pm BRITISH COLUMBIA Whether you’re on the trail or just examining the fl ora at a rest stop anywhere east of Hazelton, Plants of Northern BC (Pojar, MacKinnon, Coupe) is an essential fi eld guide.
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ONLY IN THE WINTER TIME, WHEN THE TEMPERATURE DROPS AND THE AIR CLEARS, DOES THE WORLD HUDSON BAY MOUNTAIN SKI AREA AROUND YOU SPARKLE AS ICE CRYSTALS HANG IN PAUL ALBERTS THE AIR. WINTER IS A MAGICAL SEASON! Hudson Bay Mountain is also home to the fi rst-class Smithers is surrounded by mountains including the Bulkley Valley Nordic Centre with 45 kilometres of Telkwa, Babine and Howson ranges, and the community groomed track, including nearly 5 kilometres of lit trails sits at the base of Hudson Bay Mountain—the town’s iconic and a biathlon range. Many events are staged at the Nordic landmark. From November through May, when all of those Centre over the winter, ranging from children’s events to mountains are covered in deep snow, it’s time to get out and challenging marathons. play. For those looking for backcountry adventure, look The centrepiece of winter recreation is Hudson Bay no further. There are countless day and multi-day trip Mountain Resort where alpine skiing and snowboarding are opportunities. The area rates a whole section in John the main attraction. The resort has varied terrain spread over Baldwin’s new edition of ‘Exploring the Coast Mountains 121 hectares, with four lifts providing access to 36 runs and on Skis.’ You can enjoy an overnight stay in BC Parks’ Joe great glade skiing. Enjoy camaraderie and après-ski in the L’Orsa Cabin or the BV Cross Country Ski Club’s Starr Creek Panorama Lodge. At the end of your day on the slopes you Cabin. For a high-quality ski mountaineering experience, can ski right down to the valley bottom on the trail to town. spend a week at the Burnie Glacier Chalet in the Howson
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Range. Situated amidst the rugged If it is the thrill of horsepower glaciated peaks of Tazdli Wiyez Bin, one that calls to you, there are many of British Columbia’s newest parks, the snowmobile areas in the Bulkley Burnie Glacier Chalet offers ski and summer Valley for you to explore. The Smithers mountaineering trips and courses led by an Snowmobile Association has mountain IFMGA (International Federation of Mountain cabins, miles and miles of groomed track Guide Associations) mountain guide. Have and a trail map to help you get around. The a whole mountain range to yourself, eat staff at the snowmobile shops can answer your really well, and sleep in a warm bed. questions and give you directions to the Onion, Dome or Snowshoeing is a great way to silently Microwave and you’ll be off for a great sledding adventure! wander over the winter trails. Snowshoes are The long winter nights in the Bulkley Valley often provide available for rent in local sport shops and you can dramatic displays of the aurora borealis (or northern lights). explore as much or as little as you wish. Ice skating and This magical light display ranges in colour from green and pond hockey are also valley favourites. There is an outdoor blue through red and orange. It is worth heading outside rink just behind the Visitor Centre in Smithers and in Telkwa with your camera when the northern lights are dancing. you will fiCAPRI nd the 2532 Riverside (Smithers Rink.Visitor Guide) new.ai 4/8/09 3:25:23 PM
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PURSUING THE MAGNIFICENT STEELHEAD TOURISM SMITHERS WITH SIX INTERNATIONALLY KNOWN RIVERS, steelhead is returned to the river to complete its journey. Someone once said that fl y-fi shing is like religion. If COUNTLESS STREAMS, AND ENOUGH LAKES TO KEEP that’s so, the house of prayer is the river in autumn. EVEN THE MOST AVID OF ANGLERS WELL SUPPLIED The names of our rivers are known around the world— WITH NEW EXPERIENCES, SMITHERS IS A MECCA Bulkley, Morice, Kispiox, Babine, Sustut and Skeena. This is steelhead paradise and so, when autumn arrives the FOR SPORT FISHERS. anglers return. The early river season begins with the spring salmon run The steelhead is an anadromous fi sh. That means it (June through August) and continues with a sockeye fi shery is born in fresh water, makes its way to the ocean and on the Babine River (August). The pink salmon tend to show eventually, some years later, returns to its home water to up in the middle of August and run through mid-September. spawn. What makes steelhead different from other ocean- coho salmon fi shing happens in the month of September. run fi sh is its ability to spawn more than once. Some call Late summer and fall are really exciting as the prized the steelhead a salmon while others say it’s an ocean-run steelhead make their way upriver. When the steelhead trout. But beyond debate is its beauty and strength, truly return to the river each year, anglers from distant places one of nature’s miracles. begin their annual migration too. The steelhead, unlike The Steelhead of the Skeena River system are among other trout, seek out the waters of their birth in order the largest in the world. The Kispiox and Babine rivers in to start the life cycle anew. So too, the angler is drawn particular are known for large fi sh. The Kispiox came to by the desire to catch a steelhead, a desire too strong to fame in the 1950s when fi sh upwards of 40 pounds were resist. caught. Steelhead between 20 and 30 pounds still swim In the morning mist, the angler wades, a fl y is cast, up the waters of the Babine. there is a rise and the line goes tight. Then the battle of Of the fi ve species of Pacifi c salmon, four swim in our will and strength ensues. When the fi sh and fi sher fi nally waters. They are chinook (also known as spring or king), meet, there is a magical touch and then a parting as the coho (silvers), sockeye and pink (humpies). Check the BC
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hooks. Depending on the time of year and the ‘fl y hatch’, belly-boating with wet or dry fl ies is very productive. Smithers and area lakes abound with cutthroat, rainbow trout, lake trout (char) and brook trout. Bull trout and dolly varden are frequently caught in the smaller streams and rivers. Catch/release and gear regulations are more relaxed in lakes but still apply in creeks and small streams. A thorough reading of the BC Freshwater Fishing Regulations Synopsis is recommended to determine openings and closures for species, tackle and bait restrictions. The regulations are available at Visitor Centres, fi shing shops throughout BC and online FISHING ON THE BULKLEY RIVER at www.env.gov.bc.ca/fw/fi sh JF BERGERON / ENVIRO FOTO To compliment your lake, creek and smaller river Freshwater Fishing Regulations Synopsis for information fi shing, camping is abundant in BC’s world-renowned on when you can fi sh for salmon and other species. provincial parks. In the Smithers area, popular provincial Lakes and smaller streams abound in the Smithers area parks situated beside fi shing lakes include Tyhee Lake and contribute to the fi shing experience. Where river Provincial Park, Ross Lake Provincial Park and Seeley fi shing requires a certain amount of daring, experience Lake Provincial Park. These scenic parks are situated and skill, lake and small stream fi shing can be more adjacent to the Yellowhead Highway (Route 16). For leisurely—perhaps more attractive for family or youth those wishing a more remote experience, forest service fi shing. However, the rewards can be just as exciting. recreation sites are located near many backcountry lakes Trolling or casting from a small boat or canoe is and streams. These rudimentary camping sites are located common in the smaller lakes. Popular trolls are wedding adjacent to Forest Service Roads (FSRs) which were bands, triple teasers and small spinners. A wet fl y on a constructed for the purpose of hauling logs. Public access fl y line is also an effective troll. Basic trolling or casting is available on major FSRs, but caution is urged as most equipment on smaller lakes includes a 5’ to 7’ rod, up are still active logging roads. Locations of forest service to 12-lb. test line and a light spinning reel. All rivers recreation sites are available through maps purchased at and streams in this area are restricted to single barbless most Visitor Centres and BC Forest Service offi ces.
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NESTLED ON THE BANKS OF THE WORLD-RENOWNED BULKLEY AND TELKWA RIVERS, THE PICTURESQUE, EDDY PARK, DOWNTOWN TELKWA HISTORIC VILLAGE OF TELKWA BORDERS TYHEE LAKE PROVINCIAL PARK. Surrounded by snow-capped mountain ranges and a myriad of lakes and streams, Telkwa’s spectacular natural setting offers extensive outdoor adventure and recreational opportunities. Whether you love to hike into an alpine lake, raft through whitewater rapids, ski down fresh powder slopes or THE ANNUAL LABOUR DAY KINSMEN battle the will of large steelhead, Telkwa has BBQ & DEMOLITION DERBY year-round wilderness adventures. Local sightseeing and adventure tour operators PioneerP Museum. Many of Telkwa’s historical offer world-class hunting and sport fi shing, bbuildings, including the library, remain as hiking, canoeing, rafting, kayaking, bird ttestaments to the past and can be seen with a watching and wilderness photography TYHEE LAKE PROVINCIAL PARK sself-guided walking tour. PHOTO: BROOK MCLEOD explorations. The adventures continue in the Telkwa is just 12 kilometres from Smithers. winter with phenomenal ice climbing, cross- WhetherW you prefer to stay at the provincial country, backcountry and downhill skiing, campsite with kid-friendly beaches, a local private campsite, snowmobiling and snowshoeing. B&Bs or lodge in the area, or just visit for the day, enjoy our It was in 1906 that the valley’s fi rst European settlers put beautiful riverfront walks and numerous trails, watch local down stakes at a place that First Nations people referred fi shermen try their luck on the river, see the adventurous to as “Where the Rivers Meet”. The fi rst townsite in the fl oat down the river, and watch for wildlife. To discover area, Aldermere, was established on the bluff above the a piece of British Columbia’s history, stop at the Telkwa Bulkley River on the Telegraph Trail system. Aldermere was Museum (1621 Highway 16) or the village offi ce at 1704 a central restocking spot for prospectors following the call Riverside Street and pick up a walking tour brochure. of the Gold Rush. As the Grand Trunk Pacifi c Railway began constructing the western section of its railway in 1907, many businesses and settlers began to move down the hill NORTHERN books to the present site of Telkwa to be closer to the anticipated KING OF ROME railway and an easier water supply. Today, over 100 years Telkwa resident Hans Saefkow illustrated later, the community of Telkwa continues to be called home this lovely picture book, which follows by nearly 1,500 residents. An extensive walking trail system the true story of Charlie and his amazing winds through the original townsite of Aldermere and pigeon, and the hope they brought to his embraces Telkwa’s parks and historical buildings, including working class world. Gorgeous pencil and the restored 1910 St. Stephen’s Anglican Church and the crayon illustrations capture both the era and the sense of fl ight.
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sausage, pepperoni or jerky for your picnic. Camping Airport If you are in Smithers on Saturday between May and October, RV Camping Fishing don’t miss the Farmers’ Market at the intersection of Highway 16 Picnic Tables Wildlife Viewing and Main Street.
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for contact information. RV Camping Fishing Also see page 20 for events Picnic Tables Wildlife Viewing and attractions.
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EVEN TODAY, MORICETOWN IS OFTEN REFFERRED TO BY ITS TRADITIONAL NAME ‘KYAH WIGET. A HISTORIC SETTLEMENT FOR THE WET’SUWET’EN PEOPLE, AT
ONE TIME MORICETOWN WAS THE LARGEST VILLAGE VIEW TRADITIONAL FISHING METHODS FROM HIGH ABOVE THE AWE-INSPIRING IN THE BULKLEY VALLEY. IT REMAINS AS ONE OF THE CANYON AT MORICETOWN. TOURISM SMITHERS VALLEY’S OLDEST SURVIVING SETTLEMENTS. Moricetown’s most central feature is the world-renowned Cultural Interpretive Centre. The centre displays cultural canyon, where Wet’sinkwha (the Bulkley River) narrows to artifacts, historical photos, and local art and craft only a few metres as it roars with white fury between solid displays. Only a short walk or drive from the canyon is rock walls. The spectacle of water and rock meeting with the Moricetown Multiplex. This community meeting place such force is one not to be quickly forgotten. houses the Moricetown Band Administration, Moricetown It is here that Wet’suwet’en fi shers perform their critical Elementary School and Kyah Wiget Education Society. and dangerous task of gathering the winter’s supply of This building is art in itself—a breathtaking display of salmon. From the canyon’s rocks above the river, First Wet’suwet’en art in a well-defi ned modern architectural Nations fi shers use traditional gaff poles and dip nets to structure. harvest migrating salmon. Even today, this salmon harvest For more information on Wet’suwet’en culture, please visit supplies a portion of the winter food for families and elders www.wetsuweten.com or www.moricetown.ca of Moricetown. Visitors are welcome to watch from various points surrounding the canyon as traditional fi shing methods are employed. Just beyond the canyon, the river calms as it fl ows past NORTHERN books ‘Idiot Rock’, one of the most popular fi shing spots on the SMALL AND CHARMING WORLD Bulkley River. Visitors can enjoy the river’s pristine beauty, Bulkley Valley publisher Creekstone Press’ and watch for bears and other wildlife fi shing and swimming reprint of A Small and Charming World in the river. If you hold a valid BC angling licence and have (Gibson) offers a glimpse of aboriginal paid a moderate angling fee to the Moricetown Fisheries communities in the 1950s. The press’ fi rst book, , offers a fi ctionalized Offi cer, you are welcome to fi sh from Idiot Rock. Canyon Creek account of slightly earlier Wet’suwet’en- Directly above the canyon falls is a fully serviced settler interaction. campground and RV park, featuring the recently built
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ATTRACTIONS
MUSEUMS/GALLERIES ADAMS IGLOO WILDLIFE MUSEUM ~11 km West of Smithers on Hwy 16 Ph: 250.847.3188 An extensive collection of British Columbia wildlife on display in a unique ‘igloo’ dome BULKLEY VALLEY MUSEUM Main St. and Highway 16, Smithers Ph: 250.847.5322 Housed in the Central Park Building, the BV Museum offers unique exhibits and insights into the early days of Smithers and the Bulkley Valley. THE BULKLEY VALLEY EXHIBITION SMITHERS ART GALLERY INCITE MEDIA 1425 Main Street, Smithers Ph: 250.847.3898 Web: www.gallery.smithersart.org FOR COMPLETE EVENT INFORMATION CALL 1.800.542.6673 Located in the historic Central Park EVENTS Building. Features local and regional JANUARY JUNE artwork that changes monthly. · Smithers Curling Club Ladies’ · Tour de Smithers INDOOR ACTIVITIES Edelweiss Bonspiel Bicycle road race BV POOL & RECREATION CENTRE · Ski and Snowboard Week · Midsummer Music Festival 1316 Toronto Street, Smithers FEBRUARY JULY Ph: 250.847.4244 · Jazz Retreat · Canada Day (Smithers) Web: www.bvpool.com Jazz workshops and performances Squash courts, fully equipped fi tness room, · Dominion Day (Telkwa) swimming pool, children’s pool, hot tub, · Spirit of the Mountains Festival · Tyhee Lake Triathlon sauna, climbing wall A week-long celebration of sport and art · TatlowFest SMITHERS BOWL · Wine Festival A celebration of paddle sports 3772 Alfred Ave, Smithers · Smithers Curling Club Men’s · BV Museum hosts a day- Ph: 250.847.9840 Steelhead Bonspiel long “Garden Tour” Web: www.smithersbowl.com 5-pin bowling for all ages · Snowmobile Club’s Drag Races AUGUST MARCH · Smithers Golf & Country Club GOLF · Lord of the Boards Ladies’ Northern Open RIVERSIDE GOLF & RV PARK Ski, snowboard and telemark competition · BV Folk Music Society Guitar 575 Highway 16 E, Smithers · Ski Everest Challenge Camp & Youth Guitar Camp Ph: 250.847.3229 18-hole par 3 with driving range and RV park · Festival of Voices · Bulkley Valley Fall Fair and Choir and voice training Agricultural Exhibition SMITHERS GOLF & COUNTRY CLUB · Big Band Dance See ad on page 21. Highway 17 W at Scotia Street, Smithers Ph: 250.847.5950 · BV Cross Country Ski Club Marathon SEPTEMBER Championship 18-hole course with · Annual Schuss Boomer · Telkwa Demolition Derby exceptional greens and licensed clubhouse Downhill ski race and Barbecue OUTDOOR ACTIVITIES APRIL · Smithers Golf & Country Club · Smithers Trade Expo Men’s Northern Open BEAR MOUNTAINEERING Ph: 250.847.3351 · Schnai Dai · BC Rivers Day [email protected] End of the ski season celebration A celebration of rivers Web: www.bearmountaineering.ca MAY OCTOBER Expeditions, treks and hikes · McBike Mother’s Day Run · Best of the Fest Film Festival MAINCURRENT RAFTING Walk or run for charity · Canadian Thanksgiving Ph: 1.877.909.7238 Email: [email protected] · Relay for Life NOVEMBER A 12-hour celebration of music, walking Easy day trips to multi-day whitewater and sharing. Fundraiser for the Cancer · Christmas in the Gallery MCBIKE & SPORT Society An artisan and craft fair 1191 Main St., Smithers DECEMBER Ph: 250.847.5009 · Christmas Cantata [email protected] Music of the season Mountain bike rentals continues next page…
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MOUNTAIN VIEW ADVENTURES FLIGHTSEEING 17366 Telkwa High Road ALPINE LAKES AIR Ph: 250.847.5101 Seaplane Base Road, Telkwa info@mvtrailriding Ph: 250.846.9488 Horseback riding and trail rides Email: [email protected] NORTHERN SUN TOURS Web: www.alpinelakesair.com Ph: 888.847.4349 CANADIAN HELICOPTERS Email: [email protected] 2880 Victoria Drive, Smithers Web: www.northernsun.bc.ca THERE’STHERE’S SSOO MMUCH!UCH! Canoe trips—day and multi-day trips Ph: 240.847.9444 Email: [email protected] Smithers is full of businesses TOBOGGAN CREEK FISH HATCHERY Web: www.canadianhelicopters.com 14 km west of Smithers on Hwy 16 that are ready to make your HIGHLAND HELICOPTERS Ph: 250.847.4458 visit especially memorable. For Take a tour of the hatchery and learn about 6118 Harvard Way, Smithers salmon, use the well-maintained picnic Ph: 250.847.3859 a full list of businesses, visit grounds, walk the creek trail, or set up a Email: [email protected] www.tourismsmithers.com or call game on the ball diamond. April – October. Web: www.highland.ca the Visitor Centre at 1.800.542.6673.
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SMITHERS DRIFTWOOD LODGE CAMPING B&Bs, LODGES 9475 Babine Lake Road, Smithers COZY COTTAGES & RV AT AND RESORTS Ph: 250.847.5335 ROUND LAKE RESORT Email: [email protected] 20806 Highway 16, Telkwa AT THE SILVERN LAKE TRAIL B&B Ph: 250.846.9160 10434 Horlings Road, Smithers TYHEE LAKE GUEST RANCH B&B Email: [email protected] 1.800.510.7307 or 250.847.4835 8265 Tyhee Lake Road, Telkwa Web: roundlakeresort.com Email: [email protected] Ph: 250.846.9690 Lakefront cabins with everything: a group web: www.bbcanada.com/silvernlake Email: [email protected] RV site, sailing, campfi res, trails, boat Beautiful location 9 km from downtown Web: tyhee-lake-ranch.tripod.com rentals, in a conveniently located, beautiful Smithers, with view of Hudson Bay Log house with lake frontage, rooms with natural environment. Mountain, Kathlyn Glacier and Twin Falls. private bathroom, non-smoking, canoeing, fi shing, hiking, swimming, horseback riding, wildlife observation. German FORT TELKWA RV PARK LTD. BANNER MOUNTAINLODGE speaking. 11939 Hwy 16 East, Telkwa #3 – 12753 Babine Lake Rd, Smithers Ph: 250.846.5012 Ph: 250.846.5655 Email: [email protected] Email: [email protected] HOTELS/MOTELS Web: www.forttelkwa.com Web: www.bannermountainlodge.com Full hook-up sites. 30-50 amp/sewer/water/ Your own house for a room rate in Babine ASPEN INN & SUITES ca tv. Free RV wash, showers, sauna, coin Mountains is minutes from Smithers— 4268 Highway 16, Smithers laundry, WiFi, campfi res. spacious, beautiful location and facilities. 250.847.4551 or 1.800.663.7676 (Canada only) Email: [email protected] GLACIER VIEW RV PARK BULKLEY RIVER COTTAGES web: www.aspeninnsmithers.com 9028 Nouch Frontage Road, Smithers Smithers 60 rooms, standard, suites, family rooms Ph: 1.250.847.3961 Ph: 250.847.9233 with bunkbeds, highspeed wireless internet, Email: [email protected] Email: fi [email protected] indoor pool, spa, sauna, restaurant and web: www.glacierviewrvpark.com Web: www.fi shtourcanada.bc.ca lounge. Panoramic glacier view, full-service pull- Bed & Breakfast near Lake Kathlyn and a throughs, handicap bathroom, WiFi, guest house on the river. Offers fi shing and laundromat. Self-contained cabin rentals, outdoor adventure opportunities. CAPRI MOTOR INN electric heat, kitchens and bathrooms. 3984 Hwy 16, Smithers Ph: 250.847.4226 LOGPILE LODGE Email: [email protected] MORICETOWN RV PARK 3105 McCabe Road, Smithers Web: www.hiway16.com/capri Hwy 16 in Moricetown Ph: 250.847.5152 Email: [email protected] FIREWEED MOTOR INN Ph: 250.847.1461 Smithers Dump station, fi shing, fl ush toilets, web: www.logpilelodge.com laundromat, pay phone, RV hookups, Perfect blend: nature and comfort. 10 Ph: 250.847.2208 showers, tent sites. minutes from town. 6 rooms, one suite, Email: stay@fi reweedmotel.com large balconies, meeting room. Call for web: www.fi reweedmotel.com reservations. FLORENCE MOTEL RIVERSIDE MUNICIPAL 4160 Highway 16 West, Smithers CAMPGROUND PTARMIGAN B&B Ph: 250.847.2678 19th Avenue, Smithers Email: fl [email protected] Ph: 250.847.1600 5171 Willow Road, Smithers Ph: 250.847.9508 Web: www.fl orencemotel.ca Dry toilets, fi repits, fi rewood, kitchen, Affordable, clean, quiet, secure courtyard, water, sewer, power, pay phone, river Email: [email protected] ground-level entry, wireless internet, kitchen fi shing, nature and bicycle trails, web: www.bulkley.net/~ptarmiganbnb suites, weekly, monthly discounts, pets OK. playground, pets on leash. Beautiful park-like location close to airport, minutes from downtown. Spacious rooms, queen beds, privates baths. Very private, HUDSON BAY LODGE quiet and clean. Full breakfasts. RIVERSIDE GOLF & RV PARK 3251 Hwy 16, Smithers 575 Highway 16 E ROCKY RIDGE RESORT Ph: 250.847.4581 · 800.663.5040 Ph: 250.847.3229 31369 Kitsequecla Road, Smithers Email: [email protected] 18-hole par-3 with driving range and RV Email: [email protected] Web: www.hudsonbaylodge.com park attached. Come check out our full Web: www.rocky-ridge-adventure.com menu and enjoy the view! Smithers’ only full-service hotel. Conference SIDEWINDER INN and banquet facilities, bar, restaurant and Hudson Bay Mountain, Smithers liquor store. TYHEE LAKE PROVINCIAL PARK Ph: 250.877.1834 12 km east of Smithers in Telkwa Email: [email protected] MOUNTAIN LODGE MOTEL & SUITES Ph: 250.638.8490 Web: www.sidewinderinn.com 4435 Highway 16 West, Smithers Mountainside chalet on Hudson Bay Web: www.env.gov.bc.ca/bcparks/ Ph: 250.847.2678 Well-maintained sites, sandy beachfront, Mountain. 6 bedrooms, large kitchen, recreation room, hot tub and BBQ. Affordable, clean, large rooms, suites, new group sites, hot showers, fi re pits, walking ownership, free wireless internet, weekly, trails, RVs welcome (no hookups). monthly discounts, pets allowed.
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SANDMAN INN STORK NEST INN TWIN VALLEY INN 3932 Hwy 16 W, Smithers 1485 Main Street, Smithers 3939 Highway 16 , Smithers Ph: 250.847.2637 Ph: 250.847.3831 · 1.877.647.3831 Ph: 250.847.3281 web: www.sandmanhotels.com Email: [email protected] Hotel with a bar, restaurant, and cold beer Centrally located. Rooms with fridges, Web: www.storknestinn.com & wine store. microwaves and internet access. 5 deluxe A cozy “bed and breakfast” style inn kitchen suites. within walking distance of restaurants and shopping, full delicious breakfast included. TWO RIVERS LODGE 1400 Highway 16, Telkwa SMITHERS GUESTHOUSE Ph: 250.846.6000 1766 Main Street SUNSHINE INN ESTATES Email: [email protected] Smithers 3880 4th Avenue, Smithers web: www.tworiverslodge.ca Ph: 250.847.4862 Ph: 250.847.6668 Lodge on Bulkley River rapids in Telkwa, Email: offi [email protected] Email: [email protected] full kitchen units, airport shuttle, fi re pit, Web: www.smithersguesthouse.com Web: www.sunshineinn.ca BBQ, dock and boat launch. Enjoy Austrian hospitality at our award- Conference room, continental breakfast, winning guesthouse/B&B “with”or sundeck with mountain view, elevator, “without” breakfast - the choice is yours! handicap accessible, free wireless internet, Sundeck with mountain view. computer terminal, shuttle service.
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A & W CELENA’S GREEK TAVERNA LOGPILE LODGE 4086 Highway 16, Smithers 1080 Main Street, Smithers 3105 McCabe Road, Smithers Ph: 250.847.3700 Ph: 250.877.7726 Ph: 250.847.5152 Varied menu of Greek specialties, chicken, Web: www.logpilelodge.com steaks, ribs, seafood, pasta and pizza. European-style dinners are offered several ALPENHORN BISTRO & BAR times a week. Call in advance. 1261 Main Street, Smithers Ph: 250.847.5366 CHATTERS PIZZERIA & BISTRO Email: [email protected] 3847 4th Ave, Smithers LOUISE’S KITCHEN Web: www.alpenhornbistro.com Ph: 250.847.6656 1293 Main Street, Smithers Upscale casual dining experience, locally Great food, cozy atmosphere, nice people, Ph: 250.847.2547 crafted menu, premium taps and liquors, licensed. Walking distance from motels. All Homemade Ukrainian and Canadian featurung sunny Main Street patio. Families food prepared using our own recipes. cuisine. welcome. DAIRY QUEEN MCDONALD’S RESTAURANT ASPEN RIVERHOUSE & LOUNGE 4180 Highway 16, Smithers, 3720 Highway 16 East, Smithers 4268 Highway 16, Smithers Ph: 250.847.8806 Ph: 250.847.6142 Ph: 250.847.1927 · 1.800.663.767 Email: [email protected] Web: www.aspeninnsmithers.com JAVA’S RESTAURANT MOUNTAINSIDE CAFÉ Restaurant offers breakfast, lunch 3735 Alfred Ave., Smithers 3763 4th Ave, Smithers and dinner. New lounge designed in Ph: 250.847.5505 Ph: 250.847.3455 local heritage theme offers exceptional Home-style lunches, delicious desserts and The yummiest, friendliest, grooviest cafe atmosphere for weddings and parties. espresso coffees, Mediterranean dinner experience in Smithers! menu, licenced with a selection of wines.
BLUE FIN SUSHI BAR NORTHERN STAR CAFÉ 1232 Main Street, Smithers KFC 1128 Main Street, Smithers Ph: 250.847.5341 4341 Highway 16, Smithers Ph: 250.847.9929 Serving sushi and other Japanese cuisine. Ph: 250.847.0000
PANAGO PIZZA BOSTON PIZZA (#45) KOKOPELLI CAFE 3860 Broadway Ave, Smithers, 1492 Main Street, Smithers 1235 Main Street, Smithers Ph: 250.847.9199 Ph: 250.847.3099 Ph: 250.847.4467 Web: www.bostonpizza.com Coffee shop with lots of atmosphere, Licensed restaurant and sports bar serving displaying local art. RIVERSIDE GOLF & RV PARK pizza, pasta, salads and ribs. Open late 575 Highway 16 E every night! Ph: 250.847.3229 LOCAL ZONE NETWORK Come check out our full menu and enjoy 3783 Broadway, Smithers the view! Operates May – October. CAPRI FAMILY RESTAURANT Ph: 250.847.3000 3984 Hwy 16, Smithers Web: www.localzone.ca Ph: 250.847.4412 Computer gaming and coffee bar. A favorite restaurant among Smithers continues next page residents and travellers alike—special tour menus available.
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FOOD & BEVERAGE CONTINUED SCHIMMEL’S BAKERY SUBWAY TWIN VALLEY INN 1172 Main Street, Smithers 1323 Main Street , Smithers 3939 Highway 16 , Smithers Ph: 250.847.9044 Ph: 250.847.4771 Ph: 250.847.3281 Coffee, tea, espresso, soup, sandwiches, cinnamon buns, pastries, bread and more—all made fresh. Monday – Saturday, TIM HORTON’S ZOER’S MODERN GRILL & LOUNGE 8 am – 5:30 pm. 3932 Highway 16 W, Smithers 3251 Highway 16 East Ph: 250.847.5118 Ph: 250.847.4581 Web: www.hudsonbaylodge.com STARBUCKS Western & fi ne dining, fi reside steak, 3664 Highway 16 (inside Safeway) TRACKSIDE CANTINA chicken, ribs, schnitzel and appetizers. Ph: 250.847.2622 3815 Railway. Smithers Ph: 250.847.3363 STEAKHOUSE ON MAIN 1314 Main Street Ph: 250.847.2828 A steakhouse with a fresh new menu.
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CANADIAN TIRE SMITHERS PARTS AND SERVICE LTD. DEALERSHIPS 3221 Highway 16, Smithers 3465 Victoria Drive, Smithers COAST MOUNTAIN GM Ph: 250.847.3117 Ph: 250.847.4287 Frontage Road, Hwy 16, Smithers EN-JOY MACHINE Light and recreational vehicles; heavy-duty, Ph: 250.847.2214 industrial truck and trailer parts, and We’re worth the trip! Box 26 -4381 Highway 16 , Smithers service for all makes and models. Ph: 250.847.4737 FRONTIER CHRYSLER LTD. Engine rebuilding, small engine repair. 3046 Hwy # 16 East, Smithers RENTALS FOUR SEASONS AUTOMOTIVE Ph: 250.847.4266 DOLLAR RENT-A-CAR New and used automotive sales, service. 3859 Fourth Avenue, Smithers Ph: 250.847.5277 Smithers Airport Terminal, Smithers HOSKINS FORD SALES LTD. Ph: 1.888.808.9070 or 250.847.5569 3146 Hwy 16 East, Smithers KAL TIRE Car and truck rentals. 2 – 4320 Highway 16, Smithers Ph: 250.847.2237 FRONTIER TRUCK RENTALS New and used automotive sales, service, Ph: 250.847.2665 Web: www.kaltire.com Highway 16 East, Smithers autobody shop. Ph: 250-877.7769 GLACIER TOYOTA NORTHLINE COLLISION Full range of truck rentals. 3187 Tatlow Rd., Smithers 3408 Highway 16 W, Smithers NATIONAL CAR RENTALS Ph: 250.847.9302 Ph: (250) 847-5121 Smithers Airport, Smithers New and preowned sales, leasing, parts OK TIRE & AUTO SERVICE Ph: 250.847.2216 · 1.800.227.7368 and service, full glass repair and detail 3911 Highway 16, Smithers departments. THRIFTY CAR & TRUCK RENTAL Ph: 250.847.4478 Smithers Airport, Smithers GENERAL AUTO TATLOW TIRE 250.847-3332 · 1-888-808-9070 ST 2668 Tatlow Road, Smithers Monthly rates available! Call Smithers 1 AID AUTOBODY Ph: 250.847.3286 location for best rates. 3318 Hwy 16, Smithers Ph: 250.847.8720 RV REPAIR TAXI & LIMOUSINE ADEMA’S AUTO SHOP BABINE TRUCK & EQUIPMENT LTD BV TAXI SERVICE 4381 Highway 16, Smithers Ph: 250.847.2306 Ph: 250.847.2340 3364 Highway 16, Smithers Repairs to foreign/imported vehicles. Ph: 250.847.3981 MAJESTIC KNIGHTS LIMOUSINES ALL SEASONS AUTOMOTIVE LTD BOB’S MOBILE RV REPAIRS Ph: 250.847.2460 3829 Highway 16, Smithers Ph: 250-877-1070 Ph: 250.847.9428 We bring our service to you! TOWING ALL-WEST GLASS NORTH CENTRAL PLUMBING AARDVARK TOWING & HEATING LTD. 3424 Highway 16 East, Smithers Ph: 250.847.3443 3835 Broadway Ave, Smithers Ph: 250.847.2263 AL’S TOWING Automotive glass repair and replacement. Ph: 1.877.411.6274 · 250.847.3060 Propane service and appliance sales for the Ph: 250.847.9726 BEL-AIR AUTOMOTIVE RV owner. Towing and road services. Servicing the 1535 Main Street, Smithers Bulkley Valley, Lakes District, Hazeltons, Ph: 250.847.4369 Terrace and Highway 37. Specializing in transmission repairs. TYLER’S TOWING Ph. 250.847.2413
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Alpine themed rooms with duvets · Hot tub & sauna Smithers’ only accommodation with an indoor pool Wi-Fi internet · Fridges and microwaves available
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