Smithers (pop. 5,400) is located in the picturesque Bulkley Valley surrounded by three mountain ranges. Smithers offers affordable housing and many outdoor recreational activities which support a balanced lifestyle. Smithers is known as a ski community with its very close proximity to Hudson's Bay Mountain ski resort with its world class powder. The main industries are forestry, tourism, transportation and agriculture.

Amenities:

• Northwest Community College
• Smithers Golf Club
• Tobogan Creek Fish Hatchery

Recreation in Smithers:

• Downhill skiing and snowboarding at Hudson Bay Mountain
• Cross-country skiing and snowshoeing
• Golf
• Curling and skating
• Mountain biking
• Hiking and camping
• Canoeing, kayaking, river rafting and waterskiing
• Rock climbing
• Horseback riding
• Snowmobiling

Events:

• Midsummer Music Festival

Bulkley Valley District Hospital is a 24-bed acute care facility, which integrates home and community care into one facility.

Some of the services include:

• Emergency/outpatient
• Medical
• Surgical
• Maternity
• Palliative Care
• Psychiatric observation unit
• Laboratory
• Radiology (x-ray, mammography, ultrasound)
• Pediatrics services
• Home and Community Care
• Community Cancer Clinic
• Diverse programs of visiting specialists and surgeons

Other health care facilities in Smithers:

• Bulkley Lodge (Long term care)
• Smithers Community Health (Public Health and Mental Health and Addictions)
• Healthy Living Center (Primary Care, Chronic Disease and Dietitian Support)

• Hudson Bay Mountain
• Tourism Smithers
• Town of Smithers
• BC Travel Guide - Smithers