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)
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