The Bulkley Valley Museum is located in the heart of the Town of Smithers in northern British Columbia, at the intersection of Highway 16 and Main Street. The Bulkley Valley Museum is situated...

Although there is some debate as to the origin of our namesake, it is commonly accepted that Telkwa is a native term meaning the "meeting of the waters" and describes the picturesque joining of...

The building in Smithers we all refer to affectionately as “The Old Church” started out as St. James’ Anglican Church in 1913, the same year the Grand Trunk Pacific Railway founded the site we now...

'Ksan, with its five huge buildings in various styles of Indian architecture, tells the story of the Gitxsan (People of the Skeena) from the days before the first traders arrived, to the present....

Museum is not currently open but the cemetary and the building are well worth a look around.  The totem poles are right as this location as well.

Situated in Gitanyow (Kitwancool) is the historic village, home to some of the oldest-known and largest collection of totem poles in British Columbia. Highlighted by famous Canadian painter,...

The two most prominent totem poles appear to be twins at first glance but there are a number of differences between them.  Both are topped with gold-painted hats.

Following their move from Gitwangak Battle Hill to this village about 1835, members of the Frog-Raven (Ganada), Eagle (Laxskik) and Wolf (Laxgibu) clans commemorated their history in a series of...

At the pullout, view one of nature's artistic triumphs. One the banks below, archeologists have found at least 4,000 years of human occupance. Upstream, at the river's narrowest point, stood the...