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ARTS AND CULTURE |
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| Canada's Best Little Arts Town With its dramatic lake and mountain setting, arts college, and well-preserved 19th century architecture, the city of Nelson, well off the beaten track in southeastern BC, has become a magnet for artists, writers, and filmmakers. Known to movie-goers as the location for the Steve Martin's 1986 film Roxanne, this lakeside spot is so rich with galleries, festivals, and cultural life it's been named, by John Villani in his book The 100 Best Small Arts Towns in America , as one Canada's leading arts towns. Nature play a role here too: the surrounding landscape, of snowy peaks, lakes, hot springs, and pristine but accessible parkland, is among the most beautiful -- and artistically inspiring -- in the province. Nelson & District Chamber of Commerce: www.discovernelson.com HelloBC |
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| Invermere Pynelogs Cultural Centre 1-250-342-4423, 1720 4th Avenue, Invermere Castlegar Castlegar Arts Council - arts, culture, heritage 1-250-365-3386 Castlegar Castlegar Culture 1-250-365-3386 Castlegar Kootenay Gallery of Art, History and Science 1-250-365-3337, 120 Heritage Way, Castlegar USCC Cultural Interpretive Society Brilliant Cultural Centre 1-250-365-3613 Castlegar Cranbrook Cranbrook and District Arts Council 1-250-426-4223 32A - 11 Ave. S., Cranbrook Key City Theatre 1-250-426-7006, 20 - 14th Ave N., Cranbrook |
Grand Forks Grand Forks Art Gallery 1-250-442-2211, 524 Central Avenue, Grand Forks Kaslo Langham Cultural Centre 1-250-353-2661, 447 A Avenue, Kaslo Nelson Capitol Theatre - ballet, theatre, music and variety 1-250-352-6363, 421 Victoria Street Nelson & District Arts Council, Art Walk 1-250-352-2402 Nelson Touchstones Museum of Art and History 1-250-352-9813, 502 Vernon Street, Nelson
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ENTERTAINMENT |
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| Ainsworth Ainsworth Hot Springs 1-250-229-4212 Ainsworth Cranbrook Canadian Museum of Rail Travel Cranbrook Crawford Bay Starbelly Jam Music Festival Crawford Bay Kaslo Kaslo Jazz Festival 1-250-353-7548 #2 – 404 Front St. Kaslo Shambala Music Festival Salmo River Ranch, Kaslo - Early August |
Kimberley
Kimberley's Underground Mining Railway 1-250-427-0022, 115 Gerry Sorensen Way, Kimberley Nakusp Nakusp Hot Springs 1-250-265-3674 Nakusp Halcyon Hot Springs 1-888-689-4699 Nakusp |
MUSEUMS AND HISTORICAL SITES |
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| Castlegar Castlegar Station Museum 1-250-365-6440, 400 13th Avenue, Castlegar Doukhobor Discovery Centre 1-250-365-5327 112 Heritage Way, Castlegar, Zuckerberg Island Heritage Park 1-365-6440, 9th Street and 7th Avenue, Castlegar Cranbrook Canadian Museum of Rail Travel 1-250-489-3918, 57 Horne St S, (Hwy 3/95), Cranbrook TRAINS DELUXE - The Canadian Museum of Rail Travel St. Eugene's Mission - Ktnuaxa heritage Creston Creston Museum 219 Devon Street, Creston |
Fort Steele Fort Steele Heritage Town 1-250-426-7352, 9851 Highway 93/95, Fort Steele Kaslo S.S. Moyie National Historic Site Kimberley Kimberley's Underground Mining Railway 1-250-427-0022, 115 Gerry Sorensen Way, Kimberley Nelson Touchstones Museum of Art and History 1-250-352-9813, 502 Vernon Street, Nelson Rossland Rossland Historical Museum 1-888-448-7444 Rossland |
NATURE, OUTDOORS AND SPORTS |
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| Creston Valley Wildlife Management Area 1-250-402-6908 Creston Yoho National Park - Parks Canada 1-250-343-6433, Field Provincial Parks in the Kootenays Winter sports and activities Summer time water sports and activities Adventures in the Kootenays Golfing in the Kootenays |
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TOURISM - VISITOR CENTRES |
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| Castelegar Castelgar Tourism and Visitor Info Centre 1-888-365-6313, 1995 - 6 Ave., Castlegar Cranbrook Cranbrook Chamber of Commerce - Tourist Information Centre 1-250-426-5914 2279 Cranbrook St N, Cranbrook Creston Creston Valley Chamber and Visitor Info Centre 1-866-528-4342, 121 Northwest Blvd. (Hwy 3), Creston East Kootenays East Kootenay Plus Golden, Spillimacheen, Radium Hot Springs, Invermere Panorama, Windermere, Fairmont Hot Springs, Fort Steele & Area, Cranbrook, Kimberley Elkford Elkford Chamber of Commerce - Tourism Elkford and Visitor Centre 1- 877-355-9453, 4A Front St., Elkford, Fernie Fernie Tourism 1-877-423-2037, 542b - 2nd Avenue, Fernie Fernie Chamber - Visitor Centre 1-250-423-6868, 102 Hwy 3, Fernie, Golden British Columbia Visitor Centre @ Golden 1-250-344-7711, 111 Golden Donald Upper Rd., Golden Tourism Golden Golden |
Grand Forks Visiting Grand Forks Grand Forks Visitor Info Centre 1-250-442-5835, 524 Central Ave, Grand Forks Greenwood Greenwood Tourist/Visitor Info Booth - Museum 1-250-445-6355, 214 S Copper St., Greenwood Kaslo Kaslo: S.S. Moyie Information Centre 1-250-353-2525, 324 Front St., Kaslo Kimberley Kimberley Visitor Centre 1-866-913-3666, 270 Kimberley Ave., Kimberley Nakusp Nakusp Visitor Info Centre 1-800-909-8819, 92 - 6 Ave NW, Nakusp Nelson Discover Nelson, Visitor Info Centre 1-877-663-5706, 225 Hall Street, Nelson Radium Hot Springs Radium Hot Springs 1-888-347-9331 Radium Hot Springs Trail Trail Visitor Info Centre 1-250-368-3144 Trail Adventure Valley Radium Hot Springs, Invermere, Panorama, and Fairmont Hot Springs |
TOURS |
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| Canada Your Way Vacation Specialists 1-888-730-9500 West Vancouver |
Kootenay Canal Generating Station |
| Kootenay Canal Generating Station Nelson |
Stone Mural Tour Salmo |