Smithers
| Feature Type: | Town - A populated place with legally defined boundaries, incorporated as a town municipality under the provincial Municipal Act. |
| Status: | Official |
| Name Authority: | BC Geographical Names Office |
| Relative Location: | W side of Bulkley River, SE of Hazelton, Range 5 Coast Land District |
| Latitude-Longitude: | 54°46'44"N, 127°10'34"W at the approximate location of the Municipal Hall. |
| Datum: | WGS84 |
| NTS Map: | 93L/14 |
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Origin Notes and History:
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Smithers (settlement) labelled on BC Lands' map 3D, 1919. Incorporated as a Village Municipality 1 October 1921; Smithers (Village) confirmed 6 October 1936 on Geological Survey sheet 368A. Re-incorporated as a Town Municipality 1 January 1967; Smithers (Town) confirmed 27 June 1967 on NTS 93. Boundary amendment effective 31 December 1993, gazette date 27 January 1994. Source: BC place name cards, or correspondence to/from BC's Chief Geographer or BC Geographical Names Office |
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Smithers Post Office was opened 30 October 1913, named after A.W. Smithers, chairman of Grand Trunk Pacific Railway. See also the municipality's own website. Source: BC place name cards, or correspondence to/from BC's Chief Geographer or BC Geographical Names Office |