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Greenwood, BC, the smallest city in Canada, is Located
on Highway #3 in the Kootenay Boundary region in southern British Columbia.
The hub of gold mining exploration in the Boundary, Greenwood was
incorporated in 1897. Between its colourful mining histories, beautiful
heritage buildings and industrial ruins Greenwood has a great deal to offer
any visiting tourist. 
In addition to Greenwoods great culture mix are the 1200 Japanese
Canadians who were relocated for interment at the start of World War II.
Many of these people stayed in Greenwood after the war and even now they
and their families continue to live in and enrich the Greenwood area.
Some of Greenwood's recreational and educational attractions include the
Heritage Building Walking Tour, Circle Loop driving tours, Jewel Lake, the
Greenwood and Phoenix heritage cemetery sites, the Trans Canada Trail
pathway and the Tunnel of Flags. Also, Greenwood's mining heritage is told
at the local museum.
 Heading west
out of Greenwood on what was once known, as Dewdney Trail is the Trans
Canada Trail parallel to Highway #3.
Between Midway and Greenwood you can see old ruins of log cabins and
other lingering remains of the Dewdney Trail along the historic trail
clinging to the rocky bluffs, before it disappears into the valley hanging
at Boundary Falls.
Boundary Falls was once the site of a bustling town with one of three
smelters in the Boundary Mining District. Boundary Falls used to be a
hydroelectric dam built and used by the City of Greenwood until 1921.
Successful development of the West Kootenay Power building as a Mining and
Power Interpretive Centre, adjacent to the Lotzkar Park smelter ruins, will
tell of the mining history in smelting of copper ores and it’s world
demand, the establishment of electrical power, and the railway
transportation.
In Greenwood and it’s surrounding area recreation includes fishing in
Jewel Lake, which also has a resort for tourists, Boundary Creek and other
local streams. Other recreational opportunities include hiking trails,
downhill and cross-country skiing, snowmobile trails and boating.
 Greenwood
has many organizations and club activities including events such as the
Demolition Derby, Art show, craft fair, the Soapbox Derby, and the Founders
Day celebrations. Just to name a few. Make the Greenwood Museum and Visitor
Info Centre your first stop. Public computer Internet Access sites,
sponsored by Industry Canada CAP, are available at the Museum, Library and
City Hall.
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