The first ever Main Street Market launched on Saturday August 3 and will happen again on August 17th.
The initiative builds on the reputation of Smithers’ downtown as a long standing hub for the arts, music, agriculture, politics, and tourism. Among the many mountain towns in the northwest, no community has a downtown quite like Smithers.
The city is considered to be the nerve centre of business, culture and community in the Bulkley Valley. People from across the country and from around the world flock to Smithers’ Main Street for its boutiques and coffee houses, making it one of the most vibrant communities in Northern, B.C.
Despite years of debate, Smithers Mayor Gladys Atrill said the event came together with the right people, at the right time. “We just got the right mix of people being able to push this forward,” said Mayor Atrill. “They gathered folks to say, ‘yes’, and created a lovely event.”
