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Halcyon Hot Springs, 1908, F.A. Bucholz photog. Halcyon Hot Springs, also known simply as Halcyon, is a hot springs resort and spa on the east side of Upper Arrow Lake, between Galena Bay and Nakusp, in the West Kootenay region of British Columbia. [1] Nearby to the northeast, Halcyon Mountain derives its name from the springs. [2]
Banff Upper Hot Springs are commercially developed hot springs located in Banff National Park in Alberta, Canada, near the Banff townsite. Europeans first became aware of the springs in 1883. As it has been developed since, the hot pool is outdoors and while in the pool, visitors can look across the valley to Mount Rundle. It is located at ...
Fairmont Hot Springs is an unincorporated resort community located in south-eastern British Columbia, Canada commonly referred to as Fairmont. The community had a reported population of 781 in the 2021 census, but the town receives frequent tourists. The local resort is centered around a soak pool and swimming pool fed by natural mineral hot ...
The hot springs were named after the radioactive element when an analysis of the water showed that it contained small traces of radon which is a decay product of radium. [3] The radiation dosage from bathing in the pools is inconsequential: approximately 0.13 millirems (1.3 μSv ) from the water for a half-hour bathing, around ten times average ...
Liard River Hot Springs Provincial Park is a provincial park in British Columbia, Canada. [1] It is home to the second largest natural hot springs in Canada, after Deer River Hot Springs 15 km to the north east. [2] It is a natural river of hot water rather than a spring fed man made pool. [3]
The Lakelse Hot Springs, also known as the Mount Layton Hot Springs, are a group of hot springs in the Kalum-Kitimat valley of northern British Columbia, Canada, located 30 km (19 mi) south of Terrace along Highway 37 on the eastern shore of Lakelse Lake. [1] [2] With a maximum temperature of 89 °C, the springs are the hottest in Canada. [2]
Ainsworth Hot Springs, previously named Ainsworth, is a historic village on Kootenay Lake in British Columbia, Canada and has a population of 20. [1] Founded on May 31, 1883, it is the oldest surviving community on Kootenay Lake. [ 2 ]
Harrison Hot Springs's population trend, 1951–2006, BC Stats [5] In the 2021 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada, Harrison Hot Springs had a population of 1,905 living in 885 of its 1,045 total private dwellings, a change of 29.8% from its 2016 population of 1,468.