- Recognized
- 2025
- By
- Local government
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Description
The Smithers Cemetery is an historical landscape and non-denominational burial ground located at 1959 Dominion Street in Smithers, British Columbia. The historic place is the cemetery area including the landscape, views, gravestone, walkways, and natural setting.
Heritage value
The cemetery's first burial dates to 1917. The cemetery has never had a specific religious affiliation, and was first operated and maintained by the Bulkley Valley Cemetery Company from 1921-1933. In 1933 the Cemetery Company disbanded, and the deed to the cemetery, plot map, and all administrative records turned over to the Village of Smithers.
The cemetery has historic, cultural, social and spiritual value as the final resting placed for many former residents of the community. Its location some distance from the core older area of Smithers, its park-like setting, and the styles of gravestones found in the oldest sections (especially Blocks 1, 2, and 4, as well as some stones in the Legion and Masonic sections) are reflective of early twentieth century cemetery design traditions.
Character‑defining elements
Character defining elements of the Smithers Municipal Cemetery include:
- Park-like landscape setting, including mature trees that create boundaries on Dominion Street, 18th Avenue and the backyards of adjacent houses that front 16th Avenue
- Mature trees lining the walkway/road from Dominion Street entrance
- Line of trees marking 18th Avenue entrance (between Blocks 2 and 3)
- Unobstructed views of Hudson Bay Mountain
- Upright gravestones and their inscriptions, as well as features such as stone enclosures marking certain plots, especially for individuals interred between 1917-1950 in Blocks 1, 2, 4
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Location
1958 Dominion Street, Smithers, British Columbia, Canada
54.77729° N, 127.14955° W
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From the Canadian Register of Historic Places, as last updated on December 12, 2025. The register’s text is shown word for word.