Slocan Valley - Links

Accommodations
* aricagardens.com Arican Gardens B&B and Gift shop - Winlaw
* Artful Lodger B&B - Strawbale cottages in the south valley
* BlueSkyResort.ca Blue Sky Resort -Silverton
* Haus Lemon Creek magnificent 11 acre riverfront property near Lemon Creek
* karibupark.com Karibu Park Cottages & Campground - Winlaw
* lemoncreeklodge.com Lemon Creek Lodge & Campground - Lemon Creek
* littleslocanlodge.com Little Slocan Lodge - SLocan/Little Slocan Lakes
* mistayaresort.com Mistaya Country Inn - Silverton
* retallack.com Retallack Resort & Alpine Adventures Ltd. - Retallack
* Silverton Resort Right on the lake!
* Swan House B&B Heritage home in the heart of Slocan
* Valhalla Gardens B&B Retreat A secluded site on the Little Slocan River
* Valhalla Inn All season destination resort
* Valhalla Mountain Touring Ruby Creek Lodge and guided tours
* WIlliam Hunter Cabins Hand-crafted log cabins in Silverton
*Slocan Motel 6 unit motel in Slocan
*Sweet Dreams Guesthouse 5 room B&B in New Denver
BC Forest Services Recreation BC Forest Service Recreation site - excellent!

Attractions
* Silverton Historical Society	Historical interpretive centre and gallery in Silverton
Sandon Museum	Sandon (now a ghost town) used to be the largest town in BC
Slocan VAlley Heritage Trail Society	a 100 km trail running the length of the slocan valley

Communities, Government and Politics
* rdck.bc.ca	Regional District of Central Kootenays (Slocan Valley is in Area H)
* NewDenver.ca	New Denver community website
* Silverton.ca	Silverton community website
* slocanlake.com	Slocan Lake Chamber of Commerce Site
castlegarbc.ca	Regional communities - Castlegar
cbt.org	Columbia Basin Trust
city.nelson.bc.ca	Regional Communities - Nelson - city site
discovernelson.com	Regional Communities: Nelson - DiscoverNelson
kaslo.ca	Regional Communities: Kaslo
nakusp.com	Regional Communities: Nakusp
nelsonbc.ca	Regional COmmunities: Nelson - NelsonBC site
revelstokecc.bc.ca	Regional Communities: Revelstoke
rossland.com	Regional Communities: Rossland
vernon.ca	Regional Communities: Vernon
village.fruitvale.bc.ca	Regional Communities: Fruitvale
www.slocancity.com	Village of Slocan official website

Culture & History
* kktc.bc.ca	Slocan Valley First Nations - Ktunaxa Kinbasket
* sinixt.kics.bc.ca	Slocan Valley First Nations - Sinixt
* Slocan Valley Japanese history	Japanese Internment in the Slocan Valley
* Wong's Market	Excellent site on the Internment of Japanese Canadians during WWII
*Silverton Historical Society	Historical interpretive centre and gallery in Silverton
Cdn Museum of Civilization	Doukhobor archives at the Canadian Museum of Civilization
doukhobor-homepage.com	Doukhobor History and Culture
doukhobor.org	Doukhobor geneology with an interesting Place Name search
kdhs.kics.bc.ca	Doukhobor Village Museum in Castlegar

Documents & Studies
* SV trails survey (2002)	Slocan Valley survey on a trail system in the valley on the old railbed
* The Slocan Valley Ecosystem Based Plan	The 1995 Slocan Valley Ecosystem Based Plan

Economic Development
CMON.ca	Columbia Mountain Open Network - Columbia Basin Broadband Communications Initiative

Entertainment
* FLIKS.ca	Film Lovers in the Kootenays - screening Eclectic, Independent films in Rural Kootenay Communities

Environment & Science
* The Slocan Valley Ecosystem Based Plan	The 1995 Slocan Valley Ecosystem Based Plan done by Silva.org
BC Forest Info - Ministry of Forests	BC Forest Info - Ministry of Forests
kootenaybats.com	Slocan Valley Bat Project

Recreation
* Valhalla Provincial Park
BC Forest Services Rec site	BC Forest Service Recreation site - excellent!
Kokanee Glacier Provincial Park
Provincial Parks	Provincial Parks of the West Kootenays site

Recreation - Land
* Don't Waste your time in the West Kootenays	Hiking Guide
* Slocan Valley Rails to Trails	New hiking, biking,x-countrty skiing and horse trail running the length of the valley
* warnerridge.com	Warner Ridge in Valhalla Park
kootenaymountaineering.bc.ca	Mountaineering- Kootenay Mountaineering Club
Slocan Valley Heritage Trail Society	a 100km trail running through the slocan valley

Recreation - Snow
avalanche.ca	Avalanche - awareness and conditions - Cdn Avalanche Association

Recreation - water
*Photodive International	A Silverton-based diving oriented, educational organization
halcyon-hotsprings.com	Regional Hotsprings - Halcyon Hot Springs
hotnaturally.com	Regional Hotsprings - Ainsworth Hot Springs
Nakusp Hot Springs	Regional Hotsprings - Nakusp Hot Springs

Safety
avalanche.ca	Avalanche - awareness and conditions - Cdn Avalanche Association

Tourism
BC Lodging and Campgrounds Association	BC travel Info
selkirkloop.com	International - Selkirk Loop Driving Route

Travel & Transportation
* Needles Ferry	Ferry - Needles - from the Okanagan
* Slocan Valley Transit schedules	Local Transit - Nelson & Slocan Valley Transit System -printable pdf schedule
* Weather	Weather - current temp and forecast
aircanada.com	Airlines - AirCanada into Castlegar or Kelowna
Blue Alpine Touring	Shuttle service to Idaho Peak (no website) - call 250-358-2260
Buy & Sell	Buy & Sell (consider purchasing a used vehicle for extended trips)
greyhound.ca	Regional Bus - Greyhound (no Slocan Valley service)
Kootenay and BC Road reports	Kootenay and BC Road reports
Nelson & District Rideshare	Nelson & District Rideshare
Road Conditions	Road Conditions
selkirkloop.org	International - Selkirk Loop - Driving Route
Upper Arrow Lakes Ferry	Ferry - Upper Arrow Lakes - from Revelstoke