A “must” is a visit to the former courthouse, now serving as City Hall. Tours of the ornate courtroom and the jail are available through the museum. The courthouse was an integral part of the Ethan Hawke feature film “Snow Falling on Cedars.” Much of the evidence of the filming remains throughout the city. For those inclined to explore, there is Lotzkar Park with its industrial ruins, smokestack, millions of tonnes of black slag and the so-called “bells of hell.” Greenwood is also a gateway community to the Trans Canada Trail/Spirit of 2010 Trails and can be your jumping off point to many interesting links and loops to other great mountain biking rides in the area. Enjoy your visit and please come back again.
Colleen Lang, Mayor

Step back in time...
Come see what the rest of the world is discovering in the smallest city in British Columbia and Canada - Greenwood! Historic Buildings abound throughout the town of Greenwood, which made it a great setting for the motion picture “Snow Falling on Cedars” filmed in Greenwood in 1998 under the guise of “Amity Harbor, Washington”, a fictitious fishing village on fictitious “San Piedro Island” in the San Juan Islands. Glimpses of the movie set are still in and around the town. Take a walk and you will find many treasures at the antique shops and little gift shops. At the museum you will find vials of real gold flakes for sale, beautiful crystals and lots of historical & trail guide books on the area. The Greenwood Heritage Society’s Museum has set up replicated displays. Come see what it was like to live in the booming mining days. Experience the lifestyle & culture; the forestry, the ranching, the people and their stories of grief and joy. Learn more of the Japanese community, which began with the internment camps in 1942.

You won’t want to miss the extensive Photo Collection and Archives.There are many adventures waiting to happen so don’t forget about the abandoned Canadian Pacific Railway that was turned into The Trans Canada Trail/Spirit of 2010 Trail in 2000. Greenwood is proud to be a Gateway Community and a haven for mountain-biking, horse back riding and hiking with easy 2% grades.

History
Greenwood was founded on July 12th, 1897, as a mining supply centre for the rich mines at Phoenix and Mother Lode. With the establishment of a smelter, the Canadian Pacific Railway soon followed. Greenwood was on its way to prominence, the rich heritage of a Victorian-era mining town with a population of around 3 000 until 1918 when the mines and smelter closed.
Greenwood was close to becoming a ghost town by World War II, but was brought back to life as a Japanese Internment camp. Mining activity resumed at Granby (Phoenix) and Mother Lode in 1956 until around 1978 when once again, the mines closed.
You can still see the remains of these once booming mines if you take a drive along some of the back roads in the area. Ask about the Phoenix Driving Tour at the Info Center. Greenwood may be the smallest city in Canada but it has a huge history, just waiting to be told.

What’s new?
One of the new projects the City of Greenwood is involved in is the West Kootenay Power Building and the Alternate Energy Project. This has 8 solar cells and a wind generator on the roof producing electricity for the building. Eventually this project may become the Boundary Power and Smelter Interpretive Centre, a place to learn about Greenwood’s Hydro-electric and Copper smelting history, as well as information about the local copper mining industry.

Did You know?
Greenwood has recently appeared in 3 magazines: Harrowsmith Country Life May 2002- As one of the Top Ten places to live in Canada, in British Columbia’s Western Living Magazine and in Western Investor Magazine

Something to see:
On February 15th, 2003, Arno Hennig and the “Tunnel of Flags” received recognition from The Honourable Iona Campagnolo, BC’s Lieutenant Governor for Flag Day in Canada. This was followed by a reception in Greenwood’s 100 year old Courthouse.

This tunnel was constructed in 1913 for a road, which passed under the CPR line and became Crow’s Nest Highway #3. In 1964, was replaced by a double tunnel, until 1992 when it was demolished, and uncovered this 1913 tunnel. It was going to be demolished as well, but the City of Greenwood offered to turn it into a landmark and was saved from demolition. But, soon it was covered with graffiti and became an eyesore. Greenwood’s enterprising and enthusiastic Mayor took it upon himself to create the “Tunnel of Flags”. It was solely painted by Mayor Arno Hennig as a Millennium Project, and officially opened on April 27, 2000 as part of The Trans Canada Trail/Spirit of 2010 Trail Water Relay. Hundreds, maybe thousands of visitors stop here every year to photograph their nation’s flag. Stop by and visit the original 100-year-old courthouse that still stands; the upstairs being where the Supreme Court of Canada resided. The jail below kept the guilty off the street. This building is the oldest wooden courthouse of its kind, also used for the Universal Studios feature movie. Another building to see and also used in the movie is the Greenwood Inn at the south end of town. Three rooms on the top floor of the hotel were used in the 2000 production. Originally the Greenwood Hotel was the dream of two men, George Seymour and Sam Webb and was first called the Windsor. The Windsor was opened for operation on July 1st, 1896 and has remained open ever since. One of the most interesting features of the hotel is a large mirror behind the bar in the saloon. The mirror is 6.5 meters long and 3.25 meters tall and has original ice boxes and wineracks in the cabinet below it. Ghost stories are told about a miner named Willie Peters, who was supposed to have drowned in the bathtub on the second floor and is rumored to walk the halls at night.

Contact the Chamber of Commerce of the City of Grand Forks for more info: gfchambe@sunshinecable.com 1 866 442 2833
Websites to visit:
www.grandforkschamber.com - www.city.grandforks.bc.ca - www.boundarycf.com - www.boundary.bc.ca