This city's economic advantage lies in its location. It is strategically placed at the geographic centre of Northwest B.C., and is the hub for highway, rail and air transportation routes. As a result, the City is the location for many of the region's business, retail and government services.
Local area attractions include Nisga's Memorial Lava Bed Provincial Park; located about 80 km North along Kalum Lake Road, Heritage Park; where visitors can visit this museum and costumed guides lead you through a collection of original log buildingd depicting the history of the early pioneers; old Copper City, featuring the site of a riverboat landing, homesteads dating dating back to the 1890s, and the remains of orchards and flower gardens; Old Remo Limestone Fossil Bead; containing over 250 million year old fossils; Lakelse Provincial Park and Hot Springs and the Red Sand Demonstration Forest; visit volcanic red sand beaches and Kitsumkalum Lakes