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Ymir is a small town in the West Kootenays in British Columbia Canada. The population is around 230 people. Ymir was a booming mining town in the late 1800’s, with many hotels and a very modern hospital.
- Historic Photos
Historic Image Gallery of Ymir. Sports 4 images....
- What’s Here
Homestead BullHunde – Breading Bulldogs in Ymir – Nestled in...
- Location
Ymir is located in the Kootenays in South Eastern British...
- The Quartz Creek Miner
The Quartz Creek Miner is a 16 page newspaper put together...
- Notes on Ymir
When the eighty stamp mill was built at the Ymir mine, it...
- History of Mining in Ymir
Ymir miner and local historian. About 1885, the placer gold...
- Ymir BC 1899
AIKMAN, T. mgr W.K.B. Co., 2nd Ave. ATKINSON, T.H....
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Ymir / ˈwaɪmər / is a village in the Selkirk Mountains in the West Kootenay region of southeastern British Columbia. Ymir is located where the Salmo River meets Quartz Creek, and Ymir Creek. [1] The locality, on BC Highway 6, is by road about 10 kilometres (6 mi) northeast of Salmo and 34 kilometres (21 mi) south of Nelson .
The History of Ymir. Notes on Ymir by Joe Dunn. A Brief History Of Mining in Ymir by George Murray. A Video about the Gold Mines in Ymir – this requires high speed. Wrigley’s BC Directory Vancouver BC for Ymir BC (1899) 1937 Voters’ List – Nelson-Creston District – Ymir Polling Division (pdf document). The Quartz Creek Miner – A 16 ...
Ymir Mirror. Subscribe to this collection with RSS. Calendar data could not be loaded. Newspaper issue date. Collection Usage. Local newspapers reflect the social and cultural life of their communities and thus remain a vital source of information for community members and scholars.
When the eighty stamp mill was built at the Ymir mine, it was the largest stamp mill in the British Empire, so one can see that Ymir was known across the country. The first Provincial Policeman in Ymir was named Captain Forester.
Tiny Lights returns in the spring of 2025, presenting our carefully curated mix of music, mountains, and makers. We are thrilled to welcome you all back to our Tiny Lights Family here in Ymir. As always, we aren’t getting any bigger, only better as our tiny town can only hold so much awesome.
Ymir is a small town located in the Salmo River Valley, deep in the Selkirk Mountain Range between the towns of Salmo and Nelson, and was established as the result of early mining explorations in the mid-1860s.
