Golden 'Kicking Horse Country'
Located in the southern Rocky Mountain Trench and in the heart of Kicking Horse Country lies an authentic mountain community. Flanked to the west by the Purcell mountain range and to the east by the Canadian Rockies, this community has a rich industrial heritage, a profound sense of community spirit and is famous as a year round sporting and outdoor recreation destination. This gem is Golden.
Two and a half hours west of Calgary on the Trans Canada Highway, Golden is a vibrant community on the move, rapidly diversifying, with tourism playing an increasingly important role.
Golden is attracting people from around the globe who want to experience a real community in a natural, unspoiled environment.
In addition to Canada’s newest mountain resort, Kicking Horse Mountain Resort, Golden offers unparalleled heli-skiing, cat skiing, snowmobiling and the best selection of back country ski touring and hiking lodges in Canada.
The Golden Golf Club is a nationally acclaimed golf course. From spring to fall one can enjoy some of the most exciting river rafting and kayaking in the world augmented by first class hang gliding, paragliding, fly fishing, hiking, mountain biking and climbing. In the Columbia Wetlands, the longest unspoiled wetlands in North America, you can enjoy the wildlife and birds by canoe.
Business Opportunity
Golden has a vibrant small business community and the number and diversity of businesses is growing throughout the region. The town is great place to start a business and is ready and waiting for new entrepreneurs. Active professionals and trades people are choosing this community as the perfect place to bring their businesses and skills.
Golden and the surrounding area have an economic development office and an active Chamber of Commerce to assist persons seeking to start up or purchase a business in the area.
Location
Golden is situated in Western Canada at the junction of the Trans-Canada Highway and Highway 95 in the southeast corner of British Columbia. The nearest international airport is in Calgary, Alberta, 267 kilometres east of Golden and approximately 3 hours by car. The town lies at an elevation of 790 meters (2,592 feet), at longitude 116 59’ west and latitude 51 18’ north.
Flanked by six national parks (Banff, Glacier, Kootenay, Mount Revelstoke, Yoho, and Jasper), Golden lies at the confluence of two historically significant rivers – the Kicking Horse and the Columbia.
The Western Rockies Estate Development will be serviced by a new paved road adjacent to Highway 95, leading north to the downtown core of Golden and the Trans-Canada Highway and south to Invermere and the USA.
