Radium Hot Springs, British Columbia

Radium is 16 km north of the tourist town of Invermere, and 105 km south of Golden, British Columbia. It is at the junction of Highway 95 and Highway 93, in the Columbia River valley, between the river and Kootenay National Park. Wildlife in the area includes mule deer, grizzly bears, black bears, mountain goats and Rocky Mountain bighorn sheep. == Demographics ==

In the 2021 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada, Radium Hot Springs had a population of 1,339 living in 634 of its 1,366 total private dwellings, a change of from its 2016 population of 776. With a land area of , it had a population density of in 2021. ==Economy==

Baymag mines magnesium out of Mount Brussilof, 35 kilometres from town. The deposit was discovered in 1966. Proven reserves in excess of 50 million tonnes of magnesite ore were found. The ore is trucked to Exshaw, Alberta for calcination, other processes and onwards sale. ==Amenities==

Several golf courses are located nearby, along with 675 hotel and motel rooms. Kootenay National Park The southwestern entrance to Kootenay National Park is located immediately east of the village limits, with Highway 93 leading into the park lined with motels. Hot springs The hot springs complex itself is located just within the national park and contains two large pools, one with hot water for soaking (usually around the temperature of ), the other a 25 m swimming pool that is usually around . There is also a hot-tub-sized pool that has been dubbed the "Plunge Pool", because the water can be hot right from the source at or cold, right from a creek running beneath the pools. ==See also==