{"key":"7f44cfa0b0","origin":"osm","osm_id":"n11077254885","category":"Attractions","subcategory":"Visitor Centre","community":"Smithers","lat":54.7829773,"lon":-127.1665408,"verdict":"include","name":{"value":"Smithers Visitor Centre","source":"review_edit"},"description":{"value":"The Smithers District Chamber of Commerce operates the Bulkley Valley's primary Visitor Centre, offering personalized trip planning, regional and provincial tourism information, BC Ferries and accommodation reservations, and a curated selection of road, backcountry, and forest service maps. A mobile outreach team called VIBE takes visitor services directly to community events and farmers markets throughout town. For a touring cyclist arriving in the Smithers area, this is a practical first stop for local knowledge and free wireless internet.","source":"sonnet_4.6"},"website":{"value":"https://smitherschamber.com/","source":"enrichment"},"address":{"value":"1211 Court Street, Smithers, BC","source":"enrichment"},"phone":{"value":"250.847.5072","source":"enrichment"},"email":{"value":"info@smitherschamber.com","source":"html"},"route_slugs":[],"centrally_administered":false,"bike_parking_detail":null,"raw_osm":{"addr:housenumber":"1211","addr:street":"Court Street","check_date":"2023-07-30","information":"office","name":"Smithers District of Commerce","tourism":"information"},"enrichment_extras":{"reasoning":"The OSM record tags this as tourism=information / information=office, consistent with a Chamber of Commerce visitor centre. The website confirms an active Visitor Centre offering trip planning, maps, and explicitly 'free wireless internet' (visitor-centre subpage). The contact page provides a phone number (250.847.5072) absent from OSM, and shows a PO Box mailing address rather than confirming the OSM physical address of 1211 Court Street. The OSM name 'Smithers District of Commerce' differs from the website's consistent branding as 'Smithers District Chamber Of Commerce'.","concerns":["Name mismatch: OSM records 'Smithers District of Commerce' but the website consistently uses 'Smithers District Chamber Of Commerce' — OSM name appears truncated or erroneous.","Phone number absent from OSM; 250.847.5072 sourced from website contact page.","OSM address (1211 Court Street) is a physical street address; the website contact page only shows a PO Box (PO Box 2379, Smithers, BC V0J 2N0) — physical address could not be confirmed via website content.","No evidence found for bike parking or washrooms; these required criteria remain null and should be verified on-site or via direct contact."],"recommended_status_reason":"This is an active, publicly accessible Visitor Centre providing trip planning, maps, and free Wi-Fi — directly useful to touring cyclists arriving in the Smithers/Bulkley Valley area. It warrants a listing once bike parking and washroom status are confirmed.","confirmed_open":true,"contact_confirmed":{"phone":null,"website":true,"address":null},"notes":"The VIBE (Visitor Centre for a Better Economy) mobile outreach program is a notable feature — the Chamber brings visitor services to events and markets around town, extending its reach beyond the fixed location."},"provenance":{"enrichment_run":"v2","enrichment_model":"sonnet_4.6","verdict_source":"enrichment","category_source":"osm","category_correction_reason":"tourism=information / information=office better fits a 'Visitor Services' or 'Information' category than 'Attractions', but no such category is available in the schema; the OSM tag assignment is retained.","review_priority":true,"sidecars_applied":["subcategory","attraction_facets","wow","judgement","price_tier"],"subcategory_source":"osm_tag","subcategory_confidence":"high","facets_layers":"l1+l2","judgement":{"confidence":"high","proposed_name":"Smithers Visitor Centre"}},"required_criteria":{"Washrooms":{"value":true,"source":"inferred:subcategory","date":"2026-07-18"},"Water bottle refill":{"value":true,"source":"inferred:subcategory","date":"2026-07-18"}},"optional_amenities":{"Wi-Fi":{"value":true,"detail":null,"source":"sonnet_4.6","date":"2026-07-18"}},"unmapped_criteria":{},"region":"Northern British Columbia","ownership":"Public","indigenous_role":[],"facets":{"dwell":"quick","setting":"indoor","theme":"civic","energy":"restorative","season":"all","kid_friendly":"neutral","visitable":true,"planning":"walk-up","open_early":true,"open_morning":true,"open_afternoon":true,"open_evening":true,"days_closed":[],"is_24h":false,"seasonal_hours":false,"hours_source":"type_prior","facet_confidence":"high"},"notability":1,"wow_evidence":"Chamber-run visitor centre with trip planning and map selection; VC anchor band. Record name is the chamber, not the function.","rider_delight":2,"blurb":"Smithers' visitor centre: trip planning, ferry bookings, and backroad maps.","price":{"band":0,"band_key":"free","label":"Free","confidence":"high","source":"judgement","signal":"chamber visitor centre, free"},"tier":"info"}