![]() ![]() Amenities The hot-water pool at Radium Hot Springs. 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 72.6% from its 2016 population of 776. Wildlife in the area includes mule deer, grizzly bears, black bears, mountain goats and Rocky Mountain bighorn sheep. It is at the junction of Highway 95 and Highway 93, in the Columbia River valley, between the river and Kootenay National Park. Radium is 16 km north of the tourist town of Invermere, and 105 km south of Golden, British Columbia. Geography Looking north on BC93 / BC95 at Radium Hot Springs The air concentration of radon is about 850 becquerels per cubic metre (23 pCi/ L) which is higher than the level (200 Bq/m 3 or 5.4 pCi/L) at which mitigation within two years is encouraged at residences but is also inconsequential (about 0.7 mrem or 7.0 μSv for a half-hour bathing) from a dose impact perspective. The radiation dosage from bathing in the pools is inconsequential approximately 0.13 millirems (1.3 μSv) from the water for a half-hour bathing, around ten times average background levels. ![]() The hot springs were named after the radioactive element when an analysis of the water showed that it contained small traces of radon which is a decay product of radium. From Banff, Alberta, it is accessible via Highway 93. ![]() ![]() The village is named for the hot springs in the nearby Kootenay National Park. Radium Hot Springs, informally and commonly called Radium, is a village of 1,339 residents in the East Kootenay region of British Columbia. ![]()
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