As a thin blooded Texan, I will admit that I would not care to be in Smithers at the moment, but just seeing the name warms my heart. I had been through the beautiful little town several times without much notice, blowing up the Cassiar, but don't remember even stopping.
In 2010, an incident quite a distance from Smithers, eventually grounded me there for quite a period of time. Had plenty of time to get to know the area and meet the warm, friendly, helpful people there.
I will voluntarily return there someday to visit, but you can bet it will be in July or August.