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While the semi-arid Okanagan presented great opportunity for colonists and veterans seeking new beginnings, promised luxuries would not be free for the taking. Engineer, farmer, and politician alike would be faced with the challenges of the semi-arid environment and her inhospitable terrain. Still, through persistence, determination, and taxpayers' dollars the irrigation project moved forward, and the foundation was layed for the Town of Oliver.

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Workers gathered around Camp Fireside
20th Century, Circa 1920
Oliver, British Columbia, Canada


Credits:
Johnstone, James Cameron