Industrial Archives | Stories Beneath the Surface

Clip from BC Hydro Film “Action on the Columbia”

Columbia River Treaty clips from BC Hydro film “Action on the Columbia.” Transcript of Narration: [Horn instrumental music] (White screen fades out to dam generating) At low river […]

Diagram and Artist’s Conception of Arrow Dam

Originally published in “The New Outlook for the Arrow Lakes” by BC Hydro and Power Authority, 1965.

Sinixt Canoe Journey in the Locks at Hugh Keenleyside Dam, 2022

Sinixt paddlers are seen here navigating the locks of the Hugh Keenleyside Dam during their Columbia River/Arrow Lakes canoe journey in June 2022.

W.A.C. Bennett, at the Opening of Hugh Keenleyside Dam, 1969

Premier W.A.C. Bennett speaking on stage at the opening ceremony of BC Hydro’s Hugh Keenleyside Dam on the Columbia River near Castlegar, B.C., June 9, 1969.

People at the Opening of the Hugh Keenleyside Dam, 1969

Attendees arriving for the opening ceremony of the Hugh Keenleyside Dam just north of Castlegar on June 9, 1969.

Construction of Hugh Keenleyside Dam Nears Completion, 1968

Hugh Keenleyside Dam under construction on the Columbia River near Castlegar, May 1, 1968.

Hugh Keenleyside Dam Under Construction, 1967

Aerial view of the Hugh Keenleyside Dam under construction, December 11, 1967.

Hugh Keenleyside Dam During Construction, July 1966

Hugh Keenleyside Dam under construction, July 1966.

Arrowhead Sawmill, circa 1905

Logging and sawmill operations were important to Arrowhead. In the early 1900s, there were two large sawmills operating at Arrowhead, and the lumber industry continued to be a […]

Big Bend Lumber Company, Arrowhead, circa 1905

The Big Bend Lumber Company was one of two large sawmills operating at Arrowhead in the early 1900s.

Harold Catherwood Interview – Protesting the Dam

An interview with Harold Catherwood where he discusses protesting with a small group at the dam site. Title Screen: Circular logo on a black backdrop. Logo is an […]