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Arrowhead circa 1910

Arrowhead was a bustling town in 1910, with hotels, general stores, a school, two churches, and the Canadian Pacific Railway station and yards.

Moving the Gawiuk Family House, 1967

The Gawiuk family home was moved from its original location on the family farm at Mount Cartier to a new location on higher ground at the end of […]

Nancy Martin Interview – Arrowhead

Nancy Martin, former Arrowhead resident, discusses life and services in Arrowhead. Title Screen: Circular logo on a black backdrop. Logo is an image of four waves turning into […]

Brian Gawiuk Interview – Burning the Buildings

Brian Gawiuk, former Mount Cartier resident, discusses the burning of his family’s farm to clear the land for BC Hydro. Title Screen: Circular logo on a black backdrop. […]

Gawiuk Family Interview – “We were lucky”

An interview with the Gawiuk family, discussing the impact of the High Keenleyside Dam on their property in Mount Cartier. Title Screen: Circular logo on a black backdrop. […]

Gawiuk Family Interview – Clearing the Land

Ron Gawiuk discusses the clearing of the land by BC Hydro for the Hugh Keenleyside Dam. Title Screen: Circular logo on a black backdrop. Logo is an image […]

Gawiuk Family Interview – Moving the House

Brian Gawiuk discusses the process of moving the Gawiuk family house. The Gawiuks were forced to move due to the Hugh Keenleyside Dam. Title Screen: Circular logo on […]

View of Mount Begbie and Revelstoke, circa 1945

Mount Begbie and the city of Revelstoke showing the Columbia River circa 1945, prior to the construction of the Hugh Keenleyside Dam. The dam flooded acres of land, […]

Columbia River and Mount Cartier Ukrainian Settlement, circa 1925

Hundreds of settlers from Ukraine came to Mount Cartier, south of Revelstoke, in the early 1900s and created thriving homesteads. They were forced off their farms in the […]