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.

Map of the Proposed Arrow Lakes Reservoir

This map was published in “The New Outlook for the Arrow Lakes,” produced by BC Hydro and Power Authority in 1965. The 32-page book outlined the vision for […]

Lumber Crew at Comaplix, circa 1910

A large sawmill operated at Comaplix on the northeast arm of the Upper Arrow Lake in the early 1900s. The mill had a diverse work crew, with men […]

Cathy English Interview – Coming to the Valley, 2019

An interview with Cathy English, curator of Revelstoke Museum and Archives, in which she discusses the settlement of the valley. Title Screen: Circular logo on a black backdrop. […]

Bruce Tillen Interview – Negotiations

Bruce Tillen, former Arrowhead resident, discusses the negotiation process with BC Hydro. Title Screen: Circular logo on a black backdrop. Logo is an image of four waves turning […]

Bruce Tillen Interview – Clearing the Land

Bruce Tillen, former Arrowhead resident, discusses the process of BC Hydro clearing the land for the Hugh Keenleyside Dam. Title Screen: Circular logo on a black backdrop. Logo […]

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.

Levelling Nakusp Waterfront, 1967

The Nakusp waterfront on Upper Arrow Lake being cleared and levelled in advance of flooding from Hugh Keenleyside Dam, ca. August 1967. Canadian Pacific Railway works building at […]

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 […]