Marine 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 […]

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 […]

Marris and Dennis Gawiuk, circa 2015

Dennis (Danny) Gawiuk was born at Mount Cartier in 1930. He married Marris Fulton of Scotland in 1953, and they raised their two sons on the family farm […]

Flossie, Elsie, and Violet on ‘Cheslatta’ Boat, circa 1915

Flossie (Florence) Hall, wife of Noah Hall, Elsie Hall, wife of William Hall, and Violet Hall, on the boat Cheslatta at Hall’s Landing, circa 1915. The life preserver […]

Sinixt canoe journey on Arrow Lakes and Columbia River, 2022

In June of 2022, about 100 members of the Sinixt Confederacy came to Canada from their homes in Washington State to celebrate the 2021 Supreme Court of Canada […]

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. […]

Cathy English Interview – Columbia River Treaty

An interview with Cathy English, curator of the Revelstoke Museum and Archives, where she discusses the Columbia River Treaty. Title Screen: Circular logo on a black backdrop. Logo […]

Cathy English Interview – Future of the Columbia

An interview with Cathy English, curator of the Revelstoke Museum and Archives, where she discusses the future of the Columbia River. Title Screen: Circular logo on a black […]

Twelve Mile Ferry site, 1967

Site of the Twelve Mile Ferry, November 20, 1967. On the back of the photograph, Estelle Dickey, the photographer, wrote: “12 mile ferry – between the clearing and […]

Opposite Akolkolex Creek, 1967

Estelle Dickey took this photograph on November 20, 1967. She wrote, “This is on the road opposite Akolkolex (Isaac) Creek. There are miles and miles of stumps like […]

24 Mile Ferry, 1967

Estelle Dickey took this photograph of the 24 Mile Ferry at Sidmouth on November 20, 1967. She noted that the house visible in the photograph was the only […]

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 […]