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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 […]

Farewell Minto, 1954

The dredge on the Arrow Lakes decorated to salute the SS Minto on its final voyage, April 24, 1954. The banner reads: ‘Farewell “MINTO”. Well done old girl!!!’”

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 […]

Moving St. John the Divine Anglican Church to Nakusp, 1967

St. John the Divine Anglican Church arriving at Nakusp waterfront after being carried by barge from Arrow Park, south of Nakusp, July 1967. The church was relocated to […]

SS Minto at Galena Bay Wharf, May 25, 1958

John Nelson, second from left, stands on the deck of the old SS Minto on May 25, 1958. Nelson purchased the boat from the village of Nakusp and […]

Barge and Cargo, Beaton, 1953

The SS Beaton is shown here at the Beaton dock with a barge holding several cars in 1953.

Twelve Mile Ferry, circa 1925

The road between Revelstoke and Arrowhead was built in the 1920s. The road traveled on the east bank from Revelstoke to Twelve Mile, where the ferry shown here […]

Sturgeon Caught at Arrowhead, 1918

In the fall of 1918, Warren Andrews was fishing near Arrowhead when he caught a sturgeon on his line. It took him several hours to bring the massive […]

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.

Shelly Boyd Interview – Connection to the Water

An interview with Shelly Boyd, Arrow Lakes facilitator for Colville Confederated Tribes, where she talks about the connection to the water and the river. Title Screen: Circular logo […]

Shelly Boyd Interview – Displacement

An interview with Shelly Boyd, Arrow Lakes facilitator for Colville Confederated Tribes, where she discusses the displacement of the Sinixt. Title Screen: Circular logo on a black backdrop. […]

Bill Green Interview – Modernization of the Columbia River Treaty & the Environment

Bill Green, director of the Canadian Columbia River Inter-tribal Fisheries Commission, discusses the environmental aspect of the modernization of the Columbia River Treaty. Title Screen: Circular logo on […]