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Kate Borucz Interview – Living with the Land

Kate Borucz, executive director of the North Columbia Environmental Society, discusses peoples’ connection to the river. Title Screen: Circular logo on a black backdrop. Logo is an image […]

Shelly Boyd Interview – Salmon

An interview with Shelly Boyd, Arrow Lakes facilitator for Colville Confederated Tribes, where she discusses Salmon and the ceremony at Kettle Falls. Title Screen: Circular logo on a […]

Eileen Delehanty Pearkes Interview – Salmon

Eileen Delehanty Pearkes, author of A River Captured, discusses the events that led to the loss of the salmon in the region. Title Screen: Circular logo on a […]

Bill Green Interview – Sturgeon

Bill Green, director of the Canadian Columbia River Inter-tribal Fisheries Commission, discusses the declining sturgeon population along the Columbia. Title Screen: Circular logo on a black backdrop. Logo […]

Bill Green Interview – Salmon Negotiations

Bill Green, director of the Canadian Columbia River Inter-tribal Fisheries Commission, discusses the process of fighting to bring the salmon back. Title Screen: Circular logo on a black […]

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 […]

SS Minto Near Arrowhead, circa 1950

The SS Minto began its long career on the Arrow Lakes in November of 1898 after being assembled at the shipyards in Nakusp. It was part of a […]

Moving the McKinnon Log House, 1967

Delia McKinnon made one thing clear – she was not about to lose her home that she had lived in since 1916. When the family was forced to […]

Revelstoke Airport, 1970

The newly built Revelstoke Airport is visible in this panorama photograph from 1970. It extends out into the Arrow Lakes reservoir and can be a challenging runway for […]

Mount Cartier Settlement, circa 1950

The first Ukrainian and Polish settlers came to the Mount Cartier region in 1908. The small community, nestled at the base of Mount Cartier, was officially named in […]

SS Minto Burning, 1968

In the summer of 1968, the SS Minto was towed to the middle of the Upper Arrow Lake and set on fire. Efforts to restore the boat were […]

Steam Ship Minto, circa 1950

The paddlewheeler SS Minto plied the waters of the Upper and Lower Arrow Lake for 56 years.