Mountains 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 […]

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 […]

Snowslide at Greenslide, 1936

Greenslide, about 16 km south of Revelstoke, was identified as an avalanche path in the 1890s when the Canadian Pacific Railway was building a branch line from Revelstoke […]

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 […]

Mountain Biking on Revelstoke Greenbelt, circa 2020

The “flats” south of Revelstoke, once settled farmland, now provide recreational opportunities for people. Biking is one of the favourite activities in the flats, along with bird-watching, dog […]

A Winter Walk on the Flats Near Revelstoke, circa 2020

People are enjoying a walk along the banks of the Arrow Lakes reservoir, just south of Revelstoke, circa 2020.

Cattle at Hall’s Landing, 1967

One of the last photographs of the meadows and land at Hall’s Landing, taken by Barbara Hall in June of 1967. On the land that had already been […]

Stanley Hall and Jack Hall Piling Stumps to Burn, 1961

Piling dried stumps from clearing land on the Hall Bros. ranch, 1961.

Columbia News Letter, Issue no. 4, December 1, 1964

Between August 28, 1964, and June 2, 1969, BC Hydro published 30 Columbia News Letters distributed to people living in the areas to be affected by the construction […]

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. […]

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 […]

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 […]