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Tunnel of the Great Western Mines, 1897

Tunnel of the Great Western Mines at Whiskey Point, on the northeast arm of the Upper Arrow Lake, just east of Arrowhead, July 8, 1897. Significant mining took […]

Sinixt on the Arrow Lakes, circa 1895

Sinixt people on the Arrow Lakes, circa 1895. The Sinixt people are in the distinctive sturgeon-nosed canoe used by their nation. A second canoe is overturned on the […]

Nancy Martin Interview – Arrowhead

Nancy Martin, former Arrowhead resident, discusses life and services in Arrowhead. Title Screen: Circular logo on a black backdrop. Logo is an image of four waves turning into […]

Brian Gawiuk Interview – Burning the Buildings

Brian Gawiuk, former Mount Cartier resident, discusses the burning of his family’s farm to clear the land for BC Hydro. Title Screen: Circular logo on a black backdrop. […]

Gawiuk Family Interview – “We were lucky”

An interview with the Gawiuk family, discussing the impact of the High Keenleyside Dam on their property in Mount Cartier. Title Screen: Circular logo on a black backdrop. […]

Gawiuk Family Interview – Clearing the Land

Ron Gawiuk discusses the clearing of the land by BC Hydro for the Hugh Keenleyside Dam. Title Screen: Circular logo on a black backdrop. Logo is an image […]

View of Mount Begbie and Revelstoke, circa 1945

Mount Begbie and the city of Revelstoke showing the Columbia River circa 1945, prior to the construction of the Hugh Keenleyside Dam. The dam flooded acres of land, […]

Columbia River and Mount Cartier Ukrainian Settlement, circa 1925

Hundreds of settlers from Ukraine came to Mount Cartier, south of Revelstoke, in the early 1900s and created thriving homesteads. They were forced off their farms in the […]