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Sinixt canoe journey on Arrow Lakes and Columbia River, 2022

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 […]
Post marking Mount Revelstoke Auto Road, 1969

Post marking Mount Revelstoke Auto Road, 1969

This post was planted at the site of the current Revelstoke Golf Club in August 1912 to mark the beginning of the road to the summit of Mount […]
Mountain Biking on Revelstoke Greenbelt, circa 2020

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 […]
Revelstoke Golf Course Club House, circa 1960

Revelstoke Golf Course Club House, circa 1960

The clubhouse of Revelstoke Golf Course was originally built in 1912 as an agricultural hall for the fall fairs held in Revelstoke. The cupola at the top was […]
Sinixt Canoe Journey in the Locks at Hugh Keenleyside Dam, 2022

Sinixt Canoe Journey in the Locks at Hugh Keenleyside Dam, 2022

Sinixt paddlers are seen here navigating the locks of the Hugh Keenleyside Dam during their Columbia River/Arrow Lakes canoe journey in June 2022.  
Sturgeon Caught at Arrowhead, 1918

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 […]
Shelly Boyd Interview – Salmon

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 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 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 […]
Revelstoke Baseball Park, 1962

Revelstoke Baseball Park, 1962

Revelstoke’s Centennial Park ballfields were first built in 1958 as Revelstoke’s community project for the British Columbia Centennial. Within the next ten years, the fields were raised by […]