One peculiarity of the 1907 subdivision plan for Robson is its omission of the original CPR townsite.
Work continued on the McDiarmid house after their resettlement in 1912.
A boat excursion up Lower Arrow Lake provided a lovely setting for a picnic.
After the completion of its Columbia River railway bridge in 1902 CPR shifted its focus to Castlegar Junction.
This view from across the Kootenay River shows the completed aggregate screening plant directly above the boiler house.
Portions of the upper Brilliant terraces, including the remnants of Sion village and orchards.
This photograph shows yet another communal home of Sion village, this time above the Brilliant train station.
I was also chasing tenuous glimpses of past lives — shadows, as Dickens called them, for his Spirits to project at a trembling Scrooge.
I have been busy this autumn working with friends on the Gordon Keir Shelter and adjacent ski trails.
This is the story of Bryan Mahon’s grandmother, told in five installments.
This is the story of Bryan Mahon’s grandmother, told in five installments.
This is the story of Bryan Mahon’s grandmother, told in five installments.
This is the story of Bryan Mahon’s grandmother, told in five installments.
In 1993, as Judy Watten was visiting her mother in Michigan, one of her daughters discovered a package in a desk in the basement.
In the 1940s plans were launched to construct a meteorological observatory on Old Glory Mountain.
David Thompson is recognized as an explorer who connected closely with the natives he met, and a maker of remarkably accurate maps.
A letter of mine about Savary Island in BC History magazine brought an interesting new connection.
Two winters ago I connected with William Battersby, British author of a biography of James Fitzjames, who perished in the Arctic.
Three weeks ago I received a phone call from George McCleary, Ontario descendant of Castlegar pioneer farmer and ferryman Albert McCleary.
I was intrigued by a set of Edward Stolterfoht photos of three children at play, all taken on the same occasion
