Morning Start: How much do you know about Edgewood’s past?

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Fun Fact of the day:

Did you know that the community of Edgewood had to be relocated due to the construction of the Hugh Keenleyside Dam? The dam became operational in 1968 and flooded and destroyed the original town site.

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I learned how to drive around this area a couple years ago.

A post shared by hailey wright (@haileyy.wright) on Jan 29, 2015 at 9:01pm PST

Edgewood was one of many communities on the Arrow Lakes flooded after the dam was constructed.

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About to go up in those blue towers. At Keenlyside. It's so much more than a dam job. See what I did there? #keenlysidedam #castlegar #wordsmith

A post shared by Mike Tiessen (@flyfishonly) on Jun 29, 2017 at 11:10am PDT

Weather forecast according to Environment Canada on Monday:

In Rossland:

Sunny skies will dominate the region with a high of 21 C .

In Nakusp:

It will be mainly sunny in the region with a high of 16 C.

In Castlegar:

Sunny and clear conditions will prevail in the region with a high of 21 C.

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