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  • 2026-10-08
    Doukhobors arrived in the Kootenay Boundary area in 1908. Persecuted in Russia for rejecting church rituals and military service, they…
  • 2026-10-08
    Fans of all ages have enjoyed the thrill of auto racing here since 1954, when A.J. Cottyn opened the speedway…
  • 2026-10-08
    Sawmill pilings and a burner are the only reminders of the former Patrick Lumber Co., established in 1907. By 1911,…
  • 2026-10-08
    From 1908-1911, determined Sikh Settlers laboured to build this Gurdwara in the face of much racial discrimination. The temple served…
  • 2026-10-08
    This is the site of an ancient lake, where 53 million-year-old fossil beds hold secrets of life in a warmer…
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    The school was built in 1890, then re-built in 1923 due to a fire and remained open until 1977. In…
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    This was once the loading point for Upper Columbia sternwheelers. Completion of the C.P.R. in 1886 heralded the steamboat era…
  • 2026-10-08
    The developing Provincial salmon-fishing industry spread northward when the Inverness Cannery opened here in 1867. The first cannery in northern…
  • 2026-10-08
    On this ancient Tsimshian site, Anglican missionary William Duncan sought to create in 1862 a self-sustaining community. New homes arose,…
  • 2026-10-08
    In 1898, Fritz Miller and Kenny McLaren found gold on nearby Pine Creek, triggering British Columbia's last placer gold rush.…