Ed Talk at Cranbrook History Centre
To reserve your spot visit: Ed Talk: The Columbia Basin Institute of Regional History – Connecting Communities and Building Bridges – Cranbrook History Centre...
Legacy of Learning connects the Basin
As seen in ARTiculate Magazine's Spring/Summer 2022 edition. By Erin Knutson School District No. 5 Board Office in Cranbrook B.C. Since its inception in 2013, the Legacy of Learning Project hasbuilt bridges in the community. The Columbia Basin Institute ofRegional History (CBIRH) has partnered successfully with SchoolDistricts...
Brutus, the Bear
The Kimberley Heritage Museum's most fierce but lovable employee 'Brutus the Bear' - Image courtesy of the Kimberley Heritage Museum For bear enthusiasts, "Brutus," the Kimberley Heritage Museum's beloved life-sized taxidermied mount and visitor greeter, awaits new guests at the museum's location in downtown Kimberley above...
Dennis Dilts' memories
Ernie Desrosiers breaks a horse ca. 1963 - Image courtesy of the Columbia Basin Institute of Regional History Two old Waldo Stockbreeders' Association members, Dennis Dilts and Jack Cutts come to life in 'Cowboy Memories' written by Dilts. Jack is a legendary Elko horse trader, cowboy, and storyteller, and Dennis is an author,...
The Provincial Brick
BCRIC (commonly known as BRICK!) stands for the British Columbia Resources Investment Corporation. It was a holding company formed under the guidance of William R. Bennett, leader of the British Columbia Social Credit Party and Premier of British Columbia at the time. BCRIC took over the ownership of various sawmills and mines...
