The Dam Song
Columbia River Treaty Downstream Benefits AnnouncementCastlegar, B.C.March 19, 1995 By Joe Irving and Skip Fraser https://music.youtube.com/watch?v=_iA-QSGr1Bg&feature=share There's seven wonders in the words the ancient stories tell of Babel's Tower an' the Sphinx an' monuments that fell,But monumental wonders are common...
The Great Fire of Fernie
Collection No. 0039.0275 by J.Fred Spalding - Victoria Avenue, two days after Fernie's Aug. 1, 1908 fire. Image courtesy of the Columbia Basin Institute of Regional History By MBSS Student Intern Sasha Buckley This is a picture of the town of Fernie minus 95% of the city of Fernie. This particular photo was taken after the ...
Collection No. 0018.0005 - Image courtesy of the Columbia Basin Institute of Regional History The Columbia Basin Institute of Regional History (CBIRH) proudly presents our 2022-07-25 CBIRH Website Transformation RFP to the public. We are now accepting bids from across the province of British Columbia and locally to execute ...
The fire at the Norbury Hotel in 1959
Collection No. 0014.0003, 1959- Image courtesy of the Columbia Basin Institute of Regional History (CBIRH) By Mount Baker Secondary School (MBSS) Student Intern Sasha Buckley This image represents 'The Fire of the Norbury Hotel' that happened in 1959 - not quite sure how it started. But it ended up destroying the entire Hanson...
Alyson Drysdale's "Skookumchuk in the Rockies"
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yoz50ndo1q4 Alyson Drysdale's "Skookumchuk in the Rockies" depicts camp life at a remote ranch in British Columbia. Alyson Drysdale's film "Skookumchuk in the Rockies" showcases the best of a family camp run by the Staples and a beloved gathering place for campers in its time. The film footage...
