City: Creston
Larry Brierley
Believed to be a Creston teacher and onetime NDP candidate.
| Internal ID: | 2537.0038 |
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| Medium: | Photograph |
| Date: | 1980 |
Safety Award Presentations at Creston Woodlands Division, CFI Ltd
Safety Award Presentations at Creston Woodlands Division, CFI Ltd. Eric Gudgison (Left) & Sid Brass: Area Forest Superintendent (Centre). Part of "Name that Logger" Project
| Internal ID: | 2257.0057 |
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| Medium: | Photograph |
| Date: | 0000 |
Members of the 17th Field Engineer Squadron
Members of the 17th Field Engineer Squadron RCE (M) of Kimberley, B.C.: Bridge Demolition Crew at Goat River: ??? October 21 1961. Recognize these men? Please let us know.
| Internal ID: | 2044.0074 |
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| Medium: | Photograph |
| Date: | October 21st 1961 |
View of Creston, BC
View of Creston, BC looking west
| Internal ID: | 0017.0121 |
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| Medium: | Photograph |
| Date: | 0000 |
View of Creston, BC
View of Creston, BC looking west
| Internal ID: | 0017.0122 |
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| Medium: | Photograph |
| Date: | 0000 |
Ktunaxa Family in a Traditional Canoe
A Ktunaxa family in the unique Ktunaxa Nation sturgeon nose canoe. The only similar design comes from the Amur region of Russia.
| Internal ID: | 2520.0124 |
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| Medium: | Postcard |
| Date: | 1930 |
George Mead
Mead family moves to Creston to take possession of the hotel Mr. Mead purchased.
| Internal ID: | 0052.0151 |
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| Medium: | Newspaper |
| Date: | January 17th 1907 |
Sash & Door Kitchener
Creston Review reports Kitcheners' Sash and Door Mill has forty men on payroll and more is expected, as four loads of timber to be used on bridge construction on Sirdar - Kuskanook road.
| Internal ID: | 0052.0270 |
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| Medium: | Newspaper |
| Date: | January 27th 1921 |
Preparing Dinner for Fernie Fire Refugees, Fernie, BC, 1908
Used sepia real photo postcard of 5 men preparing dinner for Fernie fire refugees after the Aug. 1, 1908 fire. Postcard addressed to Mrs. T.W. Gilpin, Creston, BC from Jennie Wayleth, Fernie, BC.
| Internal ID: | 0039.0277 |
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| Medium: | Postcard |
| Date: | 1908 |
Preparing Dinner for Fernie Fire Refugees, Fernie, BC, 1908
Used sepia real photo postcard of 5 men preparing dinner for Fernie fire refugees after the Aug. 1, 1908 fire. Postcard addressed to Mrs. T.W. Gilpin, Creston, BC from Jennie Wayleth, Fernie, BC.
| Internal ID: | 0039.0278 |
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| Medium: | Postcard |
| Date: | 1908 |
Creston Cenotaph
Creston to have war memorial erected in memory of its soldier heroes, with Nelson also taking definite steps in getting their war memorial. Cranbrook seems to be still delinquent in its duty in this respect.
| Internal ID: | 0052.0309 |
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| Medium: | Newspaper |
| Date: | May 26th 1921 |
Guy Constable Obituary
One of Creston Valley's earliest residents dies at age 91.
| Internal ID: | 0052.0354 |
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| Medium: | Newspaper |
| Date: | July 25th 1973 |
Hamilton Property
For sale 80 acres of property in Creston District, or lease with options to buy.
| Internal ID: | 0050.0381 |
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| Medium: | Newspaper |
| Date: | December 20th 1917 |
Creston
90 per cent of male residents show up for mass meeting in Creston to adopt a resolution to present to Victoria asking them to look into reclaiming the fertile lands in Kootenay Valley from yearly overflow.
| Internal ID: | 0052.0479 |
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| Medium: | Newspaper |
| Date: | February 1st 1912 |
Fred Ryckman
Fred Ryckman returns to Fort Steele from an official visit to Creston and has Happy Valley rancher as a week end guest.
| Internal ID: | 0052.0567 |
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| Medium: | Newspaper |
| Date: | July 21st 1922 |
Creston Reclamation Farm
Estimated value of Crestons Reclamation Farm wheat crop is at $50,000.
| Internal ID: | 0050.0589 |
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| Medium: | Newspaper |
| Date: | November 13th 1930 |
Creston Cenotaph
Newspaper excerpt Creston Review - announcing unveiling of Valley soldiers memorial will be done on Armistice Day.
| Internal ID: | 0052.0604 |
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| Medium: | Newspaper |
| Date: | September 8th 1922 |
Fred Ryckman
Mr. Ryckman of Fort Steele takes train for an official visit to Creston Reserve, and Indian Agent Helmsing of Cranbrook visits Fort Steele.
| Internal ID: | 0052.0625 |
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| Medium: | Newspaper |
| Date: | October 6th 1922 |
Creston
Publisher of Review claims Creston is the best little town in the west.
| Internal ID: | 0050.0628 |
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| Medium: | Newspaper |
| Date: | November 20th 1930 |
Creston Cenotaph
Newspaper excerpt Creston Review - bronze wreaths that will adorn the top of the granite Soldiers' Memorial arrived in time for the upcoming unveiling.
| Internal ID: | 0052.0656 |
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| Medium: | Newspaper |
| Date: | November 17th 1922 |
Creston Cenotaph
Newspaper excerpt Creston Review - ideal weather and thousand residents turn out for the unveiling of Creston Valley's Soldiers' Memorial on Armistice Day.
| Internal ID: | 0052.0663 |
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| Medium: | Newspaper |
| Date: | November 24th 1922 |
Creston School Addition
Plans are to enlarge Creston school due to enrolment numbers.
| Internal ID: | 0050.0667 |
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| Medium: | Newspaper |
| Date: | October 2nd 1930 |
Alfalfa for Consolidated Dairy
First load of baled alfalfa from Creston to go to Consolidated company's dairy farm in Marysville.
| Internal ID: | 0050.0750 |
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| Medium: | Newspaper |
| Date: | October 30th 1930 |
Corpus Christi
Kootenay Indians from local reserves congregated at St. Mary's Indian Mission to participate in annual religious ceremony.
| Internal ID: | 0050.0794 |
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| Medium: | Newspaper |
| Date: | June 10th 1926 |
Doukhobors
Col. Lister of Creston speaks in Victoria telling how the Doukhobors, especially the Sons of Freedom are driving white settlers out of the district.
| Internal ID: | 0052.0856 |
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| Medium: | Newspaper |
| Date: | March 13th 1930 |
Beattie-Oatway
Creston Review reporting employee of Creston drugstore left for Cranbrook for a short stay on his way to Toronto.
| Internal ID: | 0051.0942 |
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| Medium: | Newspaper |
| Date: | September 14th 1923 |
