THE LONG GOODBYE TO HAYNES RANCH
An essay by Brian … Keep Reading
A FORGOTTEN GOLD RUSH – THE OLALLA MINES
James Riorden was a rancher from Olalla. He was also one of the original 18 men who staked claims at Hedley Camp … Keep Reading
A RETROSPECTIVE ON KELOWNA CITY PARK
Editorial by Brian Wilson ©2014 Back in April 2014, long-time Kelowna resident and business man, Don Burnett put forward a … Keep Reading
THE LOUGHEED LEGACY – THE STORY OF AL AND EVANS LOUGHEED
The Lougheed family were businessmen their whole lives. Sons Al and Evans grew up around their father’s grocery store on the … Keep Reading
OLD KENNARD OF NAHUN LANDING
a letter from John Hamston, 1981 To give you a brief rundown on this most unusual gentleman, Old Kennard came to Canada … Keep Reading
DAVID ERSKINE GELLATLY VS THE CPR – A TALE OF WEST KELOWNA
The Gellatly family comprised of David E., Eliza, and four sons and five daughters, arrived at Powers Creek near what was to … Keep Reading
HALFWAY TO FAIRVIEW THE BIG ALEX HOTEL IN OKANAGAN FALLS
In 1906, Warwick Arnott came into a lot of money. James Ritchie, Summerland lumber baron and developer, was desperate to buy Arnott’s … Keep Reading
A History of Barnstorming in Penticton
by Chris WeichtandBrian WilsonA photograph in the Vernon Archives shows what appears to be a Curtiss Pusher type biplane flying over Penticton … Keep Reading
CAPTAIN JOSEPH BURROW WEEKS – MASTER OF THE S.S. SICAMOUS
Joe Weeks was only 15 when he arrived in Priest Valley from Shewsbury, England. He spent the hot summer of 1894 helping … Keep Reading
