by lakecountry | Mar 24, 2017 | Bloggers, History of Lake Country, Thomson, Carol
Continued from Alex Lord’s Kelowna Beginnings and the introduction to Alex Lord. “Independent incomes did not tend to strengthen either exertion or initiative, and the fruit industry was to experience deep tribulations when it had to be self supporting...
by lakecountry | Mar 16, 2017 | Bloggers, Community Events, History of Lake Country, Thomson, Carol
Kelowna Beginnings Some Lasting Impressions1 “The year was 1910. British Columbia schools reopened for the autumn term on the third Monday in August. As the just-appointed principal in Kelowna, I arranged to arrive on the previous Friday and so departed from my...
by lakecountry | Mar 10, 2017 | Bloggers, History of Lake Country, Thomson, Carol
“Alex Lord, a pioneer inspector of rural British Columbia schools, shares … his experiences in a province barely out of the stagecoach era. Travelling through vast northern territory, utilizing unreliable transportation, and enduring climatic extremes,...
by lakecountry | Mar 3, 2017 | Bloggers, Community Events, Hayes, Bob, History of Lake Country
It is a topic which evokes more than a little discussion. “Facts” are confidently tossed out for discussion, only to be called into question. Cited sources are rejected as incorrect. Photographic evidence is greeted with much skepticism. This is not a topic for the...