by lakecountry | Apr 23, 2017 | Bloggers, Hayes, Bob, History of Lake Country
The advent of the automobile age, in the early years of the twentieth century, heralded the dawn of a new era in transportation and signalled the slow but steady decline of horse-drawn business and pleasure vehicles. The arrival of automobiles was an historic event....
by lakecountry | Apr 14, 2017 | Guest Bloggers, History of Lake Country, Natural History, Pam Laing
Which bird might I see today? More woodpeckers It’s spring! Are you being woken up early by a woodpecker drumming on your chimney or siding? Try not to get mad. It’s just ‘spring fever’ or as the song says, “Love is in the air”. Your bird is a Northern Flicker and...
by lakecountry | Apr 5, 2017 | Bloggers, History of Lake Country, This Day in History, Thomson, Carol
“On April 5, 1917, BC women got the right to vote in provincial elections. The struggle for the vote really heated up across the country in 1912. Most of the action took place at the provincial level. Richard McBride was the premier and he opposed granting...
by lakecountry | Apr 1, 2017 | Bloggers, History of Lake Country, Thomson, Carol
Continued from Alex Lord’s recollections: Alex Lord’s British Columbia: introduction to Alex Lord; Alex Lord — Recollections of a Rural School Inspector: Kelowna Beginnings; Alex Lord’s memoirs continued; Alex Lord’s memoirs concluded....
