This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!
This Was Our Valley Benett Dam Story Foretold
Earl K. Pollen and Shirlee Smith Matheson recount Hudsons Hope BC as the site of the W A C Bennett dam and Williston Lake. The book traces the conflict between local residents and hydro development, drawing on the authors own ties to the town and its history.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bennett Dam
Earl K. Pollen and
Shirlee Smith
Matheson
Hudson’s Hope
British Columbia
Alexander Mackenzie
Simon Fraser
W.A.C. Bennett
Williston Lake
Pollon
B.C. Hydro
Earl K. Pollon
Peace River
Board of Trade
Chetwynd
Hudson’s Hope Power News
Pollen
North
Shirlee Smith Matheson
Alberta
Shirlee Matheson
Chetwynd Public Library
C.S.S
Our Valley