by BRVLP | Aug 14, 2023 | Altitude Blog - Living in the Bridge River Valley
By Regan Dixon One cannot ignore the wildfire officially dubbed “Downton Lake fire”, which would more appropriately be called “Mount Penrose fire”. It has affected everyone in the valley, but most especially Gun and Lajoie Lake residents, who...
by BRVLP | Jun 9, 2023 | Altitude Blog - Living in the Bridge River Valley
Fascinating facts: Bridge River Valley’s hydroelectric project history Voices from Bridge River, a beautiful new book by the BC Hydro Power Pioneers along with a writer named Kerry Gold, chronicles the history of Bridge River’s hydroelectric projects, along with the...
by BRVLP | Jan 22, 2023 | Altitude Blog - Living in the Bridge River Valley
When Jessica Holden began classes at the University of Victoria, she tried to avoid the most common question new classmates tend to lob at each other: “So, where are you from?” While she loved her childhood growing up in Gold Bridge—and still takes great pride in her...
by BRVLP | Oct 11, 2022 | Altitude Blog - Living in the Bridge River Valley
Erin Bruchet and her family wanted to try something different—just for a term of the school year. Based in the Lower Mainland, they had purchased a recreational property in Bridge River Valley five years ago. But, they wondered, what if they lived as locals for a...
by BRVLP | Aug 18, 2022 | Altitude Blog - Living in the Bridge River Valley
“WHERE’S THE RHUBARB?” a visitor asked recently, at my place of work–the Haylmore Heritage Site. I understood immediately. So often, an ancient rhubarb plant, and its scions, are the only vestige of an old homestead in the woods, outlasting...
by BRVLP | Jul 15, 2022 | Altitude Blog - Living in the Bridge River Valley
There are perks to small-town living that even the slickest of city dwellers know: a slower pace of life, friendly neighbours and a lack of gridlock, to name just a few. But ample career opportunities? That’s unlikely to make the list. Tristan Jahnke-Carrier and Beth...
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