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Doe (family)
Family · 1912-1986

Ernest Doe (1912-1986) was a long time resident of Salmon Arm. He was born in Bulwell, England. He worked as an accountant and auditor in Salmon Arm. He was author of "The Centennial History of Salmon Arm" and was named citizen of the year in 1963.

Ernest Doe was active in many of the community's organizations. He was secretary of the Chamber of Commerce for 25 years, secretary of the Salmon Arm Museum for 17 years, was involved with the Salmon Arm Community Association for 11 years, and was Salmon Arm's volunteer weatherman since 1950. Ernest took over the position of volunteer weatherman from his father, who had served from 1925-1950. Ernest was also an amateur radio operator.

Ernest married Margaret Catherine Avery, had two children, Alan and Helen (Hill Tout) and one grandson, David Mathew Hill Tout, at the time of his death.

Corporate body · 1947-1987

An organizational meeting was held in the Court House, Salmon Arm, B.C., 2 December, 1948 with 31 people in attendance. A slate of officers was nominated and accepted by acclamation. The constitution of the Vernon Horticultural Society was read and those present voted to adopt the Vernon Constitution. Membership fees were set at one dollar per year/one dollar and fifty cents per year for two or more members of one family.

The first executive meeting was held 15 December, 1947 and the first general meeting was held 24 February, 1949. According to the records, meetings continued until 10 February, 1987. The society was also known as the Salmon Arm Garden Club.

Salmon Arm Farmers' Exchange
Corporate body · 1907-1959

Salmon Arm orchardists organized a co-operative for access to wider markets for apple produce. By banding together, their shipping and packing expenses were minimized. The first shareholders' meeting May 1, 1907 formed a local under the B.C. Fruit and Produce Exchange. Chairman of the first meeting was J.D. McGuire. L.B. Pangman was appointed Secretary. Five Directors included J.W. McCallum, L.B. Pangman, W.F. Buchan, Banks, and C. Brookes. At the May 8, 1907 meeting, a constitution was formulated under the Articles of Association, Bylaws, Rules & Regulations, in the name of The Salmon Arm Farmers' Exchange.

Salmon Arm's first shipping cooperative had begun. The Exchange building was constructed by the firm Jackson and Parker for $800. When the Exchange opened for business, the growers were able to charge farming supplies. The first year operated at a loss due to poor management, lack of standards and quality, a shortage of packers and a limited facility.

G.G. Barber, farmer and country store keeper from Sintaluta, Saskatchewan, saw an advertisement in the Salmon Arm Observer for Manager, Fruit Growers' Association. Barber's application was successful. He spent the next two years travelling to market apples for the fruit growers. He standardized the shipments and quality of fruit. Eventually, the growers got a return. In 1909, Barber moved to Salmon Arm as full time Manager. That fall the operation expanded to include flour, feed, building supplies and hardware sales. During the winter of 1913-1914, an apple packing school was established. Prestigious apple awards were won and the Exchange prospered.

Growth meant larger quarters were needed. A new building was constructed next to the C.P.R. (Canadian Pacific Railway) track on Front Street. Construction costs were well under the $5000 budget. Extras were added. Ground floor walls and ceiling were completely insulated making it "practically frost free", a great advantage. An elevator was installed, a cement floor put in the basement, an office built, and the building's exterior painted, all for under $7000. The new building opened July 23, 1912. Growth and expansion was tremendous. Operations expanded to include a retail business. Local merchants complained to the C.P.R., which leased land to the Exchange, saying a retail store violated lease terms. The outcome: S.A.F.E. Limited, a new retail outlet.

In 1914 the Exchange acquired Armstrong Sawmill's box factory and lumber business in Salmon Arm, to construct their own apple boxes. In 1925 a cooling plant was installed. A cold storage plant was built in 1934. The feed store was added to in 1942. In 1944 the sawmill was purchased. A packing and cold storage plant was built at Canoe in 1946. In 1954 the Exchange purchased Shuswap Feeds and became agents for Purity Flour Mills and other product lines. Exchange took over West Bend Motors and became a Shell Oil Garage in 1955.

Apple production reached its peak in 1946. The next year fruit shipments peaked. Inclement weather followed in 1948 and the year was marked by a destructive hail storm and heavy apple scab infestation. In winter of 1949-1950, an extreme deep freeze occurred, killing many fruit trees. The combination of cold weather and scab infestation repeated in 1955, causing apple production to decline significantly. The farming economy plummeted. Between 1955-1956 the Canoe packing and cold storage plant was converted to a quick freeze plant for soft fruits, vegetables, and jam processing. After the fruit industry petered out, an agreement was signed in 1958 with the Vernon Fruit Union to act as marketing agent for Exchange produce. The Vernon Fruit Union purchased the cold storage machinery and used the Canoe buildings.

Between 1957 and 1958 The Brackman-Ker Milling Co. Ltd. made inquiries to purchase the Flour and Feed Department. In 1958 the Garage closed. Sawmill activities ceased. Concerns arose over the large loan that carried the Sawmill's overall operation. The question to sell the mill was put to the membership.

The sale of the Sawmill was approved by members April 25, 1956. Directors concluded a final agreement with Federated Cooperatives Limited. However, the membership was discontented. The Board of Directors management was questioned. At a special meeting called in June, 1956, the Board of Directors resigned. Federated Cooperatives Limited withdrew its offer to purchase the complete Sawmill operation. Two years later Federated submitted another offer. On July 11, 1958 they purchased the timber sales licenses, saw log inventory, decked logs, and contracts for all logging and cutting rights and privileges. In the fall of 1958, Mr. D.F. Turner offered to purchase the Exchange's Sawmill equipment and property, subject to approval by Federated Cooperatives Limited.

With fruit marketed elsewhere, there was no longer a need for a supporting infrastructure. The assets including the Flour and Feed Department, Box Factory, Sawmill, Garage, timber sale licenses and inventory were either sold or dismantled. The need for the Salmon Arm Farmers' Exchange was eliminated. On May 25, 1959 The Salmon Arm Farmers' Exchange sold to Shuswap Consumers' Co-operative Association (newly incorporated in 1958). The final chapter of Salmon Arm's first shipping operation was ended.

Corporate body · 2003-2005

The office of Salmon Arm Forest District closed its doors permanently March 31st, 2003 and the operation was incorporated into the Okanagan Shuswap Forest District at Vernon, BC. In the positive gesture, trying to give a legacy to the community they served, interested staff and community partners spearheaded a campaign to relocate Queest Lookout Tower, which was also slated for closure. Forest service history and the tower were to be preserved at Haney Heritage Village.

Located out of Sicamous, the first Queest Lookout “tower” was a canvas tent from 1949 to 1951. Lookout Man Henry Morrison manned it in the early years. Morrison and Chris Mizon blazed a trail for horses up to the lookout. Supplies were either brought in by horse or flown in.

In 1952 Queest Lookout Tower was built at 6830 feet. It served the public until after the 1998 fire season. Improved technology and availability of aircraft made the cost of repairing access roads impractical. Ironically, the last Lookout “Man” was actually a woman, Pam Axley.

MS 121 · Corporate body · 1998-1999

The Silver Creek Fire began in Fly Hills at 4pm, July 29, 1998. Officially identified as Fire K30285, the fire was spotted from the Queest Lookout Tower and waterbombers were deployed within the first 13 minutes. On August 9, an evacuation order was issued for the Salmon Valley area affecting 7000 residents.

The fire reached its largest size at 6,300 ha on August 14 and was under control by August 18. The evacuation order was officially lifted on August 17. Overall the ordeal spanned a total of 92 days from the initial spark to the final fire review on October 17.

MS 116 · Corporate body · 1977-2013

A meeting was held at the Blind Bay Community Hall October 11/1977 to determine interest in forming a Women’s Institute branch with a history of that organization given from its inception in 1897. The name, Talana Women’s Institute, was chosen at a directors’ meeting November 1977. The first regular meeting was held November 1977 at the home of Mrs. Kathleen Goss. This branch was officially incorporated December 1977.

The Talana Women’s Institute participated actively in local service projects as well as provincial and international projects. Delegates attended annual and regional conferences and the branch participated in hosting these events.

MS 106 · Corporate body · 1904-1946

The first Silver Creek school was built in 1904, the second in 1911/12, and the present school in 1970. In the early days, schools operated under the general guidance of the Ministry of Education and the public School Act, each with their own governing board. Curriculum and texts were set by Victoria, education was left to the teacher, and inspectors from outside the district called in twice a year to observe the learning process and classroom managment. The boards made sure that teachers were paid, supplies were available and the building maintained. When the province amalgamated school districts in 1946, Salmon Arm School District #20 came into being, taking in the surrounding rural areas of Falkland, Silver Creek, the North Shuswap, Tappen, and Eagle River.

MS 65 · Corporate body · 1921-2002

Formed in 1926, the Old Time Dance Crowd was the result of a private birthday party. Participants at a dance at the Finn Hall enjoyed the old time dances so much, they continued to meet every three weeks, dancing to the music of A. McPhail. In 1928, the group elected an executive, drafted rules and regulations and moved their dances to the Salmon Arm Womens’ Institute Hall.

In the late 1930s the name was changed to the Salmon arm Old Time Dance Club and rules of behavior were officially adopted.

A very successful 75th anniversary dance was held in March, 2001 in spite of a drop in membership from 120 to about 50. The club enjoyed many of the same dances over the seventy-five years. Waltzes, quadrilles, minuets, two-steps, seven-steps, the Jersey, schottische, Log Cabin, reels, polkas, Lancers, Veleta and Bon Ton were all dances done in the 1930s. In 1959, the one-step, Ranger’s, Waltz, Ranger’s Polka, Lili Marlene, the Roberts, Varsoviana and Casey Jones were added.

Following the 75th anniversary party, the club decided to become inactive for a year. It folded in November of 2002 and the assets were disbursed .

MS 10 · Corporate body · 1888-current

The B.C. Fruit Growers' Association operated a local chapter in Salmon Arm. The following history is courtesy of the Greater Vernon Museum and Archives:

In November 1888, Alex McD. Allan of the Fruit Growers' Association of Ontario urged the Vancouver Board of Trade and City Council to 'one and all, work, speak, and think for the interests of horticulture'. As a result, a meeting was called in February 1889 to discuss bringing the horticulturists of the province together to exchange ideas and knowledge, and to raise standards in growing and marketing.

The newly formed association's constitution was drawn up with the objective 'to encourage the cultivation of fruits, vegetables, and flowers, and pursuits pertaining to horticulture, the promotion of bee culture, holding of exhibitions and collecting information regarding the different varieties of fruit best adapted for cultivation in this Province'.
The first year of operation saw the association tackling the problems of marketing, packaging and education. The first exhibition was held in May 1889. The 1890's saw the expansion of markets into Japan and the Prairies, with increased emphasis on pest control and improvements in packing. In the early days of the fruit industry in B.C., the chief centres for growing were Vancouver Island, the Fraser Valley, and Lytton. By 1904, due to irrigation projects in the Okanagan Valley, this area became a leading fruit growing centrepoint. By 1910, increased competition from Farmers' Institutes resulted in declining membership in the BCFGA. During the 1920's, problems also arose as a result of non - cooperation between the numerous independent shippers in B.C.

Aaron Shapiro, organizer of the citrus growers of California, spoke to the members of the BCFGA stressing the importance of organizing for the purpose of distribution. His message was heard and by 1923, 80 % of the growers in B.C. had signed up. As the largest shipping company in the province, the BCFGA carried the greatest share of the burden of distributing the crops. Expenses rose as cold storage facilities had to be provided. Increasing competition from independent producers resulted in the formation of marketing boards in the late 1920s.

By 1931 the Produce Marketing Act was struck down by the Supreme Court, and internal competition between shippers began again. By 1933, the BCFGA was bankrupt due to the withdrawal of provincial funding and the lack of support from growers. A small group of Vernon growers put the association together again, but low prices forced the organization's members to refuse to deliver fruit to shippers unless guaranteed a reasonable price. A grower's strike resulted. The BCFGA again led the way in obtaining both federal and provincial marketing acts to stabilize prices. By 1939, the BCFGA was still battling the issue of how to set up a successful central selling agency. By 1940, the federal government took complete control of marketing, a situation that lasted until 1947. Trade restrictions banning importation of fruit from the U.S. created excellent domestic markets for B.C. growers.

The severe winter 1949/1950 devastated many orchards in the Shuswap, and the BCFGA was forced to distribute a quarter of a million dollars of government funding for tree replacement. By 1955, the fruit industry was in trouble again. Despite a booming economy, the growers were going broke. They felt that the BCFGA was top-heavy and lacking in initiative. As a result of a BCFGA convention resolution, a royal commission was set up to investigate the industry. In their published McPhee Report of 1958, the commission gave a general approval to the system as it stood. With the improvement in B.C.'s highways in the 1950s and 1960s, it became easier for fruit to be shipped to market. Local sales jumped as tourism increased. Unfortunately, many orchards were being replaced by housing. The BCFGA began a campaign to emphasize the economic importance of farmers to their communities. A combination of high operating costs, low returns and lack of government assistance led to demands for reform of BCFGA policies. In 1973, the Land Commission Act was passed, and the BCFGA worked with the provincial government to rectify the inadequacies of agriculture. Between 1974 and 1989, the BCFGA and the tree fruit industry worked on distribution of their product and how to defuse rivalries between the various agricultural organizations and packing houses. Marketing boards fell into disfavour as consumers accused them of being responsible for the rising cost of food. In 1974, 20 out of 2800 growers left the BCFGA to become independent. During the 1970s and 1980s, the BCFGA struggled with changes in government policies, low crop returns, further erosion of farmland, and competition from cheap imports of fruit. In 1989, the BCFGA celebrated their 100th year of existence.

MS 10 · Corporate body · 1889-current

The B.C. Fruit Growers' Association operated a local chapter in Salmon Arm.

The following history of the organization is courtesy of the Greater Vernon Museum and Archives:
In November 1888, Alex McD. Allan of the Fruit Growers' Association of Ontario urged the Vancouver Board of Trade and City Council to 'one and all, work, speak, and think for the interests of horticulture'. As a result, a meeting was called in February 1889 to discuss bringing the horticulturists of the province together to exchange ideas and knowledge, and to raise standards in growing and marketing.

The newly formed association's constitution was drawn up with the objective 'to encourage the cultivation of fruits, vegetables, and flowers, and pursuits pertaining to horticulture, the promotion of bee culture, holding of exhibitions and collecting information regarding the different varieties of fruit best adapted for cultivation in this Province'.

The first year of operation saw the association tackling the problems of marketing, packaging and education. The first exhibition was held in May 1889. The 1890's saw the expansion of markets into Japan and the Prairies, with increased emphasis on pest control and improvements in packing. In the early days of the fruit industry in B.C., the chief centres for growing were Vancouver Island, the Fraser Valley, and Lytton. By 1904, due to irrigation projects in the Okanagan Valley, this area became a leading fruit growing centre point. By 1910, increased competition from Farmers' Institutes resulted in declining membership in the BCFGA. During the 1920's, problems also arose as a result of non - cooperation between the numerous independent shippers in B.C.

Aaron Shapiro, organizer of the citrus growers of California, spoke to the members of the BCFGA stressing the importance of organizing for the purpose of distribution. His message was heard and by 1923, 80 % of the growers in B.C. had signed up. As the largest shipping company in the province, the BCFGA carried the greatest share of the burden of distributing the crops. Expenses rose as cold storage facilities had to be provided. Increasing competition from independent producers resulted in the formation of marketing boards in the late 1920s.

By 1931 the Produce Marketing Act was struck down by the Supreme Court, and internal competition between shippers began again. By 1933, the BCFGA was bankrupt due to the withdrawal of provincial funding and the lack of support from growers. A small group of Vernon growers put the association together again, but low prices forced the organization's members to refuse to deliver fruit to shippers unless guaranteed a reasonable price. A grower's strike resulted. The BCFGA again led the way in obtaining both federal and provincial marketing acts to stabilize prices. By 1939, the BCFGA was still battling the issue of how to set up a successful central selling agency. By 1940, the federal government took complete control of marketing, a situation that lasted until 1947. Trade restrictions banning importation of fruit from the U.S. created excellent domestic markets for B.C. growers.

The severe winter 1949/1950 devastated many orchards in the Shuswap, and the BCFGA was forced to distribute a quarter of a million dollars of government funding for tree replacement. By 1955, the fruit industry was in trouble again. Despite a booming economy, the growers were going broke. They felt that the BCFGA was top-heavy and lacking in initiative. As a result of a BCFGA convention resolution, a royal commission was set up to investigate the industry. In their published McPhee Report of 1958, the commission gave a general approval to the system as it stood. With the improvement in B.C.'s highways in the 1950s and 1960s, it became easier for fruit to be shipped to market. Local sales jumped as tourism increased. Unfortunately, many orchards were being replaced by housing. The BCFGA began a campaign to emphasize the economic importance of farmers to their communities. A combination of high operating costs, low returns and lack of government assistance led to demands for reform of BCFGA policies. In 1973, the Land Commission Act was passed, and the BCFGA worked with the provincial government to rectify the inadequacies of agriculture. Between 1974 and 1989, the BCFGA and the tree fruit industry worked on distribution of their product and how to defuse rivalries between the various agricultural organizations and packing houses. Marketing boards fell into disfavour as consumers accused them of being responsible for the rising cost of food. In 1974, 20 out of 2800 growers left the BCFGA to become independent. During the 1970s and 1980s, the BCFGA struggled with changes in government policies, low crop returns, further erosion of farmland, and competition from cheap imports of fruit. In 1989, the BCFGA celebrated their 100th year of existence.

Graham Family fonds
MS 29 · Family · 1917-2003

Guy Graham was born February 10th, 1917 in Lynemouth, Northumberland, England. His schooling included a degree in History and Economics from Durham University where he was a member of the Officer Training Corps. He graduated in 1939, was immediately commissioned 2nd Lieutenant in the Lincolnshire Regiment, and soon found himself with thousands of others on the beaches of Dunkirk. He was seriously wounded, sent to a field hospital which was, in turn, shelled. He survived but was taken prisoner and spent five years in a prisoner of war camp.

To keep himself from going “camp crazy”, Guy applied for permission to take a correspondence course from Durham University. Permission was granted and he received twenty books. All examinations had first to go to Berlin where they were censored and then forwarded to England for marking. He was the first prisoner of war to get a degree - his bachelor degree in civil law.

Guy was liberated in 1945, demobilized in 1946 and immediately began teaching. In 1950 he emigrated to Canada and took his teaching certificate at UBC where he met Ethel Singleton, also an education student and they were married July 15, 1952 in Third Ave. United Church, Saskatoon.

Ethel Irene Singleton was born 20 Feb, 1925 in Radisson Saskatchewan, not far from Saskatoon. Her parents were John Milton Singleton and Edna Pearl DeWolfe. She attended elementary, secondary and normal school in Saskatoon. She taught elementary school in rural Saskatchewan for one year and then in the summer months for three years to earn money for her three years of university to earn a B.HSc. Ethel lived at home during these University of Saskatoon days. She then went to UBC for a B.Ed. Degree where she met and married Guy Graham.

The couple had three children - Lesley, Aidan and Davis. They celebrated their 50th wedding anniversary in July, 2002.

Ethel and Guy settled in Salmon Arm in 1954 where Guy was a much-respected teacher and principal until 1977. Ethel taught Hone Economics at J.L. Jackson School for four years and at Shuswap Junior secondary School for eight years from 1972 to 1980.

The Grahams were both very active in the United Church. Guy served as treasurer, board and choir member. He was a charter member of Rotary and he organized blood donor clinics in Salmon Arm. For several years in the 1970's, Guy wrote a weekly column on parenting and education (see ephemera) and was active in the Okanagan Valley Teachers= Association. For several years, Ethel worked in the community teaching the preparation of nutritious and economical meals.

Guy died 13 January, 2003 at the age of 85 having suffered the tragedy of Alzheimer’s disease for several years.

MS · Corporate body · 1984-2011

Sun Country Cablevision Ltd. was licensed by the CRTC in May 1984, starting with 2 employees, growing to 21 employees in 2008. Serving the communities of Salmon Arm, Enderby, Armstrong, Grindrod, Silver Creek and Ashton Creek. Core services provided; cable television, digital cable television, high speed cable internet, dial-up internet, website hosting and digital telephone.

Sun Country Cablevision Ltd. was acquired by ShawJjune 30, 2011.

MS 60 · Corporate body · 1952-1966

The Salmon Arm Elementary Parent-Teacher Association was formed to promote the welfare of children and youth in the Salmon Arm Elementary School. The group raised funds, gave awards and scholarships, sold calendars, sponsored graduation and teachers' banquets and held dances.

Salmon Arm Forest District
MS 131 · Corporate body · -2003

March 31st, 2003 the Salmon Arm office of Salmon Arm Forest District, closed its doors permanently and incorporated in Okanagan Shuswap Forest District, Vernon, BC. A collection of aerial photographs were given to Salmon Arm Museum on permanent loan. Dates range between 1928 and 1990. Majority of photographs are black and white. Color photographs date between 1989 and 1990. Photographs are stored in filing cabinets #1, #2, #3 in the basement of the Salmon Arm Museum.

A separate collection is arranged for use by silverculturists dating between 1984 and1990. Photographs are color and are in filing cabinet #4 Museum basement.

Aerial photographs were taken by the Department of National Defense and later by the British Columbia government. Copyright has not been transferred to Salmon Arm Museum. An inventory list was completed on approximately 22,355 photographs.

Two map cabinets are adjacent to the aerial photographs. A wooden map cabinet contains air photograph map indices. These map indices show flight line location and numbering of aerial photos taken between 1952 and 1994. A metal chest cabinet contains forestry district overlays; enlarged aerial negatives and photos; map mosaics; recreation maps of areas from Chase to Revelstoke to Oyama, BC; grazing area permits and licenses on crown land; and Federated Co-Operative Operational Cut Block Plans.

MS 06 (Salmon Arm Museum) · Corporate body · 1925-1952

The history of the Boat Owners Association is sketchy. The club was formed to promote access to Shuswap Lake and used the wharf at Salmon Arm to moor its members' recreational boats. The lake provided access to isolated parts of the region, where roadways remained undeveloped.

The members built a shed that existed until 1921 and created walkways at two levels, allowing for dry routes regardless of water levels.

The club became inactive for fifteen years until 1939 when a group reactivated the club under its original charter. Cyril Thomson was elected chairman and Rex Lingford as secretary. Other members included S.A. Miller, A.D. Meek, P.A. Gorse, C.R. Barlow, R. Buckle, F.H. Burne, Mark Bellamy, Vern Green, C.M. Kennedy, R. Jaimeson, H. Jacobi, C.J. Miller, A.D. Meek, P. McGregor, G. S. Robertson, Wm. McDiarmid, R.J. McGregor, P.A. Ruth, G.S. Robertson, E.C. Turner, Gus Tweeddale and J.E. Wood.

Belli-Bivar (family)
MS 05 (Salmon Arm Museum) · Family · 1877-1966

Captain Roderick Belli-Bivar, M.B.E. (1890-1939) was a professional soldier and saw service in the Indian Army. In 1912, his grandfather sent him to British Columbia to purchase land. The first acreage he purchased was in "Little England" near where South Canoe is today.

Roderick met his wife, Ethel Stirling, at a ball in Salmon Arm. However, at the outset of WW I, he enlisted and returned to England. Ethel joined him in England in 1915 and they were married there.

The couple returned to Canada in 1919 and in 1920 purchased 40 acres of land from Captain Leonard, complete with a frame house, on Rotton Row. Two children were born to the couple - Valerie Patricia Elvira (b. 1924, m. 1945 to Lloyd Galbraith), and Roderic (note spelling) Gordon (b. 1920). The family relocated to Riverside, California for two years in 1931 and 1934 while Captain Belli-Bivar convalesced and the children continued their education by correspondence. The family returned to Salmon Arm and in 1935 they built a larger home on their orchard property.

Captain Belli-Bivar was much involved in fruit growing and marketing, was a Fruit Inspector and a member of the BC Tree Fruits Limited. He was also prominent in the tennis and badminton sports. Ethel (1892-1987) was a successful fruit farmer, a "lady" prospector and very active in the Salmon Arm community organizations.

Branchflower (family)
MS 08 (Salmon Arm Museum) · Family · 1902-1961

Max Preston Branchflower (1893-1969) was born in Chilliwack, B.C. and moved to Silver Creek, near Salmon Arm, in 1907. Branchflower farmed at Silver Creek and has a road named for him there. His mother, Mary Eliza Branchflower (1869-1961) (nee Mathewson) was born in Barrie, Ontario. As a widow, Mrs. Branchflower moved to Silver Creek and resided with her son until her death.

According to local sources, Max Branchflower never married. His interests included dancing, farming, and automobiles.

Broadview Social Club
MS 11 (Salmon Arm Museum) · Corporate body · 1948-1970

The Broadview Social Club, also known as the Broadview Community Club, was formed to raise money for the construction of a Community Hall in 1948.

MS 17 (Salmon Arm Museum) · Corporate body · 1940-1967

The Canadian Bank of Commerce opened on January 7, 1911. The bank was built on Alexander Street, next to the present day Salmar Classic Theatre and home of Street Scene, a clothing store.

The first manager was A.J. Marlowe who hired the first female, Nina Stirling (Freeman). Subsequent managers were: KS Campbell, GN Harmon (acting), LE Brawders, F Pearson (following amalgamation with the Bank of Hamilton), G Kyle, WR Davies, FN Gisborne, SC Elliot, NH Affleck, DW Bruce, VH Lyons, JGR Scales, GE Bardo, and HL Paterson.

The merger with the Bank of Hamilton took place in 1923 and the name became the Canadian Bank of Commerce. In 1961 the Canadian Bank of Commerce amalgamated with the Imperial Bank of Canada and the name became The Canadian Imperial Bank of Commerce.

MS 13 (Salmon Arm Museum) · Corporate body · 1962-1966

The Tappen Climatological Station was located in the Shuswap area of B.C. near Salmon Arm. Ivy Ford served as weather observer from 1962 to 1966.

Brooke (family)
MS 12 (Salmon Arm Museum) · Family · 1913-1943

Arthur Adair Brooke (1874-1959) was born in Rome, Italy. He was raised and educated in both Switzerland and England. At 16 years of age, he moved to Canada and took up residence in Carmen, Manitoba, where he began to farm in 1894. He later moved to Didsbury, Alberta, where he homesteaded.

Mr. A.A. Brooke moved to Salmon Arm in 1907 and acquired property in the Salmon River Valley region. He farmed this area until his retirement in 1944.

An active member of the community, Mr. Brooke lead the development of the Salmon Arm Creamery and he was president of the Dairymen's Co-operative Organization for 12 years. Arthur Brooke served as a member of the municipal council when the Ward System was still in effect. As well, he had a healthy involvement in church matters and was a member of the Baptist congregation.

Mr. Brooke had a strong interest in cows; in particular, in Holstein cattle. He was a long-standing member of the Holstein-Friesian Association of Canada. Mr. Brooke was also an accomplished artist; his work in water colours depicting farm and homesteading scenes became well known across Eastern Canada and United States.

Mr. Brooke was married to Annie Florence Brooke (Ruth). Together, they had three sons: Harold Arthur, Ralph Edward, and Ernest Cuthbert, and one daughter: Ruth Adair. At the time of his death, he was survived by all of his children, 12 grandchildren and 16 great-grandchildren, five brothers: Charles, Hugh, Stephen, Robin, and Percy, and one sister.

MS 14 (Salmon Arm Museum) · Corporate body · 1938-1981

In July, 1938 an organizational meeting was held for the Canadian Society for the Control of Cancer at the Salmon Arm Hospital in Salmon Arm. Those present included Dr. A. Beech, W.H. Grant, Cyril Thomson, J.L Jackson, Mrs. C.J.R. Stirling, Dr. H. Baker, K. Hunter, C.C. Barker, Mr. Damgaard, Miss Ida Harbell and H.F. Pardy. Dr. Beech acted as Chair. The group planned a campaign for membership, printed pamphlets, raised funds and increased awareness of cancer. The organization was also known as the Salmon Arm Unit of the Canadian Cancer Society and the Shuswap Unit of the Cancer Society.

Canoe United Church
MS 92 (Salmon Arm Museum) · Corporate body · 1925-

Canoe United Church was founded at the time of church union in 1925 and is part of Kamloops-Okanagan Presbytery. Prior to church union, Methodist services began in Canoe as early as 1888 as members of an interdenominational church gathered in people's homes. Rev. Calvert was the first minister to serve the community. He frequently traveled from Revelstoke by horse and walked when weather was poor.

When the Canoe School was built in 1908, the community congregation faithfully met there. When the community all was built in 1919, services relocated to "Victory Hall."

Rogert Kirk donated a lot to build the church in 1921. Members of the Methodist Church financed the structure. Contractor W.H. Ireland completed the building for $1,593. The first service was held October 30, 1921 and was conductd by Rev. J.D. Hobden. When the Methodist, Presbyterian, and Congregationalist Churches united in 1925, Canoe United Church was givent its new name and became part of Mount Ida Pastoral Charge (1925-1928), Malakwa Pastoral Charge (1929-1930), Malakwa-Arrowhead Pastoral Charge (1931-1936), and Salmon Arm Pastoral Charge (1937-2009). Canoe United Church is currently an independent pastoral charge.

Some Ministers associated with the church are C.L. Best (1922-1924), T. Keyworth (1924-1926), J.E. Griffiths (1926-1929), J.F. Shaw (1929-1934), E.S. Fleming (1934-1938), V.H. Sansum (1938-1942), F.R.G. Dredge (1942-1947), A.O. Clements (1947-1960), C. Swallow (1960-1966), D. McQuarrie (1966-1971), J. Johnson (1971-1975), D. Salter (1975-1976), and Alvin Adams 1976.