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Guest blogger Dale Johnston—one of a diminishing number of Japanese Canadians who lived through the uprooting of her family during World War II. First told at the First United Church, Salmon Arm, in 2018, at the encouragement of Rev. Jenny Carter, Dale’s story begins anew.

Dale Johnston's story continues in Minto, an abandoned mining town located near East Lillooet.

Dale Johnston writes about life after Minto. . .

What was missing from R.J. Haney Heritage Village? An orchard of course! To tell the story of the fruit industry that once dominated the landscape of our community.

Our volunteers are at it again! With incredibly satisfying results for all you before and after fanatics.

It started with an email from a colleague. Emma Prescott had read one of my blogs about the Spanish flu from back at the start of the Pandemic. Curious people had been emailing about its impact. How long did it last? How did the community cope? Luckily, the historic Salmon Arm Observer was full of medical references, including Nurse Inkster who opened the first hospital in Salmon Arm. Emma was on a mission, researching the graduates of the Winnipeg General Hospital (now the Health...