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Tucked into the foothills of the Rockies lies the charming village of Lumby, where quirky and tolerant townsfolk usually make the best of any situation.

Just a dot on the map of the Northwest, Lumby looms big in the hearts of its residents.

Nestled in the Northwest is a quaint little town that quirky residents are proud to call home.

The story begins with the earliest Xaisla inhabitants, tracing Kitimat's evolution into a modern urban community, supported by an 800 Megawatt hydroelectric system, one of the largest aluminum

Ken Forscutt flew a Cessna for 17 years into various places in Northwestern Canada, and this is the true life adventure, based on the logbook entries and the recollections of fellow pilots.

Vancouver, 1960. A growing city with a suspicious underbelly.

Margaret Mitchell is a social activist who pioneered community development in Vancouver, was a courageous feminist MP for Vancouver East, and an international adventuress.

A unique collection of stories about the Kootenay Rockies gleaned from original East Kootenay and regional newspaper articles.

RCMP Corporal Paul Blakemore is jolted from his mundane policing duties in the Monashee Mountain village of Bear Creek by the discovery of a frozen corpse on a snowy slope just outside of town.

On June 17, 1958 the bridge being built across Burrard Inlet collapsed, killing eighteen workers.

In 1988, Chris Czajkowski walked into British Columbia's Central Coast Mountains to build a homestead, a business, and a life.

Pan Phillips and Rich Hobson founded some of the most isolated ranches in North America.

In 2002 a young killer whale was discovered alone in Puget Sound. A team of scientists transported "Springer" north where she rejoined her family.

M. Wylie Blanchet's book "The Curve of Time", introduced an adventurous woman who cruised the coast in a 25-foot boat with her five children and their dog.

In 1808, seeking a route to the western sea, Simon Fraser descended the great river that now bears his name. Stephen Hume followed in Fraser's footsteps for four years.