Photograph depicts the Canadian National Railway (CN) depot in Vernon, which is no longer used for passenger traffic.
Photograph taken from a speeder at the Lumby Junction. The two visible sidings held trains awaiting departure to Kelowna or Kamloops.
Photograph taken on mile 90, with Kalamalka Lake at the right.There were very sharp curves in this area.
File consists of documentary photographs taken by David Davies of the CNR Okanagan branch line through Vernon and Kelowna, British Columbia.
Photograph taken at the CPR Vernon station. Way freight visible.
Photograph depicts way freight in use after the removal of cabooses on the main lines in January and February, 1990.
Photograph depicts a CPR wharf building at Okanagan Landing, Okanagan Lake. It was presumably used as a covered slipway and as a store. It was was now boarded up and the rail track between Vernon and Okanagan Landing was removed in 1940.
Photograph depicts a group of fourteen Cariboo County Court judges. Judge Ferry is in the second row, fourth from the right.
File consists of records created and accumulated by Gary Runka over the course of his consultancy work for City of Vernon for the "Wildland Wastewater Renovation Prototype Pre-Design Analysis" project in Vernon. This file was numbered as G.G. Runka Land… Read more
File consists of records created and accumulated by Gary Runka over the course of his consultancy work for Department of Indian Affairs and Northern Development, Specific Claims West for the "An Overview of Former Commonage Rangeland Characteristics for… Read more
Photograph depicts part of the Vernon yards just south of the principal round crossing. A box car without wheels on a sunken warehouse spur is visible.
Photograph depicts a daily freight car and a few CPR locomotive switching cars.
Photograph depicts the joint CPR and CN depot at Vernon. The depot office had three employees working inside. Vernon is at mile 46.2 from Sicamous, on the Okanagan Subdivision of the CPR. It has daily way freight.
Photograph depicts the joint CPR and CN depot at Vernon. It shows a general view of the trackage, opposite the former depot, which is now attractively used for other purposes. The caboose on the left is CP # 437369, built in July 1949, and fairly recently painted.
Photograph taken at the Kalamalka flag stop and siding that took up to 40 cars. A section house used to exist there, Davies notes. Virtually there was no public access in former days, so the siding was most likely used as a storage place for Kelowna… Read more
Photograph depicts siding at the Kalamalka flag stop.
Photograph taken at the Kekuli Bay Provincial Park and boat launch. On the speeder meet, there was always a semi-official photograph of the whole group and this was the selected spot. Here, no power boats could take the see-saw.
Photograph taken on the Kelowna "main" line, which was perhaps half of a mile south of the Lumby Junction on the very outskirts of Vernon.
Photograph depicts the Kelowna Pacific Ralway yard in Vernon, near the CNR Okanagan Subdivision.
Photograph taken on the CPR branch from Vernon to Lumby. Depicts loading poles at Gorman Bros Ltd.
Photograph taken at the Lumby Branch that commenced with a timber trestle on Vernon Suburbs Road.
Photograph taken north of Oyama. A private speeder is found in the middle distance.
Photograph taken on the shores of Wood Lake, a very picturesque stretch.
Photograph depicts Pioneer Sash and Door Company Ltd. Davies suggests that it may have been the same as S.C. Smith Ltd., which commenced operating in Vernon in 1883. In the early days, products were verandah posters, balusters, and fancy trim. Most… Read more
Photograph depicts a pole yard of Gorman Bros Ltd. Loading methods and quality were checked by CN inspectors in Kamloops, then on the main trans-continental line. These particular lines were destined for Ontario.
Pennock, W.B. RIVER CROSSING EXERCISE. Prince George, B.C. 2 SEP 43. Presented to Major-General H.N. Ganong G.O.C. 8 CDN. DIV. by Lt-Col. W.B. Pennock C.R.C.E. 8 CDN. DIV. 1943. Oblong 4to. 24pp of text, color maps, one showing the proposed crossing of… Read more
Photograph depicts a speeder meet of "Motor Car Operators West" enthusiasts. Comprised of 25 cars. All taking part in a weekend tour of the Okanagan. On this day, they were going from Vernon to Lumby and Kelowna. Cars were getting ready to depart at the… Read more
Audio cassette titled "Tape 5: 2:45-4:05" is believed to contain a recording of a workshop related to the Vernon commonage project.
Audio cassette titled "Tape 6: 4:05-5:10" is believed to contain a recording of a workshop related to the Vernon commonage project.
Audio cassette titled "Tape 7: 5:10-5:50" is believed to contain a recording of a workshop related to the Vernon commonage project.
Photograph depicts a telephone pole near Reiswig, on the main road between Vernon and Arrow Lakes.
Photograph depicts a Ukrainian Greek Orthodox Church on 27th St. and 41st Ave. in Vernon, B.C. in the Okanagan.
Fonds consists of 1 copy of a typed transcript featuring Winnifred Emily Warner Russell (nee Large) being interviewed by her daughter Bev Christensen. Content of transcript includes the topics of nursing training in Vernon (1923-26) and nursing in Grace… Read more
Audio cassette titled "Workshop 2, Tape 2: 2:00 pm" is believed to contain a recording of a workshop related to the Vernon commonage project.
Audio cassette titled "Workshop 2, Tape 3: 3:30 pm" is believed to contain a recording of a workshop related to the Vernon commonage project.
Audio cassette titled "Workshop 2, Tape 5" is believed to contain a recording of a workshop related to the Vernon commonage project.