Shuswap’s multitude of communities
North Shuswap pioneers, circa 1910 The pattern of early settlement in the Shuswap was influenced by the location of arable land, the modes and challenges […]
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Early settlers were initially deemed squatters
Shuswap settlers successfully lobbied Prime Minister Wilfred Laurier on his western tour in 1910 to ensure the size of their homesteads was not reduced
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How the Shuswap was settled
Prior to 1896, there were few permanent settlers in the Shuswap. Other than the early-formed settlements in Chase, Westwold (Grande Prairie), Fortune’s Landing (Enderby) and
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Eagle Pass Landing – Another Shuswap frontier boomtown
Eagle Pass Landing in 1886, Maynard photo courtesy of the BC Archives and the Kamloops Art Gallery While the story of the Shuswap’s first town
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Rolf Bruhn, Shuswap’s famous pioneer politician
Rolf Walgren Bruhn in 1937 after reconstructive surgery from burns suffered in a boat accident. Photo courtesy of the Sicamous and District Museum. George Abbott
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