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Central Coast Region (B.C.)
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Upper Coast : Rivers Inlet to Grenville Channel

The sub-series consists of oral history interviews about the history of, and modern life in, the Bella Coola, Central Coast and Central Coast Islands regions, from ca. 1890 to the 1960s. The interviews focus on the areas of Anahim Lake, the Bella Coola Valley, Kimsquit, Lonesome Lake, and Rivers Inlet.

Wallace Stiles interview

SUPPLIED TITLE OF TAPE(S): Wallace Stiles : Bella Coola road - a do it yourself road PERIOD COVERED: 1952-1953 RECORDED: [location unknown], [1969?] SUMMARY: TRACK 1: Wallace Stiles discusses how he came to Bella Coola as a telegraph operator. He discusses the formation of the Board of Trade to build the road to Bella Coola in 1952, the attitude of people towards the road, how the pulp mill was used as justification for the building of the road, the paperwork involved in building the road, the financial aspects including the work of Phil Gaglardi, the ;support of businessmen, and various characters involved including Elijah Gurr and Blondie Swanson. TRACK 2: Wallace Stiles continues speaking about an incident involving Blondie Swanson, the telegraph trail, plans for a proposed pulp mill and sawmill, tourism, road use and road conditions.

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