Monthly Archives: October 2017

STST2017: Othello Tunnels

Posted on October 26, 2017 by danocan

Sometimes the best discoveries happen by accident.  We were heading down the Coquilhalla Highway on our way to the west coast and Emily and I kept noticing small signs along the side of the road in the shape of steam … Continue reading →

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Farewell to Sears

Posted on October 22, 2017 by danocan

I’m going to take a little detour from the vacation posts and instead talk about Sears.  I’m not interested in discussing what went wrong for the once-mighty retailer in terms of a retail case study, but rather looking at the … Continue reading →

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STST2017: Notch Hill Church

Posted on October 14, 2017 by danocan

Let me issue a disclaimer right up front.  Under normal circumstances, I wouldn’t disclose the location of this church with this much detail.  I would have normally said “near Sorrento” and left it at that, but I wanted to be … Continue reading →

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STST2017: Glacier Park Lodge

Posted on October 13, 2017 by danocan

All too often on these pages we document the loss of historic structures, and this one is relatively new compared to many that we have lost over the years. The Glacier Park Lodge is located on the TransCanada Highway in … Continue reading →

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STST2017: Field Telegraph Office

Posted on October 12, 2017 by danocan

The small brick telegraph office has become like an old friend that I always stop in and check on when passing by, just to make sure everything is going well. Continue reading →

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