Columbia Voices of the River
Originally Aired: Jan 01, 1978
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What effect will flooding have on people who live and work on the upper Columbia River?
Exploring the Columbia River
What effect will flooding have on people who live and work on the upper Columbia River?
How does Coolie Dam affect the Columbia River?
What are the effects of Coolie Dam on the Columbia River Basin?
Trappers and Conservationist around the Columbia River
A journey from the mouth to the headwater exploring the river and its people.
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Posted by Courtenay Pitcher (not verified) on Sun, 11/15/2009 - 9:40am
Every summer, we would escape from the stress of the city of Calgary to Brisco and the vast open spaces along the Columbia valley to visit my grandparents. I was so lucky to have that beautiful valley to run free as a child and take in the crisp mountain air. My mother spoke of the salmon when she was a child and also arrowheads she found along the river. I'm so glad there was a "wild-eyed conservationist" that fought for it. We are truely blessed to have it.
Posted by Viva Cundliffe (not verified) on Tue, 06/09/2009 - 10:04am
Thank you for posting this video for Chris Schiesser's many grandchildren. Chris amassed a conservation resume whcih included helping found Banff National Park and fighting for Wells Gray National Park. I was so lucky to learn carving from her and watching her paint, as a young child in her shoppe Kinbasket Arts, where she consigned many local artists works. I really looked up to her and to see her vision in this film, now as an adult, is deeply inspiring because I now work as an environmental engineer in resource conservation technology-for the same reasons she did her conservation work. She worked very hard and I believe it will conitinue to pay off for lifetimes. Thank you for providing the extended Schiesser family with this insight.
Posted by Viva Cundliffe (not verified) on Tue, 06/09/2009 - 9:31am
This video is just part of the legacy of Chris Schiesser in the Rocky mountains, her resume of achievements as a "wild eyed conservationist" grew large and included being involved in forming Banff National Park, and fighting for Wells Gray National Park. I count myself the luckiest of her many grandchildren as she looked after me in my preschool years and spent time in her small shoppe Kinbasket Arts as a teenager both left a lasting impression on my life. I now work as an Evnvironmental Engineer in resource conservation, and think Grandma really got her prioritites right.
Posted by Roger Alfano (not verified) on Fri, 06/05/2009 - 11:36am
This was great I never new this was made. Thats my grandmother in this clip. The Columbia river is the a beautiful place I grew up living next to it. I fished in it as I was growing up and explored the swamps that it creates, the wet lands. I am glad they never flooded this part of the river and proud my grandmother was part of saving it. The Columbia river valley is one of the most beautiful places in the world and a great place to live. Thank you for putting this clip on the internet. It brought back great memories.
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