User talk:Skookum1/Pacific Northwest Sandbox

List of cross-border articles
Some of these are less controversial or delicate or in need of attention in various ways, usually CanCon, sometimes the opposite (Cdn articles which should have American-related content); some like Pasayten River are relatively benign; at least in that case the Pasayten River Wilderness on the US side has an article, not that important in BC so a blip; likewise not mentioning articles which seem good and 'benign" like Peace Arch or the various bordertown and bordercrossing articles, such as may exist. but some are urgently in need of balanced content.
 * Alaska boundary dispute
 * Alaska Panhandle
 * Russian American Company
 * Russian colonization of the Americas
 * Hay-Herbert Treaty
 * Category:Tlingit
 * Taku people
 * Chief Shakes
 * various Alaska Panhandle town/island articles:
 * Category:Alexander Archipelago
 * Inside Passage
 * Portland Canal
 * Dixon Entrance
 * Klondike Gold Rush
 * Stikine Gold Rush
 * Cassiar Gold Rush
 * Fort Stikine
 * Fort Durham
 * Dixon Entrance
 * A-B Line
 * Salmon War
 * Ukase of 1821
 * Bering Sea Crisis
 * Bering Sea Arbitration
 * Fort Tongass
 * Steamboats of the Yukon River
 * Haines Highway
 * Yukon and White Pass Railroad
 * Boundary Commission
 * History of the west coast of North America
 * Columbia River
 * Columbia Basin
 * Kootenay River
 * Kettle River
 * Okanogan River
 * Similkameen River
 * Steamboats of the Arrow Lakes see Steamboats British Columbia and Steamboats of the Columbia River and its talkpage
 * various railroad articles in that region
 * Oregon boundary dispute
 * Treaty of Washington (1846)
 * Oregon Country
 * Oregon missionaries
 * Pig War
 * Regional geography articles and sundry:
 * Georgia Depression/Georgia-Puget Basin (wherever those redirect now)
 * Salish Sea
 * Pacific Northwest
 * Cascadia (may redirect to the former now).
 * Selkirk Mountains
 * Purcell Mountains
 * North Cascades
 * Okanagan Highland
 * Okanagan Trail
 * Similkameen Trail
 * Nootka Crisi9
 * Fort San Miguel
 * Captain Gray sails the Columbia
 * Fort Defiance
 * Sumas II (proposed generating plant in Whatcom County adjacent to Abbotsford and upwind from Chilliwack)
 * Pasayten River
 * Sumas Lake (went up/down to Everson/Lynden, tied to flooding history there

that's all for now; wanted to get this atarted.Skookum1 (talk) 04:43, 30 July 2008 (UTC)

Town histories
Sections I'll expand by working on here first:

Whistler: History section
The Whistler valley was a traditional trading route of the Squamish and Lil'wat First Nations long before the arrival of Europeans. The first British survey by the Royal Navy took place in the 1860s. These surveyors named the mountain London Mountain because of the heavy fog and cloud typically gathering around the mountain, but the area informally acquired the name "whistler" due to the call of the indigenous hoary marmot. In the late 19th century, a trail was cut through the valley linking Lillooet via Pemberton with Burrard Inlet via a pass from Squamish to the Seymour River. The trail was completed in 1877, but because of the difficult and unforgiving terrain, it was only used once for its intended purpose, which was to drive cattle. The area began to attract trappers and prospectors (such as John Millar and Henry Horstman) who established small camps in the area in the early 20th century. The area began to gain recognition with the arrival of Myrtle and Alex Philip, who in 1914 purchased 10 acres (4 ha) of land on Alta Lake and established the Rainbow Lodge. The Philips had relocated from Maine to Vancouver in 1910, and had heard rumors of the natural beauty of the area from Pemberton pioneer John Millar. After an exploratory journey, the couple was convinced. Rainbow Lodge and other railway-dependent tourist resorts were collectively known as Alta Lake, until their absorption into the newly-minted Resort Municipality in the 1970s.

The completion of the Pacific Great Eastern Railway in the same year greatly reduced the travel time from three days, providing ease of access from Vancouver, and the Rainbow Lodge gained a reputation as the most popular vacation destination west of the Rockies. The lodge was primarily a summer destination, with boating, fishing and hiking among the most popular activities, and soon other lodges began to open not just on Alta Lake, but on other valley lakes as well.

Appreciation of the outdoors was not the only activity in the valley, however; logging was also a boom industry, and during the first half of the 20th century, most of the lower slopes of the surrounding mountains were cleared of old growth. At its peak, four mills were in operation, most located around Green Lake. Prospecting and trapping were pursued as well, though no claims of great value were ever staked.

Until the 1960s, this quiet area was without basic infrastructure; there were no sewage facilities, water, or electricity, and no road from Squamish or Vancouver. In 1962, four Vancouver businessmen began to explore the area with the intent of building a ski resort and bidding for the 1968 Winter Olympics. Garibaldi Lift Company was formed, shares were sold, and in 1966, Whistler Mountain opened to the public.

Later, the city was offered the 1976 Winter Olympics after selected host Denver declined the games due to funding issues. Whistler declined as well, after elections brought in a local government less enthusiastic about the Olympics. The 1976 Winter Olympics were ultimately held in Innsbruck, Austria.

List of waterfalls in British Columbia
Fall Creek Creek (1) 103I/9
 * Alexander Falls falls
 * Amiskwi Falls falls
 * Angels Staircase Falls falls
 * Arctomys Falls falls
 * BX Falls
 * Babcock Falls Waterfall
 * Barbour Falls Waterfall
 * Basalt Falls Falls
 * Bear Creek Falls Falls
 * Bear Falls Falls
 * Beaver Falls Falls NB Beaver Falls, British Columbia at same location (Montrose)
 * Bergeron Falls Waterfall
 * Big Falls Creek falls
 * Bijoux Falls falls
 * Birnam Falls falls
 * Black Nun Falls falls
 * Blaeberry Falls falls
 * Bluejay Falls waterfall
 * Bonnington Falls *Community
 * Boundary Falls *Locality
 * Bowman Falls * falls
 * Brandywine Falls Waterfall
 * Brenda Falls falls
 * Bridal Veil Falls falls
 * Broken Falls cascade
 * Brooks Falls waterfall
 * Bugaboo Falls falls
 * Bullmoose Mine Falls waterfall
 * Butedale Falls falls
 * Canim Falls Falls
 * Captain Soules Falls Falls
 * Cariboo Falls Falls
 * Carrole Falls Falls
 * Cascade Falls Falls
 * Cascade Falls Falls Kettle River @ Christina Lake
 * Cascadero Falls Falls
 * Cayoosh Falls (dammed)
 * Chambers Falls Watefall
 * Chatterbox Falls Falls
 * Cheslatta Falls Falls
 * Christina Falls Falls
 * Clayton Falls Creek * creek
 * Clinton Falls Falls
 * Courtipat Falls Waterfall
 * Crooked Falls Falls
 * Crown Lake Falls
 * Crystal Falls Falls
 * Cypress Falls Falls
 * Dawson Falls Falls
 * Deadman Falls Falls
 * Deception Falls Falls
 * Deer Falls Falls
 * Della Falls Falls
 * Diableret Falls falls
 * Donkey Falls falls
 * Douglas Falls falls
 * Eagle Falls Falls (other is in Kentucky)
 * Elk Falls Falls (other is in NC)
 * Elton Falls Falls
 * Emperor Falls Falls
 * Englishman River Falls Falls
 * Frog Falls
 * Garnet Falls Falls
 * Gem Falls Falls
 * Goat Falls Falls
 * Goodwin Falls Falls
 * Gopher Falls Falls
 * Granite Falls Falls
 * Gunterman Falls Falls
 * Hamilton Falls Falls
 * Hardy Falls Falls
 * Harmony Falls Falls
 * Haworth Falls Falls
 * Helmcken Falls Falls
 * High Falls Creek *Creek
 * Horseshoe Falls Falls
 * Horsetail Falls Falls
 * Horsethief Falls Falls
 * Hunlen Falls Falls
 * Hurley Falls
 * Ione Falls Falls
 * Isaac Falls Falls
 * Jennings Falls Falls
 * Jesse Falls Falls
 * John Little Falls Falls
 * Karen Falls Waterfall
 * Kay Falls Falls
 * Keyhole Falls Falls
 * Kinuseo Falls Falls
 * Kiwi Falls Falls
 * Knowlton Falls Falls
 * Lady Falls Falls
 * Laughing Falls Falls
 * Little Qualicum Falls Falls
 * Madden Falls Falls
 * Magnificent Cascade Cascade
 * Mahood Falls
 * Majerus Falls Falls
 * Maria Falls
 * Margaret Falls Falls
 * Marshall Falls
 * McDiarmid Falls Waterfall
 * McDonald Falls Falls
 * McDougall Falls Falls
 * McGillivray Falls
 * McGinnis Falls Waterfall
 * Meadow Falls Falls
 * Mia Falls Falls
 * Michelmoon Falls
 * Monkman Falls Waterfall
 * Moore Falls Waterfall
 * Moose Falls Falls
 * Moul Falls Falls
 * Myra FallsFalls
 * Nairn Falls Falls
 * Nazko Falls Falls
 * Nellis Cascade Cascade
 * Nepopekum Falls Falls
 * Niagara Falls Falls {Quesnel Lake, Cariboo Mtns)
 * Niagara Falls Falls (Goldstream area, Vancouver Island)
 * Nitinat Falls Falls
 * Ocean Falls (not the Community
 * Okanagan Falls Falls; not the community
 * Oreamnos Cascade Cascade
 * Osprey Falls Falls
 * Ottertail Falls Falls
 * Overlander Falls Falls
 * Peekaboo Falls Falls
 * Phi Alpha Falls Falls
 * Point Lace Falls Falls
 * Falls of the Pool Falls
 * Pyramid Creek Falls Falls
 * Quality Falls Waterfall
 * Racine Falls Falls
 * Rainbow Falls Falls (McBride)
 * Rainbow Falls Falls (Harrison Lake)
 * Rainbow Falls Falls (Azure Lake)
 * Rainbow Falls Falls (Whistler)
 * Rainbow Falls Falls (Monashees, NE of Sugar Lake)
 * Rearguard Falls Falls
 * Red Deer Falls Waterfall
 * Rockcliff Falls Falls
 * Rockendrop Falls Falls
 * Russell Falls Falls
 * Salmon House Falls Falls
 * Sarita Falls Falls
 * Seven Veils Falls Falls
 * Shadow Falls Falls
 * Shannon Falls Falls
 * Shuswap Falls Falls
 * Silver Falls Falls
 * Silverspray Falls Falls
 * Similkameen Falls Falls
 * Skutz Falls Falls
 * Smith Falls Creek *Creek (1)
 * Snake Falls Falls
 * Spahats Creek Falls Falls
 * Spray of Pearls Falls Falls
 * Stamp Falls Falls
 * Stave Falls falls (dammed; not the Community)
 * Sukunka Falls Falls
 * Sundt Falls Falls
 * Sunshine Falls Falls
 * Sutherland Falls Falls
 * Sylvia Falls Falls
 * Takakkaw Falls Falls
 * Talc Falls Falls
 * Tepee Falls Waterfall
 * Valley of a Thousand Falls *Valley
 * Thunder Falls Waterfall
 * Tsilcoh Falls Falls
 * Tsusiat Falls Falls
 * Twin Falls Falls
 * Twin Falls Tea House National Historic Site, National Historic Site
 * Upper Falls Falls
 * Verney Falls Falls
 * Wapiti Falls Falls
 * Wapta Falls Falls
 * Waterfall Creek (Klappan) *Creek
 * Waterfall Creek (Princess Royal Island) * Creek
 * Waterfall Creek (Hazelton) *Creek
 * Waterfall Creek (Stein) *Creek*
 * Waterfall Creek (Moresby) *Creek
 * Waterfall Creek (Nicola) *Creek (off Spius Cr, SW of Lower Nicola)
 * Waterfall Inlet *Inlet (Fitz Hugh Sound, off Fish Egg Inlet)
 * Waterfall Lake *Lake (above Barnard Harbour, W coast Princess Royal Island, assocaited with creek above
 * Waterfall Point *Point (Sarah Island)
 * Waterfall Valley *Valley (Yoho)
 * Waterfalls Creek *creek (Hurley River)
 * War Falls Falls
 * West Leech Falls Falls
 * Whisky-jack Falls Falls
 * Whistler Falls Falls
 * White Falls Falls
 * Wineglass Falls Waterfall
 * Wolf Cascade Cascade
 * Zwerger Cascade Cascade

Fall Creek Creek (1) 82L/10

Fall Creek Creek (1) 92J/16

Fall River River 93N/14

Falling Creek Creek (1) 93O/9

Falls Railway Point 93O/9

Falls Creek Creek (1) 92C/9

Falls Creek Creek (1) 82F/6

Falls Creek Creek (1) 93A/1

Falls Creek Creek (1) 103F/8

Falls Creek Creek (1) 103P/6

Falls Creek Railway Point 92I/4

Falls Creek Creek (1) 92I/4

Falls Glacier Glacier 92O/4

Falls Lake Lake 92H/11

Falls Mountain Mountain 93O/9

Falls River River 92O/4

Falls River River 103H/15

Fallslake Creek Creek (1) 92H/11