Photos of Canadian settlement project sell in Lincoln

It was in 1908 that the American entrepreneur Charles Barnes convinced the British Columbia Development Association (BCDA), a London-based investment syndicate, to purchase 6000 acres of land to establish a farming community for British settlers next to the Thompson River.

Walhachin officially 'opened' for business in 1910.

It was, said the newspaper ads and glossy brochu…

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