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A preserved 1912-vintage hydroelectric power station, and other family-oriented exhibits on electric power and history. Set in a period building at the foot of Stave Lake. Hydroelectric power is a major factor in BC's economy, and this plant and its local outposts generate 205 MW.
Stave Falls Dam is a dual-dam power complex on the Stave River in Stave Falls, British Columbia, Canada. The dam was completed in 1912 for the primary purpose of hydroelectric power production. To increase the capacity of Stave Lake, the dam was raised in 1925 and the Blind Slough Dam constructed in an adjacent watercourse 500 m (1,600 ft) to the north, which was the site of the eponymous Stave Falls. In 2000, the dam's powerhouse was replaced after a four-year upgrade. The original Stave Falls powerhouse was once British Columbia's largest hydroelectric power source, and is a National Historic Site of Canada.
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Part of the Seminary of Christ the King, Westminster Abbey is perched 180 m above the Fraser River. Bells ring 15 minutes before the 10AM Sunday mass. On a clear day the view stretches for miles to the east, south, and west. Benedictine monks run a monastery, seminary, college, and high school here. Tourist visits to the chapel welcomed at times given. Those who feel a religious calling can join one of the retreats there a few weekends a year.
Learn about Stó:lō spirituality, archaeology and history.
Wine tastings of wines made from the fruit native to the region, including a prize-winning Himalayan Blackberry Port. "Kermode" means "spirit bear", official animal of BC — the white variant of a black bear.