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W.A.C. Bennett, at the Opening of Hugh Keenleyside Dam, 1969

W.A.C. Bennett stands smiling at a podium. Flags and men sitting behind him. A photographer is standing in front with other men taking a photo. The dam can be seen on the right side with a crowd of people in front. Mountainside in the background.

Arrow Lakes Historical Society photograph 2018.032.217.

Premier W.A.C. Bennett speaking on stage at the opening ceremony of BC Hydro’s Hugh Keenleyside Dam on the Columbia River near Castlegar, B.C., June 9, 1969.