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Randy Stagg Video Production, BC Airfield Stories, Crescent Valley & Salmo

Crescent Valley is a small, unincorporated community in the Slocan Valley. It is known for its scenery and outdoor recreation. The Crescent Valley community is between the Slocan and Kootenay Rivers. For activities such as hiking, fishing, kayaking and white water paddling, it is a popular destination. Two Crescent Valley residents were ice hockey’s Patrick brothers, Lester Patrick, who was known as the Silver Fox, and Frank. They pioneered Canada’s artificial ice rinks and formed the Pacific Coast Hockey Association. They also owned the Patrick Lumber Co.’s sawmill - in Crescent Valley. In May 1929, Major J.H. Tudhope, Inspector of the Civil Aviation Branch, Department of Defence, along with Mr. W.J. Cook of Canada Customs, drove from Trail to a proposed airfield site for the City of Nelson. This location was 14 miles west of Nelson near south Slocan. Mr. C.F. Sedgwick, chairman of the Nelson Board of Trade’s Airport Committee, met Tudhope at the site. Tudhope said the site would be expensive to develop. Sedgwick advised an estimated $25 thousand dollars were necessary for the project. A Sept 1945, amendment to the RCAF Pilots Handbook C.A.P. 384, lists the Crescent Valley Airfield at an elevation of 2,000 feet - with 2 turf runways; one 2,000 feet by 200 feet, and another 2,100 feet by 200 feet. A cautionary note read: “Use field in extreme emergency only”. Soon after the 2nd Word War, the airfield at Crescent Valley was abandoned. In the early 1950s, the Department of Transport’s aeradio facility was moved to Castlegar after that city’s airfield was lengthened and paved to allow airline use. The Radio Range was then used as an instrument approach to Castlegar. Salmo is a village in the West Kootenay region of southeastern British Columbia. It is mostly on the north side of Erie Creek at its confluence with the Salmo River. Salmo lies largely east of the junction of BC Highway 3 (about 42 kilometres (26 mi) southeast of Castlegar), and BC Highway 6 (about 41 kilometres (25 mi) south of Nelson, and 25 kilometres (16 mi) north of the US border). Salmo was originally known as Salmon Siding after the original name of the Salmo River, which was the Salmon River. This name reflected its location on the Nelson and Fort Sheppard Railway - and the abundance of salmon in the River. Over time, the name was changed to Salmo to avoid confusion with other places with "Salmon" in their names. In 2021, Salmo had a population of 1,140, a change of one from its 2016 population of 1,141. The idea for an airfield at Salmo came about the 1920s by a survey of potential intermediate landing areas for the proposed Trans Canada airway. It was to be an extension of the Prairie airmail route from Lethbridge to Vancouver. Construction began in 1930- but activity slowed due to the Depression. In 1933, the Dominion Government established the Employment Relief Scheme to employ single men to complete the airway. In 1955, the Department of Transport leased the Salmo aerodrome to the Village of Salmo. Later, its operation would pass to the Salmo District Golf Club. The June 28, 1960, issue of the Nelson Daily News reported that the Salmo Golf Course would open on July 1st, and “will have a ground rule that is unique in golf-Dom. It will state, quote: “All golfers will clear the course on the approach of an aircraft.” This is because the broad, flat terrain does double-duty as a light airfield, as well as an attractive golfer’s paradise. It will make it convenient, too, for aircraft owners in neighbouring communities to drop in for a game of golf at any time.” unquote By the mid-1990s, the aerodrome was no longer in Transport Canada’s Canadian Flight Supplement. References: Chris Weicht is an accomplished 18,000 pilot and has chronicled the history of aviation in BC. He is of the book series "Air Pilot Navigator". Air Pilot Navigator, Volume 4: Trans Canada Airway is where the story for this videos story can be found as part of the video series “British Columbia Airfield Stories”. Chris’s research included interviewing aviators and their next of kin who opened up their photo albums and often related exploits of flights creating some outstanding historical aviation books. If you would be interested in buying Chris Weicht’s books go to coasteaglepublications.com Special thanks to the Doug Rollins and Geoff Hallett Archival Photos for providing this material. Google Earth Pro Map Data 2022 Google Wikipedia Linda R Stagg: Host / Script Chris Weicht: Aviation Historian book series "Air Pilot Navigator" Geoff Hallett: Archival Files / BCAM Librarian Randy Stagg: Host/Video Production/Script    / @rvjs100   Playlist: “BC Airfield Stories”