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Sicamous

Sicamous is a district municipality in the Shuswap Country region of south central British Columbia. The place is adjacent to the narrows, which is the confluence of Mara Lake into Shuswap Lake. At the BC Highway 97A intersection on BC Highway 1, the locality is by road about 73 kilometres (45 mi) west of Revelstoke, 140 kilometres (87 mi) east of Kamloops, and 75 kilometres (47 mi) north of Vernon.

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Sicamous
District municipality
District of Sicamous
Nickname: 
Siccy
Motto: 
Houseboat Capital of Canada
Location of Sicamous in British Columbia
Coordinates: 50°50′09″N 118°58′48″W / 50.83583°N 118.98000°W / 50.83583; -118.98000
CountryCanada
ProvinceBritish Columbia
RegionShuswap Country
Regional districtColumbia-Shuswap
Established2013
Government
 • TypeTown
 • MayorColleen Anderson
 • Governing bodySSDT
Area
 • Total
12.8 km2 (4.9 sq mi)
Elevation
350.25 m (1,149.1 ft)
Population
 (2021)
 • Total
2,613
 • Density204/km2 (529/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC−07:00 (PT)
Area codes250, 778, 236, & 672
Highways Highway 1 (TCH) & Highway 97A
WaterwaysShuswap Lake, Mara Lake
WebsiteOfficial website

Sicamous (/ˈsɪkəmuːs/) is a district municipality in the Shuswap Country region of south central British Columbia. The place is adjacent to the narrows, which is the confluence of Mara Lake into Shuswap Lake.1 At the BC Highway 97A intersection on BC Highway 1, the locality is by road about 73 kilometres (45 mi) west of Revelstoke, 140 kilometres (87 mi) east of Kamloops, and 75 kilometres (47 mi) north of Vernon.

First Nations and fur traders

The Secwepemc (Shuswap) First Nations have long inhabited the shores of Shuswap and Mara lakes, evidenced by the presence of pit-houses dating back over 3,200 years.2 An annual potlach was held at the mouth of the Eagle River.3 In the 1840s, an encampment existed west of the narrows on the slopes later called CPR hill.2

From the early 1820s, they brought furs to trade at the Hudson's Bay Company (HBC) fort at Kamloops. By the 1840s, an HBC outpost opened at the mouth of the Eagle River. For centuries, the river had provided an abundance of salmon, which also created a trade in dried fish.4 A trail on the north side of the river was used up to the 1930s to reach tracts of wild blueberry bushes.5

Name origin

"Schik-mouse", recorded in 1865, was the earliest known spelling of the First Nations word for Sicamous.6 The word describes the narrows, but the specific aspect has remained unclear. Suggestions have been "place cut through",78 "the narrows",9 "stream winding round a hill",10 "river circling mountains",11 "in the middle",12 and "narrow" or "squeezed in the middle". The Sicamous Channel is the only inland port in BC that does not freeze during the winter.13

Earlier general community at the Eagle River mouth

During the Big Bend Gold Rush of 1865, Governor Frederick Seymour commissioned Walter Moberly to identify the best route for a wagon road or railway from Shuswap Lake to the Columbia River.14 Although most prospectors travelled via Seymour Arm, many instead went up the Eagle River and followed First Nations trails to the Columbia. Moberly camped at the river mouth in 1865, which was soon called Eagle Pass Landing, because the river flowed from the direction of the Eagle Pass. A boom town of tents sprang up at the landing. The main buildings were an assay office, general store, blacksmith, and saloons, which were largely abandoned by the end of the following year, when the goldrush ended.15

George Murdock obtained the first pre-emption in the vicinity. During 1882–1892, in partnership with Mr. Hill, he operated a hotel, store, and saloon.16 In 1884, the Gustavus Blin Wright syndicate completed the wagon road through the pass to Revelstoke.17 At the time, Murdock ran the only business at the landing. Steamboats connected to Kamloops and Savona. By the next year, during the peak of the Canadian Pacific Railway (CP) construction, more than 100 buildings lined the foreshore.18 The rebuild included a few hotels, stores, dance halls, livery barns,19 and a NWMP barracks and jail.20 Railway contractors Mackenzie and Mann had their headquarters at the landing.16 The new name was Eagle City.21 A stage operated to Farwell.22 In 1885, Fred White was appointed inaugural postmaster of the short-lived post office.23 The unwillingness of Mr. Bryne to sell land for a railyard east of the narrows compelled CP to build on the west side.24 This decision soon vacated the river mouth location, which then became known as the Old Town or Old Sicamous.12

Earlier general community west of the narrows

In 1884, Colonel E. Forester constructed the first building, which was the Lake View Hotel.25 In 1887, he built a two-storey extension which housed a store on the ground floor,26 was appointed postmaster,27 and erected a barn.23 The Kamloops general store owned by John Andrew Mara operated this Sicamous store as a branch.25

At that time, a narrow and swampy in places wagon road was built to supersede the trail southward along the western side of Mara Lake, which connected Sicamous and Enderby.2829 Schubert Bros. established a stage service on the route.26 In 1890, Wood and Tunstall purchased the J.A. Mara business.30

The access point for Okanagan mail had transferred from Ducks to Sicamous, and the Schubert stage carried the mail for several years. In 1892, the Shuswap and Okanagan Railway (S&O) assumed the mail contract, the railway construction having severely damaged the Mara Lake road.3132

In 1894, fire destroyed the hotel and store.2633 A few months later, the replacement hotel opened34 immediately south of the present highway bridge35 on the same site.25 A couple of ownership changes occurred.36 In 1906, the building burned to the ground. The next year, the three-storey Bellevue Hotel37 was opened38 by Leopole Congreve on the site.26

In 1890, the first CP hotel was built beside the station.39 In 1898, a fire ignited by a dropped oil lamp in the dining room of the hotel40 spread to the station, destroying both properties.41

Train station/hotel, Sicamous, c.1920. source ↗

While the new 49-by-24-metre (160 by 80 ft) station/hotel was under construction, the Lake View Hotel thrived.42 In 1900, the new CP hotel opened. In 1908, a further storey was added.39 In 1914, an electrical fire caused considerable damage to the upper storey.43 In 1919, the lobby and main staircase at the west end were transposed with the dining room at the east end.39 All 75 guest rooms had hot and cold running water. Important guests included a stay by the future Edward VIII in the 1920s. CP funded a police constable based at the hotel44 from 1890. The jail was built on the other side of the tracks, east of the hotel45 in 1909.46

In 1892, Mary Janet Finlayson opened a store west of the station. Two years later, the building burned down. Her next store was north of the Lake View Hotel site.24

The government wharf was west of the station before relocating to the narrows47 in 1913, where the new 49-metre (160 ft) wharf was built.48 On the arrival of the government telephone line in 1914, phones were installed in the Finlayson store and two hotels.49

In 1921–22, a footbridge was attached to the rail bridge.50

Situated east of the CP hotel, the CP power plant provided electricity to these premises and a few houses on CPR hill.51 About 1929, hydro power transmission lines arrived52 being extended eastward across the narrows in 1949.53

Great Depression relief camp workers built the Canoe–Sicamous road,54 which would reduce the travel distance between Salmon Arm and Sicamous by 23 kilometres (14 mi).55 In 1934, the road was completed to a rudimentary level.56 By this time, Robert (Bob) H. Congreve supplied boats and cars at his service station on the shore below the Bellevue Hotel.57 The upgrading of this road continued over subsequent years.58

In 1956, the primary access point for rail passengers into the Okanagan switched to Salmon Arm, which offered a superior bus connection. The CP hotel at Sicamous closed that year and was demolished in 1964.59

In 1957, Phil Gaglardi, minister of highways, officially opened the rebuilt Canoe–Sicamous section of highway.60

Railway

Main line

In August 1871, as a symbolic gesture that the railway would one day become a reality, Ed Mohun, government engineer, drove the first stake on the CP route in BC at Sicamous.61 In September 1885, the eastward advance of the CP rail head from Port Moody passed through Sicamous, reaching a point about 55 kilometres (34 mi) west of Revelstoke by month end.6263 A construction camp was based at Solsqua.64 The Sicamous station built at that time was the standard-design (Bohi's Type 3) station building with prominent overhang (identical to Albert Canyon and Beavermouth).65

Opened railway bridge, Sicamous, 2010. source ↗

The 1885 timber pile trestle rail bridge had a wooden drawbridge for river traffic, which was replaced in 1898 by a manually turned swing span. In 1913, three 20-metre (65 ft) and one 16-metre (54 ft) steel spans replaced timber trestles. In 1982, a double track swing bridge, comprising five 23-metre (75 ft) spans plus a 48-metre (157 ft) swing span, was erected 2 metres (7 ft) higher than the former single track structure,6667 adjacent to its north.68

During World War I, a military camp was established to house soldiers69 guarding the rail bridge.70 In 1939, when the westbound royal train made a 10-minute stop, King George VI and Queen Elizabeth came out onto the rear observation platform of their car and the king chatted with the children who filed by in an orderly procession.71 In 1951, the westbound royal train carrying Princess Elizabeth and Prince Philip made a stop, where the royal couple alighted, greeted the crowd at Finlayson Park for over 10 minutes, reboarded, and waved from the observation platform.72 In 1959, the westbound royal train carrying the Queen and Prince Philip made a 20-minute stop, which comprised a similar program to the previous visit. The train stopped overnight opposite the station, entering the branch line the next day.7374

Branch

In May 1891, the southward advance of the S&O rail head from Sicamous passed through Enderby.75 Before the 25-year lease of the line ended in 1915, CP purchased the remaining shares in the S&O.76 The Okanagan Valley Railway leased the former S&O trackage 1998–2009.7778

Ferry and road bridges over the narrows

Established in 1933, the subsidised ferry79 was operated by Bob Congreve throughout its existence.80 Described as two riverboats about 9-metre (30 ft) long, 6-metre (20 ft) apart, straddled by a railed platform, the former Squilax reaction ferry was manoeuvred by either an outboard or his power-boat. The season was May to the end of December. The hours were 7am–10pm and the fare was 50 cents per car.5681

In 1942, a new four-car ferry was installed.82 That year, the ferry became free, but a charge was made for after hours service.56 A different account states a 24-hour service operated until 1942, when it became 7am–8pm six days a week. The fare was one-way for visitors but return for locals.17

The ferry operated until a trestle bridge opened in June 1949.56 Built by the Salmon Arm Bridge crew,83 the structure was 174 metres (570 ft) long with a 21-metre (70 ft) steel girder main span.84 The wooden crossing was south of the Bellevue Hotel, connecting with the old highway (Finlayson St).85 In 1957, the bridge was redecked.86

Contracts awarded in 1961 for the new bridge were the substructure to Vega Construction ($197,775) and the superstructure to Canada Iron Foundries ($335,504).8788 The 11-by-242-metre (37 by 795 ft) two-lane crossing with a sidewalk stood 9 metres (30 ft) above high water.89 Originally named the Sicamous Narrows Bridge on completion in 1962, the crossing was renamed the RW Bruhn Bridge the following year.90 In 1964, the former bridge was dismantled.91

Work on a four-lane replacement, which started in 2023, is expected for completion in 2026 but demolition of the old bridge could extend the project into 2027.92

Forestry

In 1902, the province incorporated the Shuswap Shingle and Lumber Co. to acquire certain lumber businesses that James C. Shields owned,93 which included the shingle mill 7 kilometres (4.5 mi) west at Annis. James remained as manager.94 By 1904, the operation was part of the Kamloops Lumber Company, which included large sawmills at Kamloops and Enderby.95

By 1906, James had left the Annis mill to pursue lumber interests at Savona.96 The Annis venture appears to have closed by this time, and a conversion to a sawmill took place from 190797 to 1909, when it emerged as Shields' Sovereign Mill.9899 The business existed into the 1910s.100

In 1920, Sicamous Sawmills was incorporated with a capital of $100,000.101 That year, Rolf Wallgren Bruhn owned the first house on CPR hill,80 where his lumber head office was also located. The corporation had a tie loading facility at Sicamous and a pole yard south at Mara Point.102 The company workshop was some distance west of the Sicamous station.103 In the late 1930s, he established a sawmill on the Old Town shore, which was expanded in 1942 but closed in 1949.104 Mr. Van Schmidt had a shingle mill in this vicinity in the early 1940s.105 On the east shore south at Two Mile, Ross Graham operated a sawmill for about a decade before burning down in 1949.106

On the liquidation of the Bruhn assets in 1949, Federated Co-op purchased the logging and sawmill interests and B.J. Carney the post, pole, and tie ones. Initially, Carney maintained a branch office at Sicamous, but in 1966, he established a big yard for post-peeling activities. By 1973, all his peeling was centralized at Sicamous. In 1990, his Enderby office closed to consolidate at Sicamous.107

During 1941–1982, a Forestry Service office existed.108

Earlier general community east of the narrows

The wagon road along the western side of Mara Lake having been destroyed, interned aliens built sections of a new road along the eastern side17 from June 1915 to July 1917.109 However, a 4-kilometre (2.5 mi) gap to Sicamous existed for several years.110

In 1915, the Sicamous–Solsqua road east was rebuilt. About this time George Dillabough established a boat livery, to which he added a general store.80

The highway link east to Revelstoke, which had been destroyed by the railway construction in the 1880s, was not restored until 1922.111 At the end of the prior year, the link south to Mara was completed.112 In 1926, the community hall was built. In 1927, Roy Finlayson opened the first garage and installed an Esso pump.113 Sold in 1958, the premises were demolished in the early 1970s.114

In 1945, the local branch of the Legion was established.115 In 1947, Douglas Finlayson relocated the family store from the west side of the narrows.24 Sold in 1957, the store burned to the ground in 1982.113 In the late 1940s, Bell's tourist cabins were erected,116 and the Greyhound bus stopped at the Tordoff tea room.113 The next year, the installation of the town water supply was completed. In 1964, Sicamous Water District assumed ownership.117

After the absence of a police presence in the vicinity for a few years, a police post was established in 1952.45 That year, the volunteer fire department was created.118 The Eagle River Credit Union was founded in 1953, opened its first building in 1958, and merged with the Salmon Arm Savings and Credit Union in 1975.119 In 1954 the Jehovah's Witnesses opened their hall. On completion of a new Kingdom hall in 1983, the old building was sold.120 In 1955, St Peter's Anglican church building opened,121 and the post office moved from a general store to a separate building,122 which was enlarged in 1973123 and replaced in 1982.124 In 1956, Our Lady of Fatima Roman Catholic building was completed,125 and a Bank of Montreal (BMO) branch opened, moving to the post office building the following year.126 In 1982, the Catholic church hall opened.127 A volunteer ambulance service commenced in 1957, was run by the Kinsmen from 1963, and was taken over by the province in 1974.128

Partially destroyed by fire in the 1950s, the community hall was extended during a rehabilitation. Various uses included Legion hall, boat storage, movie house, second hand store, and flea market. Known as the Red Barn by the 1980s, the premises have continued to be used for social events.129 The place is now called the Red Barn Arts Centre.130 In 1958, the Eagle Valley News was founded,131 and the Lazy Daze Marina Motel & Campground was established (later known as Bluewater Houseboat).132 The next year, the new Legion hall opened.133

Built in 1960 were the Monashee Motel134 and the 20.8-kilometre (12.9 mi) Sicamous–Malakwa reconstruction.89 The Paradise Motel came in 1962.135 Opened in 1963 were the United church building136 and the Husky service station/restaurant, which was designed as a rest stop for long haul trucking.137

Houseboats in the narrows, Sicamous, 2003. source ↗

The title of "houseboat capital of Canada" first appeared in a 1969 magazine138 and a 1970 newspaper.139

In 1971, an explosion destroyed the Sicamous Marina, an adjacent home, boats, motors, snowmobiles, and other sporting goods.140 In 1972, about 25 families fled to higher ground when up to 1 metre (3 ft) of water surged through the downtown area from the rain-swollen Shuswap and Mara lakes.141 In 1974, the first bowling alley opened.126

Caesars Inn was established in 1975,142 sold in 1979, burned down in 1993, relocated, and renamed Brothers Tavern & Liquor Store.143 In 1977, the Sicamous–Enderby highway was paved.144 Opened in 1978 were a 7-by-46-metre (24 by 150 ft) timber pile landing,145 a new firehall,146 a new telephone exchange,147 and the Parklands Mall. The first RBC was located at the latter in the early 1980s.148

In 1980, a library branch was established.149 Acquired in 1981, the Silver Sands beach property was developed as a public facility.150 In 1983, the Sicamous and District Recreation Centre opened.151

The District of Sicamous was incorporated in December 1989.13

The waterfront enhancement project officially opened in 1992.152

Schools

In 1910, the one-room Sicamous school, which opened on leased land near the creek up on CPR hill, lacked any road access.153154 In 1946, the school closed due to insufficient student numbers.155

In 1921, the one-room Eagle Valley school was established156 in the vicinity of the present Eagle River Secondary.24 In 1946, the school became part of the new School District 20 Salmon Arm.156 During the summer break, lumber donated by the Bruhn mill, and from demolishing the closed Sicamous school, was used to build an extension at Eagle Valley to create a second classroom.157

In 1950, Eagle River school was the rebranded name. That year, grades 1 and 2 were bussed in from Solsqua and grades 6 and 7 were bussed out. On the completion of a new three-room school in 1951, all Solsqua pupils were bussed in, as were Malakwa pupils above grade 6.158 The final year at Eagle River increased over time from grade 10 to grade 12. When the student population grew, the two former classrooms were again used, as were two upstairs rooms in the then firehall. In 1955–56, four new classrooms, an auditorium, and kitchen were built.159

After Parkview Elementary opened in 1970,160 grades K–7 gradually moved from Eagle River school.161 In 1966–67, three new offices and an auditorium/cafeteria were built at Eagle River. The old auditorium was converted to two science rooms and a bookroom.162 In 1967, the old Eagle Valley building was moved to Finlayson Park.163 In 1968, the final grade 12 graduation was held. Over the following years, grades 11 and 12 were bussed to Salmon Arm Secondary.164 That year, the school became part of School District 89 Shuswap.165

In 1975, two arsonists destroyed the Eagle River north wing. In 1977, the rebuild was complete.166 The next year, the name changed from Eagle River Elem-High to Eagle River Secondary.167 After grades 11 and 12 were restored, 1979 was the first graduation.168

In 1969, 1.6 hectares (4 acres) of land was purchased for a primary school adjacent to the park.169 In 1970, the school district maintenance staff built the new two-room building.170 That September, Parkview Elementary opened. The next year, two more classrooms were added. A gym and four more rooms were erected in 1974, and seven more over the next four years.171 In 1983, six new rooms replaced portables.172

In 1996, the Sicamous schools became part of the new School District 83 North Okanagan-Shuswap. In the 2020s, classes continue at Eagle River Secondary173 and Parkview Elementary.174

Notable people

Later community

Growth has depended upon the resort industry and the state of the energy sector in Alberta (30 per cent of occupancy being seasonal). A houseboat manufacturing industry exists and rental stock totals about 250 units.187

The town includes infrastructure typical for its size. The stores, restaurants, museum, library, trails, parks, beaches, and boating, cater to leisure activities.13 Emergency services bases exist for police,188 fire,189 and ambulance.190

In 1983 the Sicamous and District Recreation Centre was opened costing a total of $810,000. Prior to 1983 there was no arena in the town.

In 2012, flash floods prompted the evacuation of around 350 people south at Two Mile and Swansea Point.191

Prior to Greyhound ceasing all intraprovincial routes in 2018, an application the prior year included a service reduction via Sicamous.192 Rider Express provides a daily bus service.193

During 2018 and 2019, the country music hit Old Town Road caused fans to steal the unrelated Old Town Road street signs. Consequently, the Sicamous and District Chamber of Commerce produced replicas for sale at $25 each.194

In 2019, the Sicamous council reversed its decision to rename the Sicamous and District Recreation Centre as the March Memorial Arena.195

In 2022, the scope of the District of Sicamous boundary expansion study was reduced when Swansea Point and Mara Hills were excluded.196

In 2023, the district bio-fuel facility was completed.197

In 2024, the town opened a Pump track in Finlayson Park and was home to the UCI World Championships Canada Qualifier in 2024 and 2025.198

Maps

Census population:
Sicamous
YearPop.±%
1951371—    
1961—    
1971814—    
1976809−0.6%
1981—    
1986*2,428—    
19912,501+3.0%
19962,827+13.0%
20012,720−3.8%
20062,676−1.6%
20112,441−8.8%
20162,429−0.5%
20212,613+7.6%
Source: 1951;199 Statistics Canada
200201202203204205206207208209
* Revised figure

Demographics

In the 2021 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada, Sicamous had a population of 2,613 living in 1,244 of its 1,905 total private dwellings, a change of 7.6% from its 2016 population of 2,429. With a land area of 12.8 km2 (4.9 sq mi), it had a population density of 204.1/km2 (528.7/sq mi) in 2021.210

According to the 2021 census, religious groups in Sicamous included:211

  • Irreligion (1,605 persons or 61.0%)
  • Christianity (995 persons or 37.8%)
    • Catholic (190 persons or 7.2%)
    • Anglican (140 persons or 5.3%)
    • United Church (135 persons or 5.1%)
    • Lutheran (55 persons or 2.1%)
    • Baptist (50 persons or 1.9%)
    • Pentecostal (50 persons or 1.9%)
    • Other Christian (375 persons or 14.3%)
  • Other (10 persons or 0.4%)
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