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In the early 1890s, the owners of the future townsite, David Kane and G. O. Buchanan, sold off lots to incoming miners drawn by the area's rich silver deposits. Kaslo quickly became a thriving community, and was incorporated as a city on August 14, 1893. It was an important silver ore mining and transshipment boomtown, boasting a population of 3,000. In 1898, Kaslo's municipal affairs were being conducted from its new Village Hall, one of only two wooden municipal buildings still in use as a seat of government in Canada. This historically intact building is recognized by the federal government as a National Historic Site. In the same year, the sternwheeler S.S. Moyie started her service to and from Kaslo, and this beautifully restored vessel now graces the downtown shoreline.

Photos - We are looking at the Village Hall located at 413 Fourth Street from various angles and degrees of detail. Kaslo's Village Hall, built in 1898, is one of only two wooden municipal buildings that are still in use as the seats of local government.

Photos - This is the old brick and mortar Kaslo Fire Department building located at 409 A - Avenue in Kaslo. It is now in use as a Thrift Store selling everything from kitchen sinks to T-shirts.

Click here for photos of Lardeau River Valley for this day.