Historians say they found a Kootenay connection in the chance discovery of some long-lost film footage of Canada’s worst maritime disaster. Filmed by an early pioneer of film news photography, it also contains unique images of one of the disaster’s heroes, Robert Crellin. Crellin, from Silverton, saved Florence, his neighbour’s young daughter, who was on the boat with her mother and sister. The location of this marine disaster, which remains the worst in Canadian history, has been classified as a Historic Site of Canada since 2009. Loading... Loading... Loading... Loading... Loading... Loading...Read more about:

Source: thestar June 03, 2021 18:56 UTC