Never did finish that last blog-re Sorrento. What a beautful area, lakes, valley surrounded by the far away mountains. The area my son lives in is called "Notch Hill". So named for the 'notch' one sees in the mountains. We are also told because of the grade going up here (The worst in all of BC) the engineers on the steam trains had to drop down to the lowest "notch" to make the grade. The railway had 'pusher' locomotors to push the trains up over the steep grade. With the advent of the Diesel Locomotors, the little pushers became redundant. The new highway was built which goes north through Sorrento, and so the community of Notch Hill, is one in name only. The local folk with help from "The New Horizon Programof Health & Welfare Canada" compiled a history book on the area "Memories of Notch Hill". I love these local histories, they paint a similiar story whether its the east, the prairies or the west. The one roomed school, the railway, the store, the settlers all have a story. Our Canada, My Canada!

Grandma l