At least nine people were born, 14 people died, and five marriage ceremonies were performed between 1942 and 1944 when Sandon was an internment camp.

Some amazing and incredibly rare Kootenay railway passes have sold on eBay in recent weeks for eye-popping prices.

The only person killed in the fire that destroyed most of Sandon in 1900 has long been forgotten, despite a marked grave that notes the circumstances of his death.