Welcome to Finn Slough and the Finn Slough Heritage & Wetland Society.  The residents and fishers who live and work in this unique community invite you to explore the pages of this website and uncover the many delightful aspects of the "Slough"; its Finnish roots, the who's who of wildlife and plants, current events related to our community and its role in the rich heritage of the Fraser River.

Discover Finn Slough! Click on the buttons to the left and be sure to visit our Gallery to view images collected from today's artists.

Finn Slough (or sometimes Tiffin Slough) can be found on the south arm of the mighty Fraser River in Richmond, British Columbia, Canada.  The Slough is bounded on the Fraser River side by Gilmour Island and on the north by a dyke built to protect Richmond.  Access to homes on the Gilmour Island side of the Slough is by a wooden draw-bridge, creating a definite sense of isolation from the nearby urban areas of Richmond and Vancouver.

 

The 2008 Art About Finn Slough Show was a great success!  The report is on the NEWS page.

 

 

Bridge Stories

The 2008 Art About Finn Slough Show theme "A Bridge to History" generated some wonderful bridge stories from a few of the residents.  Read them here.  A definite piano theme seems to be running through.  Enjoy.

 

 

 Eva moves through the drawbridge:


      

Al
is bringing the fish boat EVA down from its winter cradle at Finn Slough for the
summer. To get through the bridge 
to Gilmour Island it is necessary
to remove five planks, so David is lifting the last one just in time. Hear that
sound? It is the sound of EVA's classic make and break Easthope gas engine.

      

There
are more EVA and Slough videos here.

      

 

      


      

 

      

 Go to the "HERITAGE" page for an excellent article by David N-Dorrington! 

      

 

      


      

Links: 

      

Natural History of Richmond, British Columbia 

      

http://www.geog.ubc.ca/richmond/city/finnslough.htm 

      

  

      


      

 

      

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