Seymour Arm, a.k.a. Ogdensville, a.k.a. Ogden City has existed in this area since 1810.  In the 1860’s gold was discovered in and around tributaries of the Columbia River. The town grew to include more than 60 businesses.  Close to 5000 men and women used the town as an entry point to the gold rush creeks.  In the late 1860’s the town was destroyed by a fire, the gold rush petered out and by 1910 all that was left was a single store, a small school, a hotel and a post office.  Developers at that time sold land to be developed as fruit orchards. In 1916 a black frost killed the trees and the people moved out:  the hotel, and store closed.  In 1967 the hotel and store had been reopened and the population of the Seymour Arm area was 24 people.  In the spring of 2007 the permanent population of this area was unofficially composed of 62 people, 22 dogs, 22 cats, and 6 horses.  In the summer of 2007 the only businesses open were a pub, a tea-house and the marina store.  Many people do, however, have cabins in the area. During the summer Seymour Arm can be quite busy with cabin owners, permanent residents and day use visitors.  Developers have once again discovered Seymour Arm and in the spring of 2007 they have proposed constructing a large trailer park and condominium development.  At this point in time all that remains from earlier days is the original Hotel and the Collins Mansion.  Further historical background of this area is available in pdf format entitled “HISTORICAL OUTLINE OF SEYMOUR ARM AREA 1860 – 1970” It was Written & Published by The Bradley’s one of the pioneer families of the area with a 2nd revised edition in Feb. 1978.  Click Here to access this document in pdf format.

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The following maps of the region are availble for you to view or download if you wish. Simply click on the link and direct the download to where you want to save the file on your computer.

•Dasniers Bay
•Shemar
•Seymour Arm
•South Shore

AWE is a volunteer organiztion whose purpose is to support community members of Sermour Arm who, because of aging or some infirmity may need assistance remaining in their own environment.

Through primary and ongoing assessments some individuals receive personalized services which may include:

The Seymour Arm Snowmobile club was started in 1998 by several cabin owners, mainly as a social club to have some fun in the snow. It has grown to a high of 60 members, with normally around 50 members. The club is registered under the societies act of British Columbia and our board of directors are President Stan Neu, Vice President Don Honeychurch, Treasurer Linda Talbot, Secretary Linda Honeychurch, and Social Director Monika Schrott.  The Seymour Arm Snowmobile Club (SASC) is affiliated with the British Columbia snowmobile federation, and there are some benefits to membership.

The club has two meetings a year The Thanksgiving weekend and mid February on the Alberta family day long weekend.  Click Here to contact the SASC.  Links are provided in the Quick Links box for access to other Snowmobile Clubs in the area and Snowmobile Associations.

Grace Mountain is the main riding area and we maintain a survival cabin at 9 km. on the 400 road, reached off 40.5 km. on the 1100 forestry road. For a map of the area click here.

Maps of the final closures of the Grace Snowmobile Area , Snowmobile Club Special Area and the Special Permit can be viewed. This area is open to SASC for snowmobiling.

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