history

Do you like the History of Salmon Arm? So do we!

If you are interested in the history of Salmon Arm and the Shuswap, then you are just like us. If you have been to Hucul Printing then you have either met Bernie or Gary Hucul, the owners of Hucul Printing. Both of these brothers, having been born and raised in Salmon Arm, have a strong interest in the local history. They have collected hundreds of photographs from the early 1900s to present, which showcase how Salmon Arm used to be. They…

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Carving a Chinese Printing Block

Why Printing Is Alive and Well

As a printer’s son, I have been around the printing industry my whole life. When I was younger, I tended to take ‘the role that printers’ have played in the world’ for granted. Now, my apathy has shifted to enthusiasm for what sparked the Age of Information — which is printing. Printing changed the world In fact, printing has been regarded as an important factor in the evolution and creation of the modern world. Printing has changed the way we have communicated with each other, not unlike what the internet has…

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