When changed to Balfour–Kootenay Bay in 1947, Procter was dropped. The stop was northwest of Blake, and east of Sunshine Bay. Passenger service ended in 1964. In 1986, the station was demolished. . steamer only Early community In 1903, Gilbert and Lily Snow bought the Procter's lodge, refurbishing it with a 20-room addition as the Outlet Hotel. In 1906, George Hale and Thomas Glendenning erected a sawmill, called the Procter Lumber Co. In 1908, Fred Sammons built the first general store. A porch area became a barbershop in the late 1920s and the store premises a pool hall a decade later. In 1909, Robert Walton built a large general store. In 1911, he erected an adjacent storage area, which was also used as a hall for community events. Several lessors or owners followed before relocating to new premises in the late 1930s. In the evenings, the local men would gather in the store for topical conversation. Around 1910, Andrew Gallup built a large two-storey hall which hosted community events. That year, the government wharf and the wagon road to Harrop were built, and the Procter school opened in temporary accommodation. A one-room schoolhouse, and Presbyterian and Anglican churches were built in 1913. Growth in the settlement reached a plateau just prior to World War I. When the sawmill burned in 1912, some employment existed at the recently opened jam factory, which itself closed around 1920. Billy and Sarah Ward bought the hotel in 1919 and erected a small store at the rear. In 1923, the City of Nelson Power and Light introduced electricity and Gallup's hall burned to the ground. At the time, Sammons pool hall was also used for stage productions. The next year, the school became a superior school, the only one in the area offering junior high courses. Also, Syd Blackmore opened his hall, where his showing of silent movies was popular. A heavy snowfall collapsed that hall in 1932. In 1925, the inauguration of the Harrop–Long Beach ferry provided road access. A Nelson–Procter jitney stage service commenced at that time, but does not appear to have operated throughout the winter. In 1928, this service ceased with the opening of the Nelson–Kaslo bus route, which the following year was branded as Greyhound. However, Percy Bennett's eight-seater car provided a passenger service from Procter until 1940. In 1931, the opening of the rail link spelled the end of