) ▁arrived ▁to ▁farm ▁in ▁nearby ▁Br illiant ▁in ▁ 1 9 0 8 ▁and ▁later ▁spread ▁into ▁the ▁S loc an ▁Valley . ▁During ▁the ▁Second ▁World ▁War , ▁a ▁policy ▁of ▁Japanese ▁Canadian ▁Intern ment ▁saw ▁many ▁Japanese ▁Canad ians ▁( including ▁a ▁young ▁David ▁Su zu ki ) ▁re - located ▁to ▁intern ment ▁cam ps ▁in ▁the ▁valley , ▁some ▁of ▁whom ▁have ▁stayed . ▁In ▁ 1 9 6 7 ▁self - proc laimed ▁war ▁res ister s ▁of ▁the ▁Vietnam ▁War , ▁attract ed ▁to ▁the ▁Green ▁Power ▁movement ▁( see ▁Mac lean ' s ▁Magazine ▁May ▁ 1 9 6 8 ) ▁and ▁wel com ed ▁by ▁the ▁existing ▁cont ing ent ▁of ▁Russian ▁pac if ists , ▁started ▁making ▁the ▁valley ▁their ▁home . ▁ ▁Since ▁the ▁ 1 9 7 0 s , ▁the ▁population ▁has ▁stead ily ▁increased ▁as ▁tele comm ut ers , ▁commut ers , ▁people ▁interested ▁in ▁a ▁rural ▁l ifest yle ▁and ▁the ▁children ▁of ▁earlier ▁imm igr ants ▁have ▁worked ▁to ▁make ▁themselves ▁a ▁suitable ▁home . ▁ ▁Tour ism ▁The ▁S loc an ▁Valley ▁is ▁a ▁stop ▁spot ▁for ▁tour ists . ▁ ▁Popular ▁activities ▁include ▁mountain ▁b ik ing , ▁ra ft ing ▁on ▁the ▁S loc an ▁River , ▁back ▁country ▁ski ing , ▁rock ▁clim bing ▁at ▁the ▁S loc an ▁Bl uff s , ▁and ▁access ▁to ▁the ▁Val hal la ▁Provin cial ▁Park . ▁ ▁References ▁ ▁External ▁links ▁S loc an