[3] That same year, an annual agricultural fair was started, and Waterhole had over 50 residents.

[3][5] In 1916, a community hall was built, and by 1926, Waterhole had a doctor's office, a livery barn, a black smith, a hardware store, a bank, a telegraph office, electrical generator, and telephone service.

[3] Waterhole was "the focal point for a wide range of commercial and social activity" between Peace River and Dunvegan.

[3] When the Canada Central put up a station at the end of steel in 1928, most of the 200 or so people of Waterhole packed up and moved to the new instant railway village of Fairview, many of them moving their houses and business offices, as well.

[5]Fairview prospered as a regional centre to the surrounding agricultural area.