[3] In February 1903, a brakeman sustained fatal injuries after falling under the wheels of a slowing passenger car.

[4] Two months later, a mudslide some distance north pushed a passenger car and the track into the river.

[6] A year later, a succession of mudslides created a four-day closure[7] and initially took out 91 metres (300 ft) of track.

[28] Enhancements over the years[27] developed into a 13,716-metre (45,000 ft) daily capacity mill, employing about 40 workers, plus 50 loggers.

The next year, fire completely destroyed his original mill, but the timber in the yard was spared.

Prior to modern road transport, raw logs arrived via river and finished lumber left via rail.

[45] In 1916, the Doukhobors established a brick factory immediately to the north,[46] which was soon abandoned because the clay proved unsuitable.

Called Kirpichnoye (brickworks in Russian) or Claybrick officially, the rural community had become part of Winlaw by the 1960s.

[56] Ventures by other individuals included Robert's Restaurant south of Winlaw, a meeting place for the alternative community that served natural foods.

[58] In 1982, the Slocan Valley Watershed Alliance was founded, which sponsored the FLOW (For Love of Water) conference in 1984.

[60] Services include a grocery store/gas bar/post office, a bakery/cafe, herbal apothecary, an organic food market, three licensed restaurants, and a golf course.

Paradise Valley Lodge[61] and Karibu Park Cottages & Campground offer visitor accommodation.