The lake and the array.
For thousands of years, the universe has been studied by examining the light arriving at the earth from the stars, gas clouds and galaxies. In the past two decades, however, technology has given us the tools to capture and interpret other forms of electromagnetic radiation: radio waves, X-rays, infrared radiation and gamma rays. These all provide information on regions of the universe that are invisible to our eyes, and so increase our understanding.

The Dominion Radio Astrophysical Observatory was established in 1959 to explore the universe using radio techniques. It is located at White Lake, a short distance from the Town of Oliver at a secluded site selected carefully to give the Observatory protection from the interfering effects of man-made radio signals.