30 Aug 1917
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Newspaper
Canora Advertiser
Location
Canora, Saskatchewan, Canada
Date
Aug 30, 1917
Page
1
The document outlines mandatory attendance during an era and five exemptions for unexcused absence. It lists exemptions including home or elsewhere efficiency, necessity of absence, lack of accommodation, and grade considerations, noting supervision and compliance aims to prevent evasion of the act.
Citizens of Canora are urged to attend a public meeting Saturday at 3 PM in the Bank of Commerce Chambers to form a local committee for the French Wounded Emergency Fund. The Duke of Connaught presides. G W Allan KC addresses the need and urged large attendance.
The town council met with Mayor Johnston presiding and councilors Darrach Rowntree and Graham present. Minutes of previous meeting confirmed. Accounts authorized for department of interior license fee water and other items noted. Graham and Warren voted.
A Canora School Board special meeting on August 2 confirms staff appointments. Miss Lily Egbe is hired for primary at 700 dollars, and Miss Irene Maloney is hired at 800 dollars. A purchase of screened lumber from Amn. El. Co. at 7.00 is approved. The meeting approves board provisions and 12 copies of the Act for board use.
A historic Canadian Northern Railway event showcased a special train carrying 78 Senators and Members of Parliament from Quebec to Vancouver. The journey, led by a single locomotive, passed Atlantic tidewater at Quebec to the Pacific without incident over the entire route, underscoring the railway’s national impact.
An archival note compares large scale road projects across continents. It weighs structural feats and political momentum behind transcontinental steel highways, highlighting engineering ambitions and strategic aims in the American landscape.
Advice urges preserving rhubarb and other vegetables for winter storage. Emphasizes prudent buying and stockpiling to stretch supplies during shortages.
Mr and Mrs R E Drennan of Toronto attended the exhibition where one of the judges was identified.
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