Edmonton Grads dominance cited in early Canadian hoops lore
In 1915 Edmonton Commercial Graduates known as The Grads rose from Edmonton High School to win Alberta titles and claim a storied 147 game winning streak and 17-year world champions status, marking a defining era in Canadian basketball history.
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Edmonton
Alberta
Edmonton Commercial
James Naismith
Percy Page
Edmonton Commercial High School
Page
Grads
Edmonton Grads a Historic Canadian Basketball Dynasty
The Edmonton Grads dominated women's basketball from 1920s to 1940, never losing a series, winning 18 straight years, and drawing large crowds while traveling 200000 km for Olympic related events. Coach Page built a farm system and disciplined regime. Noel MacDonald and peers hailed the team as a cohesive unit. The Underwood Trophy marked their 1940 disbandment as the first winner. James Naismith praised them as the finest basketball team ever.
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London
Ontario
Grads
Underwood Typewriter Company
Edmonton Grads
Underwood
Coach Page
Page
Paris
Amsterdam
Los Angeles
Berlin
Canada
Noel MacDonald
Royal Canadian Air Force
James Naismith
Drinking and boating safety warning
A public safety message warns that drinking and boating carry the same penalties as drinking and driving. Police use breathalyzers on water, and drunk passengers face higher danger due to impaired judgment and waves. Stay sober and contact police, Coast Guard, or Red Cross for information. Since 1946 Red Cross water safety teaching reduced drowning rates by half.
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Dorevin
Canadian Coast Guard
Red Cross
Canadian Red Cross
Trade unions challenged over biased job applications
Carpenters Union Local 1237 representative Brent Rogers accuses West Coast contractors and CLAC of using discriminatory questions on job applications to exclude union members. He and independent adviser Ron Dickson had the questions removed and revised, with further scrutiny planned at the South Foothills Consultation Group in Tumbler Ridge.
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Brent Rogers
Carpenters Union Local 1237
Carpenters Union
Ron Dickson
Rogers
Dickson
Canada Employment Centre
Dawson Creek
Westcoast
Christian Labour Association of Canada
CLAC
SFCG
Tumbler Ridge
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Bob Waite
Canadian Forest Products Ltd
Chetwynd
Chetwynd, BC
VOC
Gwillam Gardens
Free Cable
T.V
T.V. and
Super Channel
Josephine
P.S
Building and Trades Unions
By Tracy Wrafter
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