Victoria Day Celebration Planned in Cranbrook
Preparations are underway for Cranbrook to host Victoria Day with an automobile drive for public school children to the grounds. A special committee will arrange with car owners to transport kids to the event on May 24 and supervise a child friendly sports programme. Adults pay 50 cents and children enter free.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Automobile Club
Cranbrook
Over Seas Club
Victoria
Hotel Cranbrook
Citizens’ Committee
The
Messrs. Rollins
Care
Automobile Lab
Thos
Roberts
D. McLaws
Free Entry of B C Motors into Alberta Discussed
At Cranbrook District Automobile association meeting held in Wasa the impact of Alberta licensing for BC cars was debated. A BC ministerial or police notice form is described for temporary entry up to thirty days, with efforts led by J P Fink and MP W A Buchanan to push Alberta to adopt similar rules.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cran‘brook District Automobile Association
Wasa
B.C. Motors
Alberta
B.C
Province OF
British Columbia
Victoria
J. P. Fink
W. A. Buchanan
M.P
Lethbridge
Organizing Civilian Rifle Association Discussed at Royal Hotel
Enthusiasts gathered at the Royal hotel to form a local Civilian Rifle Association. A committee will assess a site near the old powder house and seek militia ministry support to swear in enrolled members and finalize organization. A follow up meeting will invite more local leaders.
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Royal Hotel
Morris
F. J. Deane
Iity
Messrs
Deane and Robinson
Tne
Dominion
Cranbrook Rifle Association
Aftermath of Titanic Wreck Prominent Survivors Speak
A committee of Titanic survivors issues a press statement detailing the sinking on April 14 1912 and the Carpathia rescue. It urges international action to improve lifeboat numbers and training and notes the ship carried 2340 people with 744 saved. It calls for speed reduction in ice and fog and better life saving gear.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cunard
S. S. Carpathia
Carpathia
English Board of Trade
Pathia
Walter
United States
Samuel Goldenberg
Isador Strauss
Titanic
Jtl
Moody
New Coal Field Opened by Boundary Mining Co
Boundary Mining and Exploration Co reorganized with A B Watts as president and J Miller as solicitor to develop Midway British Columbia coal property. Engineer Thomas L. Brophy reports nine coal veins across 538 acres along Kettle River with high grade bituminous coal and potential several million tons.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Boundary Mining and Exploration Company, Limited
A. EB. Watts
Wattsburg
S Miller
Grand Forks
C. M. Wingston
A. L. McDermot
Cranbrook
F. H. Knight
J. Miller
M.L.A
Thomas L. Brophy
Marcus Daley
Montana
Bowdary Mining and Exploration Company
Tad
British Columbia
Similkameen
Osoyoos
Yale District
Midway
Spokane
Wash
Cranbrook women lead tag day drive to grow agricultural group
A committee of Cranbrook ladies and local automo bile owners launched a tag day campaign to boost Cranbrook Agricultural Association membership. They canvassed Wycliffe Marysville Wattsburg Fort Steele and other districts gathering over 60 new members and plan further trips to Wardner Jaffray Baynes Lake and Waldo.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cranbrook Agricultural Association
W .l. Wilson
Harry Melkoway Macal
J. F. Smith
Doran
Wilson
McKowan
Hazel Cooper
van Slyck
Wycliffe
Marysville
Agricultural Association
Cranbrook
Wattsburg
Wardner
Jaffray
Elko
Baynes Lake
Waldo
W. Kerr
WB. McFarlane
Restocking Trout Asked for Kootenay Lakes
correspondence between provincial officials and game wardens discusses trout stock in the Cranbrook district. lakes named include Upper and Lower Morite, Monroe, St. Marys, Premier, and Bull River area. many waters depleted due to mining tailings and timbering, with calls to resume stocking and water testing if needed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Provincia
Williams
Bates
Cily
Crangrook Imetriot Fishland Game Asseiation
Tso
Jamius Bates
Moyly Lakes
St. Eugnne Mining Company
Morte
Monroe Lake
Movie Lake
St. Mary's Lake
Marysville
Fort Steele
Bull River
Premier Lake
Cranbrook
Windermere
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W. A. Rollins
Nelson
Allan Graham
St. Mary's Prairie
Old Country
Mr. Graham
Provinces
Civilian Rifle Association
Grand Banks
Newfoundland
Kettle River
James Petrie
Rossland
B. C
Black Bear, le Roi Mining Co
Midway Coal
Bouldery Mining and Exploration Co
Uber
M Johnson
J. W. Dinkin
J. Sincerbox
Canadian Pacific Railway
Great Northern Railway Company
Kettle Valley Railroad
Copper
Greenwood
Granby
Consolidated Smelter
Trail
City of Nelson
Phoenix
Idaho
Washington
Treasury
Kootenay Lakes
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