Opening of Lake Louise to Field Road Reveals Scenic Wonders
The new Lake Louise to Field motor road will open in June after resurfacing. It follows the Kicking Horse Pass and uses historic railroad grades to ease grades, offering views of Emerald Peak and Takakkaw Falls. The route shortens travel to Field by four miles and speeds up the Banff to Vancouver corridor.
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Lake Louise
Field
Cathedral Crags
Mount Ogden
Kicking Horse
B.C
North America
Snow Peak
Emerald Peak
Goodsir
Merald Lake
Mount Burgess
Mount Waptu
Mount President
Takakkaw Falls
Takkukaw Walls
Yoho Valley
Banff
Vancouver
Route survey outlines trans‑Canada link through high passes
The 1927 plan details completing the Golden to Field route over 36 miles and opening the Caribou Trail up Fraser Canyon while notes Donald to Revelation Gap and a Rogers Pass option limited by heavy winter snowfall. An alternate route along the Big Bend of the Columbia could access rich timber and minerals north to Revelstoke, with a Canoe river road linking to Yellowhead Pass from Jasper to join Canada and U S travel via Vancouver.
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Lake Louise
Field
Great Continental Divide
British Columbia
Kicking Horse Pass
Golden Road
Chateau
Lake Wapta
Field To
Golden
Fraser Canyon
Donald
Revellstoke
Roger’s Pass
Big
Columbia River
Columbia
Revelstoke
Canoe River
Yellow Head Pass
Jasper
Canada
Vancouver
Growth and guidance from Kimberley visit by Bishop Doull
The Bishop of Kootenay Rt. Rev. A. J. Doull praised Kimberley during a confirmation visit. He noted rapid growth and urged focus on character and righteous living, urging support for uplifting institutions and virtuous conduct to ensure a prosperous future.
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Kootenay
Kimberley
A. J. Doull
Dredge at Moyie to supply ore to new mill
The Agnes McPhail was christened at Moyie on April 22 and will spearhead summer work. The vessel will dredge tailings from Moyie Lake bed, haul them to the new concentrator for zinc and lead flotation, signaling ongoing expansion after the old mill burned. Moyie officials and Kimberley representatives attended the ceremony.
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Moyie
Agnes McPhail
Moyie Lake
St. Eugene
Stan, Gray
T. V. Lord
George McKay
A. G. Monkhouse
Kimberley
C. T. Oughtred
H. R. Banks
H. W. Poole
D. D. Chisholm
W. C. Binnie
N. W. Burdett
Cranbrook Solarium Fund Advances for British Columbia Plan
The Cranbrook District Solarium Fund moves toward a sun home in Canada at Malahat Beach Vancouver Island. Plans cover building lighting water and heating. six thousand sixty nine dollars is needed to begin with space for thirty two children and heliotherapy treatment. The fund currently totals nine hundred thirty one dollars ninety six cents with multiple small contributions.
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Sun
Canada
Malahat Beach
Vancouver Island
British Columbia
Amt
Ladies’ Guild
H. W. Erskine
Warm worden praised by Toronto critics recital note
Toronto Saturday Night lauds Miss Helen Worden of Cranbrook B C for a recital at the Toronto Conservatory of Music on April 16 showing musical touch and clear playing. It highlights Chopin valses Grieg Ballade Opus 24 nuancing and praise for her rhythm. Edith Champion praised for voice and enunciation with songs by Heary Willan and works by Joseph Marx.
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Toronto
Helen Worden
Chopin Valses
Grieg
Edith Champion
Carl Hunter
Heary Willan
Joseph Marx
Big Program Attracts Attention From Large Machine
Copy received at the Herald Office for a 24 page concert program to be printed in less than a week. By 6 pm next evening the entire booklet was in type with only three words on the cover uncased. The Herald linotype runs 16 hours daily on two shifts as an example of the machine’s emergency capabilities. Homestead activity rises in prairie provinces with 718 total homesteads and 52 soldier grants from March, Manitoba leading with 229 homesteads, Saskatchewan 301, Alberta 188.
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Herald Office
Prairie Provinces
Manitoba
Saskatchewan
Alberta
Windermere sees temporary secretary appointment
Returns to Windermere A. M. D. Fairbairn of the provincial land department Victoria will act as secretary to Lieut Governor Bruce during the absences of W. H. Cleland. Fairbairn's appointment will be made this week while Cleland returns to Windermere to attend business for Mr. Bruce.
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Windermere
M. D. Fairbairn
Land Department
Victoria
Bruce
W. H. Cleland
Fairbairn
Cleland
Ladies' Aid Cook Book Generates Quick Funds for Societies
Women’s clubs can raise hundreds to nearly a thousand dollars using the Ladies' Aid Cook Book. Full details and a sample book are sent prepaid for 60c in stamps. Ready to operate now, with exclusive territorial rights for each community. Send to the Ladies' Aid Department Illinois State Register Springfield Illinois. Mention this paper tf.
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Ladies’ Aid
Illinois State Register, Dept. B
Springfield
Illinois
Mixed town notes and events across Cranbrook region
A collage of brief items from Cranbrook and Kimberley area papers. auctions, repairs, and relocations of residents James and Mrs. Sinclair. Billy Ross visiting Fernie for Elko court business. mining survey crews moving to hillside work. Shaw play Pygmalion staged May 18. car dealer activity and Hanson Garage sales. customs duty anecdotes. local fishing at Stevens Lake and road safety concerns near Elko. Golden board building proposal and veterans pension news. Rod and Gun Club fund drive. Rex Cafe ad. Kimberley power wiring contracts. Co Operative Women’s Guild tea proceeds. Clan Mcclaary honors Milroy. McBain’s Lake road work. Fernie notes on Rotary luncheon, Mother’s Day services, Crow’s Nest highway traffic, and Cranbrook attendance prize at Rotary.
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Motor Road
Pacific
Emerald Lake
Sicamous
Alaska
the Mystic North
Iand
United States
Minneapolis
St. Paul
Chicago
New York
Great Britain
Continent
Canadian Pacific
Cranbrook District Solarium Fund
G. A. Hennessy
Miss Worden
AID Societies
James Sinclair
Ratcliffe & Stewart
Billy Ross
Fernie
Elko Court
Fernie Free Press
Consolidated Mining Co
Wade
George Bernard Shaw
A.B.C
Ing
The
Herald
Hanson
Cranbrook and
District
Montreal
Eastport
Stevens Lake
Wasa
Cranbrook Sports
Cranbrook
J. S. Irvine
E. K. Stewart
Elko
Rex Cafe
Golden Board of Trade
J. H. King
Board of Pension Commissioners
Veterans’ Alliance
Central
Ontario
Rod and Gun Club
Cranbrook Club
Theodore Padberg
Mogie
Co-Operative Women's Guild J
Dan Campbell
Gill
McCallum
Sarvis
Ingham
Spence
Norgrove
James Milroy
Clan
McBain's Lake
Fernie Free
Sherwood Herchmer
Tom
Dr. Gee
Kenneth Sutherland Macleod
C.P.R
Mr. Macleod
Baptist
Presbyterian
Presbyterian Church
M. S. Blackburn
Crow's Nest Highway
Coleman
Crow's Nest Lake
W. HL. Wilson
Jean Wilson
University of B.C
Miss Brown
Miss Wilson
Hester Thompson
Wilson
Rotary
Chevrolet and
Oakland Dealers
Cranbrook B.C
Cranbrook Street
Doris Construction Co
T. J. Doris
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