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Newspaper
Cumberland Islander
Location
Cumberland, British Columbia, Canada
Date
Aug 23, 1929
Page
2
The Automo bile Club of British Columbia plans to place 1000 road signs on interior highways to boost tourism. Municipal councils could follow by marking important streets in key towns to reduce confusion. Vancouver’s unique street marking uses glass plates around light bases that illuminate with the street lights.
The provincial Minister of Lands announces a multi year survey of water powers in BC stretching from urban tributaries to remote regions. The plan includes studying the feasibility of a hydro electric commission modeled after Ontario's, as demand for industrial hydro resources grows.
The Ontario commission reports total power and hydro electric railway investments amount to 297 203 769 with municipalities adding 85 986 287 and the 1928 revenue reaching 36 388 892. It emphasizes low consumer electricity costs and ongoing rural electrification through rural power districts funded 50 percent by the province and notes progress in transmission lines and customer reach.
Courtenay locals report visitors and gatherings as couples travel from Port Alberni and Vancouver. Highlights include the Cairns honeymoon visit to F J Cox home, Miss L Johnson visiting, a youth model yacht winner at the Vancouver Fair, and numerous visits to Vancouver and Victoria for family and work. Corrections note minor flower show prize adjustments for local gardeners.
Union Bay guests Ms Musgford of Vancouver spends vacation with Mr and Mrs L Magnone. Miss Muriel Stevenson returns to Vancouver. Mr and Mrs H Leithead visit Vancouver and Sound cities. Mrs F Winterburn hosts a surprise party before moving to Victoria. Ss Waikawa and Canadian Miller bunkered and sailed to San Francisco and Montreal. Mr and Mrs G P Berry visited Mr and Mrs F Brown on Sunday.
Minto Mrs James Monks and Margaret leave by stage on Monday for a holiday visiting Victoria and Vancouver before resuming school duties. Mr and Mrs W Hutton return from Vancouver on Sunday. Mr and Mrs Edgar Carter and party outing to Port Alberni last Sunday in a new car. Mr John Pearse home for a few days over the weekend then to Alberni with his father T Pearse. For sale fruit for canning includes plums green gauges Italian prunes six cents a pound delivered when ripe peach plums ready now. Rossiter Nob Hill Orchard Comox Qt.
Confederation leaves Vancouver daily at 10 30 a m for Kamloops Jasper Edmonton Saskatoon Regina Brandon Winnipeg and Toronto with connections to Ontario and Southern points Continental Limited runs from Vancouver at 9 50 p m daily to Kamloops Jasper Edmonton Saskatoon Winnipeg Ottawa Montreal with connections to Maritime and United States points The train offers through service to Chicago via Duluth and to Kelowna via Armstrong and Vernon Summer Steamship sails Alaska Mondays at 8 p m via Prince Rupert Anyox and Stewart with Wednesday and Saturday sailings at 8 p m Weekly sailings to Queen Charlotte Islands.
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