Lake Cumberland Awe: A Wanderer’s Comox Lake Tour
The Vancouver Daily Province writer praises Comox Lake as one of BC’s most beautiful inland waters. He describes dawn light on the glacier twenty miles away, the forested mountains, and the emerald still lake reflecting landscape. He tours a floating logging camp run by Comox Logging & Railway Co, detailing rafts, an A frame, cables, and a bustling, well equipped camp.
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Vancouver Daily Province
Comox Lake
Lake Cumberland
Comox Logging & Railway Company
British Columbia
Canadian Western Lumber Co
Island Highway
M. Robert Milberg
Cruickshank
Strathcona Park
Alberni
Cumberland
Correspondence Courses for High School Students
British Columbia plans a full high school course by correspondence for term start. Hon. Joshua Hinchcliffe announces the program directed by Dr J Willis and J W Gibson. Courses mirror regular high schools with free textbooks and no fees, only postage.
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Victoria
British Columbia
Canada
Joshua Hinchcliffe
8. J. Willis
J. W. Gibson
Department of Education
Calleh
Mgr. J. Hargreaves
Annie
Australia
High School Access Aims for BC Pioneers Children
Hon Mr Hinch promotes new courses to give sons and daughters of land pioneers in mining lumbering camps and remote coastal hamlets in British Columbia the same high school opportunities as urban youths. He asserts the move supports regional development and keeps families together.
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Hinch
British Columbia
Port Alberni Pursues Road Project and Trade Board Moves
Port Alberni plans a permanent hard surfaced road from Argyle Street to Roger Creek with an $11,000 local share under Public Works supervision and government equipment. The city also receives a $15,500 gasoline pumper delivering 800 gallons per minute at 120 psi. Rural B N Railway District grants to teachers will drop to 8000 annually under revised School Act rules. Port Alberni petitions for a Port Alberni Board of Trade charter while Victoria seeks approval for a seaplane base near Raymur's Point with a flying boat facility if licensed.
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Argyle Street
Roger Creek
Port Alberni
Public Works Department
City of
Victoria
Alberni
Dominion Association
Victoria City
Raymur’s Point
Fernie Council Approves Park Land for Emergency Airstrip
The Fernie Council authorized the Parks Committee to clear a city park section and level ground to serve as an emergency landing area for airplanes.
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Fernie
Parks Committee
Births listed for three Island couples in St. Joseph's Hospital
The notice records the birth of a son to Mr and Mrs Leo Savoie of Hornby Island on August 14 at St Joseph's Hospital a son to Mr and Mrs George Mitchell of Melville on August 19 at St Joseph's Hospital and a daughter to Mr and Mrs William Shields of Courtenay on August 21 at St Joseph's Hospital
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Leo Savoie
Hornby Island
St. Joseph's Hospital
George Mitchell
Melville
William Shields
Courtenay
St. Joseph’s Hospital
Local visitors and guests at Little River
John Woods of Victoria visits Mr. and Mrs. Thos Bambrick and A B Dundas of Sandwich stay with Mrs. J E Hudson at Little River. Petty Officer J B Emery of H M C S Vancouver visits the district as guest of Mr. and Mrs. J E Vogel.
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John Woods
Victoria
Thos. Bambrick
Little River
A. B. Dundas
Sandwich
J. E. Hudson
J. B. Emery
H.M.C.S
Vancouver
J. E. Vogel
Workmen Break Ground Cable Causing Near Disruption
Saved workmen at Hurnaby drilled three pick holes in a L00 pair under ground cable on Wednesday August 1. The punctures only breached the metal sheath. wires remained intact and moisture risk was avoided. Telephone service was restored quickly by a cable splicer and workers.
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Hurnaby
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British Columbia Forest Service
Cumberland Electric
Cumberland and Union Waterworks Co., Ltd
A. B. Clinton
Royston Lumber Co. Limited
Cumberland, B. C
Wanderer” of the
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Wrath
Comox
Philco
Hianise
And
Firestone
Jay Noll
NBC Network
Hamilton
Firestone Tire & Rubber Company OF Canada, Ltd
Eenance Feres
Harling & Ledingham
Geo. K. MacNaughton
M.L.A
Courtenay-Cumberland-Union Bay
C. P. Johnson
P. L. Anderson
Walter Brown
Shetland
Wm. Douglas
Wil
M. S. Stephens
Native Sons
J. W. McKenzie, Jr
Wm. A. Urquhart
Walter Woodhus
Fall Fair Sports Committee
H. S. Baker
J. Casanave
Walter Cliffe
Bert Grieve
Wim, Douglas
Wm. Hagarty
J. W. McKenzie
Herbert Bridges
P. Booth
Wm. Rickson
R. Bowie
M. 8. Stephens
B. & N. Railway
Be, & NJ Railway
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