Campbell River District Sees Rise In Development Prospects
Courtenay area towns anticipate Campbell River Falls opening for industry and a Sayward Valley road link. Provincial work improves road routes between Campbell River and Oyster River, aiming for a straight Van couver Island corridor. Local efforts push for a superior district school and revived hospital activity draws visitors and residents for business and fishing. Notables and visitors include R Young, Jean Henderson, D G W Aimers, and others listed among Campbell River’s summer arrivals.
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Campbell River
Campbell River Falls
Vancouver Island
Sayward
Campbell
Oyster River
Campbell River Notes from Forbes Landing and Vancouver Visit
Campbell River notes overdose of local people on visits and health updates. Jasper Sutherland in St Pauls Hospital Vancouver after arm operation, Leah Johnson joins Lourdes Hospital staff in Campbell River, and George West visits from Vancouver. Also mentions Willows Hotel guests and Forbes Landing registrations including Thos J Grant and Bert Graham.
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Campbell River
Jasper Sutherland
Forbes Landing
Campbell Lake
St. Paul's Hospital
Vancouver
Robi. McCuaig
Leah Johnson
Bevan
Lourdes Hospital
George West
Roger Cobb
International Timber Co
Fortune Salvail
M. Atchison
Newton Station
B. Parkes
Alyse Slavich
Richard Atchison
Nanaimo
Louis Titus
Buttle Lake
Battle Lake
Willows Hotel
Louis Titus and Sons
Louis and
Tommie
H. Clark
Cotterall
Loggers Finish Work on Union Bay Tract
June 16 K Kawa saki & Company have completed logging just north of the Bloedel Stewart Welch camp on Union Bay Courtenay Road and leave today for Sechelt. Mr Kawasaki has cut this tract for five years using a skidway across the Island Highway. Logs were hauled to the waterfront, boomed, and the final boom removed by tug Red Fir.
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Union Bay
K. Kawasaki & Company
Bloedel
Courtenay Boys Band Delights Crowd Before Bazaar
The Courtenay Boys Band led by H. E. Murray performed at the Union and Isabel street corner. Despite little time with instruments and some with no prior instruction, they played several selections with remarkable skill before heading to the Hospital Bazaar at Comox.
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Comox
Courtenay Boys
Union
Isabel Streets
H. E. Murray
Synopsis of Land Act Amendments
Crown lands may be pre - empted by British subjects over 18 or aliens intent on British subjects status. Pre - emptions require five years occupancy and $10 per acre improvements including five acres cleared. First class land starts at $5 per acre, grazing land at $2.50. Timber land, unsurveyed homesites and leases for grazing or industrial uses are outlined with supporting bulletins and offices in Victoria B C.
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Department of Lands
Victoria
B.C
Discovery of coarse gold spurs rush at Flat Creek Cassiar district
Report notes coarse gold found at Flat Creek in the Muddy river within the Cassiar mining district in northern British Columbia. The discovery is said to have started a small stampede to the country as prospectors rush to the area.
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Flat Creek
Muddy River
Cassiar
British Columbia
Woman Lake
Sioux Lookout
Red Lake
Island Highway and Cumberland Road Closure Near Courtenay
Detours will be marked as bituminous surfacing work starts Monday June 14 on the Island Highway and Cumberland Road near Courtenay. Traffic will be closed in sections during progress. notice issued by Philip, Deputy Minister and Public Works Engineer.
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Island Highway
Cumberland Road
Courtenay
P, Philip
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Jack Chidester
San Mateo
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England
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Yakima
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Boston
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Wetter O.N.R
Canadian National Railways
Jasper
Investment Bankers’ Association
Winnipeg
Jasper Park Lodge
Colonization Department
Spring Coulee
Alta
H. Josher
Saint John
Department OF Public Works
Blunt & Passie, Ltd
White
Star Livery Stable
Alex, Maxwell
Cumberland, B. C
Cumberland
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Jack Mulhall
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