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Newspaper
Cumberland Islander
Location
Cumberland, British Columbia, Canada
Date
Sep 01, 1923
Page
6
A fire ranger speaks in verse about settlers opposing limits on burning in wooded districts. He recalls a terrified settler begging to save his home as a forest fire, started by carelessness, roars through the root trees. The ranger argues fire as a foe and claims duty to intervene despite prior hostility.
Public works lists an $8 500 grant in Fer nie district for day labor on the transcontinental highway near White Spruce and Coal Creek. Improvements and regrading estimated at $6 300 plus a new $2 000 trestle bridge over Lower Sand Creek.
A reflective piece humorously contrasts motorists with safety rules and social quiet. It laments reckless speed and bravado while noting lack of funds to own a car and the absurdity of unsatisfied dreams. The closing couplet hints at failed artistic dreams after decades of unsung effort.
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