Canada to spend 1948 49 on national parks
The Dominion government will allocate 7 372 000 dollars for national parks in Canada in fiscal 1948 49. Over 5 482 000 will fund Western parks including Prince Albert in Saskatchewan Riding Mountain in Manitoba Franst and Jasper in Alberta Elk Island Waterton Lakes Glacier Yoho Kootenay Mount Revelstoke in British Columbia.
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Dominion
Canada
Franst
Jasper
Alberta
Prince Albert National Park
Saskatchewan
Riding Mountain National Park
Manitoba
Elk Island Park
Waterton Lakes National Park
Glacier Park
Yoho, Kootenay
Mount Revelstoke
British Columbia
Canada to Improve National Parks to Lure American Tourists
The government plans improvements to national parks in the Canadian Rockies and Prairie provinces to attract American visitors this year and encourage spending in Canada. Enhancements aim to develop Canada as a vacation destination and maximize this valuable asset for tourism.
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Canada
United States
Canadian Rockies
Prairie Provinces
New Irrigation Method Replaces Ditch System
Regina report describes artificial rain irrigation using portable aluminum piping and pumps to spray water up to 150 feet, covering a 30 foot wide strip. The system, already used in the United States, lowers labor costs versus ditch irrigation and could allow unskilled workers to irrigate ten acres daily.
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Regina
E. L. Gray
P.F R.A
Saskatchewan
Institute of Agrology
Saskatoon
United States
Brooks
Alta
Prospecting Grant at Great Slave Lake Islands
Ottawa reports a $200,000 search for lead zinc ore around Great Slave Lake in the Northwest Territories. Consolidated Mining and Smelting Company of Canada Limited and Ventures Limited hold exclusive rights to prospect over a 500 square mile area.
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Ottawa
Great Slave Lake
Northwest Territories
Consolidated Mining and Smelting Company of Canada Limited
Ventures Limited
Garden Notes 3 Percent Best Plant Health Guidance
Garden notes emphasize disease and pest prevention through healthy seeds and weed control. It covers early weed management, spraying cautions, seasonal treatments, watering strategy, fertilization, mowing height, and timely planting to ensure a steady supply of fresh vegetables through July 1.
Pickled horsemeat shown as rare Europe delicacy in Canada
At a Swift Current meeting of the Horse Cooperative Marketing Association delegates viewed a pickled horsemeat display described as a rare delicacy in Belgium and Holland. The chair explained it was not edible in its current form and would require extra spicing and cooking. The coop noted it had disposed of 115,000 unwanted horses through canning and other methods.
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Horse Co-Operative Marketiing Association
Swift Current
Sask
Belgium
Holland
Co-Op
Plan to Develop Faster Freighters
Ottawa probes a long term program to boost Canada’s merchant marine and shipbuilding industry. The plan will offer concessions to shipping firms to retire old ships and replace them with vessels built in Canadian yards.
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Ottawa
Canada
Boy Builds $15,000 House For $3,500
Vancouver teenager Frank Huwyler, 17 when he began four years ago, has constructed a house valued at $15,000 for about $3,500. The ground floor includes a living room with a brick fireplace, a well equipped kitchen, and two bedrooms. The second floor features a large bedroom with a adjacent sitting room.
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Vancouver
Frank Huvwyler
Frank
Making Gains in Leprosy Treatment
TORONTO. No complete cure is known for leprosy but modern treatment is making advances against the disease. Sir Walter Kinnear, chairman of the British council, told the Canadian branch of the Mission to Lepers, 'A lot can be done by separation, and healthy children of leper parents can be saved if they are put into new homes.'
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Toronto
Walter Kinnear
British Council
Mission To
Comic exchanges in a 2777 numbered humorous collection
A string of jokes and witticisms about love at first sight dental push lines social misreads and photographer banter. The rhythm comes from punchy one liners and quick setups with a few local flavor quips about travel and towns.
Canada Ranks Third as World Goods Seller Fourth as Buyer
Canada stands third among global goods exporters after the United States and the United Kingdom and fourth among importers, behind the U S A and the U K and France. The shift reflects a move from agriculture toward industrialized exports, with wood, minerals, and manufactured goods rising in share by 1947.
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Canada
United States
United Kingdom
France
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