Bishop declares Hudson Strait never freezes for navigation
Rt Rev. A. D. Dewdney, bishop of Keewatin, says Hudson Strait remains navigable in winter with no ice conditions to impede travel. He cites summer and fall safety, noting Ungava Bay and Labrador ice pose no threat to strait voyages, while northern posts and transport plans foretell a transformed north.
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Hudson's Strai
A. D. Dewdney
Keewatin
Dewdney
Hudson’s Bay
Hudson's Bay
Hudson’s Strait
Hudson's Strait
North Pole
Fox Basin
Hudson's Bay and Strait
Bay
Great Northland
Canada
Hadson's Bay Company
Western Fisheries in Canadian West Post Strong $2.38 Million
Inland fisheries across Manitoba Saskatchewan Alberta and Yukon produced $2,380,526 in commercial value last year, up $307,591 from the prior year. Whitefish accounted for about 44 percent of the marketed catch with Manitoba leading at $1,427,071 followed by Saskatchewan $479,645 Alberta $455,504 and Yukon $15,370.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Prairie Provinces
Yukon
Bureau of Statistics
Manitoba
Saskatchewan
Aberia
Satisfied Settlers Report Strong Alberta Prospects
James Tevnan, commissioner of Allied Newspapers Limited, surveys Alberta settlers and finds over ninety percent of Canadian officers say they have a square deal and are satisfied with prairie prospects.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
James Tevnan
Allied Newspapers, Limited
Alberta
Canada
Prairies
Bargain at Charity Bazaar Won Over by Clever Reply
A wealthy man at a charity bazaar offered five dollars for a box of chocolates held by a pretty girl. He paused, eyeing the sweets then the seller, praising her as a dear, but she replied with a modest retort.
Waddell First Hoadley Farm Buyer in Alberta
A. W. Waddell of County Down Ireland, among the first British youths aided by the Hoadley scheme, has purchased a farm in Alberta's Leduc district after studying at Vermilion school. Eucalyptus trees are planted to drain swamp lands in Palestine.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hoadley
Alberta
A. W. Waddell
County Down
Ireland
Mr. Waddell
Vermillon School
Leduc
Palestine
Saskatchewan Egg Pool Sets Strong Weekly Record
Mrs. John Holmes, president of the Saskatchewan Egg and Poultry Pool, announces a goal of 100 eggs per hen and reports $1,000 dozen eggs handled in one week. Production manager A S Kyle will visit 400 shipping stations to stress daily laying targets and improved flock handling across the province.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Saskatchewan
John Holmes
Saskatchewan Egg and Poultry Pool
Kyle
Beekeeping Thrives In Manitoba As Honey Output Soars
A 1925 Manitoba official report shows 2,000 registered beekeepers owning 27,376 hives producing over 4,000,000 pounds of honey valued at 161,068 dollars. L. T. Floyd notes long sunshine hours and 230 wild nectar plants aid yields while one in nine beekeepers is a woman. Beekeeping appeals to rural and urban women as a profitable pastime.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Manitoba
L. T. Floyd
Mr. Floyd
Canadian Butter Awards Premier Butter Honors at London Show
Canada swept the butter categories at a London England dairy show. Burns & Co. Edmonton Alberta won first prize with 7 points, Innisfail Creamery and Woodland Dairy Alberta highly commended with 3 points. Second prize went to Carlisle Creamery Saskatchewan Shoal Lake Manitoba and O Leary Dairy Cold Storage Prince Edward Island with 95 points. Sutton Dairy and Creamery Ontario earned third with 94 points. Unsalted class went to Saskatchewan Co operative Creameries Regina with 744 points. Canada aims to boost export trade on strong butter results.
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London
England
Canada
Burns & Co
Edmonton
Alberta
Innisfail Creamery
Woodland Dairy
Carlisle Creamery
Saskatchewan
Shoal Lake
Manitoba
O'Leary Dairy and Cold Storage Company
Prince Edward Island
Sutton Dairy and Creamery Co
Sutton
Ontario
Saskatchewan Co-operative Creameries, Ltd
Regina
Profit From Bees at Ste Anne Experimental Station 1923
Ten bee colonies at Ste. Anne de la Pocatiere were evaluated in fall 1923. They yielded 67.5 pounds honey at 18 cents, 4 pounds wax at 40 cents, and added 6 new colonies at seven dollars each, totaling 165.82 dollars. Expenses included 8 percent on 300 dollars, honey and sugar 22 dollars, 128 hours of labor at 35 cents, 44.80 dollars, leaving a profit of 81.02 dollars or 8.10 per colony. The study notes honey flows peak 4–5 p.m., nectar gathering on sunless days in dry weather, larger gains after rain, wind effects, and favors for southwest or northwest winds. a south wind is unfavorable.
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Ste. Anne de la Pocatiere
Saskatchewan University hires two Manitoba professors
The Free Press notes that Saskatchewan University will recruit two Manitoba professors. J. S. de Lury, long associated with R. C. Wallace at Manitoba, will move in 1927 to establish a geology department at Saskatchewan University. R. T. McGibbon is named to a chair of anatomy to support a three year pre medical course. He has been at Manitoba since 1921 and will transfer at the end of the academic year.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Manitoba
Saskatchewan University
Manitoba University
J. S. de Lury
R C. Wallace
Geological
University of Manitoba
Wallace
de Lury
Saskatchewan
R. T. McGibbon
University of Saskatchewan
McGibbon
Free Press
Canadian farm land and livestock values in 1925
The latest Canadian Government statistics show total land area at 2 306 502 308 acres with 358 162 190 acres as possible farm land and 140 887 803 acres occupied. Eastern Canada has 50 095 406 acres occupied and 70 168 784 available for settlement. Western Canada lists 90 792 897 acres under occupation and 147 106 603 awaiting settlement. Occupied farm land averages $38 per acre, and livestock value for 1925 is estimated at $704,287,000 versus $641,144,000 in 1924.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bureau of Statistics
Canada
Western
Qu'Appelle Tops Canada for Sunniest 30 Year Average
The official weather records show Qu Appelle Saskatchewan has the highest average annual sunshine over 30 years at 274 hours, with Kamloops BC recording 2419 hours last year as the sunniest single year in Canada. Winnipeg places second in the 30 year average at 2154 hours, Edmonton third at 2081 hours, while Victoria BC led last year with 2267 hours and Calgary Edmonton Toronto and Ottawa each exceeded 2000 hours.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Qu'Appelle
Saskatchewan
Kamloops
British Columbia
Canada
Qu’Appelle
Dominion
Winnipeg
Edmonton
Victoria
Calgary
Toronto
Ottawa
Needed Protection Florian
A mocked plea to a police chief asks for protection over chickens after a letter insists a black man must leave the birds alone. The exchange centers on racial tension and authority in a humorous yet troubling scene.
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Florian
Indian soil sustains eighty percent of population
Ninety? No. An agriculture focused statistic notes that eighty percent of India's population relies on the soil for their livelihoods. This highlights the country’s agrarian base and rural employment significance.
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India
Livestock Prospects Encouraging from 1925 Review
The sixth annual Livestock Market and Meat Trade Review from Ottawa reports 1925 as the best year for feeders in Canada. Prospect of prosperity hinges on normal pasture and feed, with cattle sheep and swine production expected to rise. Hog prices rose about 7 per head due to tighter imports, export gains, and improved pork quality and packaging boosting British demand.
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Department of Agriculture
Ottawa
Canada
Denmark
United States
Pacific Coast
No 1 Hard Wheat Propagated in Austria
A Canadian letter to the Department of Colonization Agriculture and Natural Resources reports that No 1 hard wheat sample sent by the department to Austria’s Prime Minister Dr Ramek in January has been acknowledged. Dr Ramek says the seed is a world renowned standard and has been sent to the Austrian Federal Institute in Vienna for analysis for further cultivation and propagation by Austria’s agriculture department.
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Austria
Department of Colonization, Agriculture and Natural Resources
Canadian National Railways
Winnipeg
Ramek
Austrian Federal Institute
Vienna
Federal Department of Agriculture
British Ministry Adopts Poultry Records Policy
Britain moves to certify poultry records following Canada’s 1919 performance system. The initiative, titled English and Welsh Stock Poultry Laying Records, mirrors Canadian policy and reflects high regard for the Canadian model. Poultry Commissioner Percy Francis noted the policy during his 1923 Canada visit.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
National Poultry Council of England
British Ministry of Agriculture
Canada
Dominion Department of Agriculture
Percy Francis
Western Canada Farm Prospects From Beaverlodge to New Settlement
Beaverlodge Alberta reports 1924 strong yields for raspberries and strawberries with several red currant varieties yielding high returns while black currants declined. Early Dakota strawberries produced steady harvests. a new homestead era is seen as wheat matures earlier, expanding northern settlement and railway expansion. Canada eyes a bright quarter century of agricultural growth.
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Beaverlodge
Peace River
W. D. Albright
Alberta
Ottawa
Herbert
Albright
Dakota
Pure-bred Dairy Cattle and Sheep Headed for Russia
Vancouver Island cattle and sheep may be shipped to Soviet Russia in large numbers to rebuild herds after the revolution. The sale of Hadwen farm stock near Duncan to a Moscow breeder signals plans to return in fall to buy more stock for Russia.
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Vancouver Island
Soviet Russia
G. H. Hadwen
Duncan
Moscow
Department of Agriculture
Victoria
Hadwen
Greece Eyeing Canada as Grain Supplier Says New Consul General
John Daxaras, newly appointed Greek consul-general in Canada, believes Greece may shift grain purchases to Canada. Before the war Greece sourced nearly all imports from Russia, but year suggests Canada could become Greece's grain supplier.
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Greece
John Daxaras
Canada
Russia
London to Paris air service 66000 passengers since 1919
Since August 1919 British civil aircraft have carried over 66 000 passengers between London and the continent marking the early postwar air link expansion.
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London
Continent
Stanley Cup Return Celebrated at Windsor Station Montreal
The Stanley Cup was handed to T. Arnold VP of the Montreal Hockey Club by Angus Hays of Dominion Express at Windsor Station after a three year absence. The event honored with champagne and joined by officials and press including Elmer Ferguson and W O'Brien.
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Dominion Express
Canada
Angus Hays
T. Arnold
Montreal Hocky Club
C.P.R. Windsor
Montreal
Arnold
Canadian Pacific Railway
Windsor Station
W. Downer
Place Viger
Dominion Express Company
Elmer T. Ferguson
Montreal Herald
W. O'Brien
Reg. Noble
Montreal Hockey Club
C. Dinsmore
A. Cayford
Seed sugar beet arrives for Southern Alberta crops
Six carloads of beet sugar seed for Southern Alberta have reached Raymond and will be distributed to beet growers immediately for the coming season. Federal tests show high germination quality, signaling strong potential returns this year.
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Alberta
Raymond
Federal
Department of Agriculture
Walking as Medicine Counts Two Doctors
An essay on walking cites G. M. Trevelyn saying his two doctors are his left leg and his right. He notes that when mind and body are out of gear these twin parts live close and one catches melancholy from the other, but calling on his doctors restores well-being.
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G. M. Trevelyn
Stricter laws urged to curb mentally ill immigrants entry
Before the mental hygiene commission in Victoria proposals urged restricting the entry of mentally diseased immigrants. The plan called for psychopathic wards in British Columbia hospitals and health checks before marriage to ensure clean bills of health.
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British Columbia
Mental Hygiene Commission
Victoria
Tin recovery at Trail from Sullivan mine ore
Consolidated Mining and Smelting Company extracts tin from Sullivan mine ore at Trail British Columbia. The coniterite output ranges from half to two tons daily and is recovered as a by product in a table. Several tin ingots were first produced in the company laboratory.
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Consolidated Mining and Smelting Company
Trail
B.C
Sullivan
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Hudson Straits
Alberta Farm
W. NU
Canadian Butter Awards
Peace River Country
Board of Railway Commissioners
British Isles
O. E. Baker
United States Department of Agriculture
Calder
New York
Caron and
C. Kerman
B.C. Tin Mine
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