Protecting British Columbia forests through educational slides
Under Hon W R Ross the province used forest themed slides in motion picture theatres to urge fire safety and forest protection. Messages target wage earners taxpayers hunters and loggers, stressing that burning harms jobs tax revenue and wildlife, with posters along roads and near camps reinforcing the campaign.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. R. Ross
British Columbia
Provine
Ifte North West
Minister of Lands
British Calumbia
Bishermont
Motion Picture Theatre
Destruction of Weeds Arising Under Noxious Weed Act
An excerpt from the Noxious Weeds Act is applied to Medley residents. It states duties of occupiers or owners to destroy all noxious weeds on their land and adjacent highway rights of way from April 1 to November 1, to prevent seeding of weeds.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Medley
la Sie
Tandy
Government remount officer seeks horses at Hedley sale
On June 2 in Hedley Mrs. F Bevan, Dominion Government remount officer, will buy horses for Canada. They seek riding and artillery horses 5 to 10 years old, 14.0 to 16 hands, 1050 to 1550 pounds, in colors including brown black chestnut blue roan and red roan. Heavy draft horses up to 1580 pounds for artillery and transport may be purchased.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
F. Bevan
Hedley
Wilkers
Local business moves and repairs in town from ten years ago
Ten years ago activity in the town included a new site for the Bank of BN, shop relocations and renovations. Bromley’s workers camped nearby while H A Wright planned to move his shoe shop into a new finish building south of the Commercial hotel. John Bryant purchased the old Welbygwatch From Mr Studd to raise prize poultry and market gardening.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
H. A. Wright
Kin
Geo. Sproule
Ble Smith
Patersons
Nicolas Merald
Neel Luke
AL Fensen
Nicol
Herald
Gazette Wishay
Martial law proclaimed in Vienna after Austria war decline
Geneva June 3 martial law declared in Vienna following the lingering effects of a war declination against Austria. The report notes rapid political shifts and military authority taking control amid uncertain prospects for the region.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Geneva
Martial Taw
Vira Ag
Ludiga
Austria
Geologists to Scout Western Canada in Summer 1915
Field operations by the Geological Survey will continue in western Canada during the summer of 1915. The program emphasizes mineral resources and ore deposits in Manitoba Saskatchewan Alberta and British Columbia with numerous investigators mapping regions from Antisk Lake to the Grand Trunk Pacific route and the Windermere and Fraser areas.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Geological Survey
Canada
B.L. Bruce
Antisk
Beaver) Lake District
Manitoba
Saskatchewan
A. McLean
Pembina Mountain
U. S Boundary
Churchill River
South Indian Lake
Hudson Bay
B. J. Alcock
Charles Camsell
Lake Athabaska
Fond, du Lac
Camisel
Grand Trunk Pacific
Grand Trunk Pacific ‘Ilway Between Fort George and ‘Ellena, || Mr. 8. B. Slipper
Sheep Creek
Alberta
Lethbridge
D. B. Dowling
Bruce Rose
Slocum
CW. Drysdale
Til- Jooet
D. J. MacKenaie
Maxeison-Aldermore
Stewart River
Yukon
D. P. Cairnco
Dublin Gulch
Mayo Lake
Tocky Mountain Park
Ta Barthus
Canadian Pacific
Grand Trunk
Mgr
Fy Sternberg
Edmonton
Red Deer River
B. B. MacKay
C.H. Freeman
Shes Creek
S. C. McLean
Rocky
H. J. Smith
Port Frage
Hazelton
Grand Trans Pacific Railway
W. B. Nickovson
Private A P Quinn recalls Ypres firefight in letter home
Vancouver private of the 72nd Seaforths describes near misses and shelling at Ypres. He recounts escaping bullets while trench reinforcements failed to arrive, a comrade killed, and shells raining as the unit held ground before a retreat.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
A. F. Quinn
Land Highlanders
Vancouver Battalion
Ypres
Florence
Quinn
Vancouver
A. PL
72Nd Seaforths
Sud
Dreds
Dreds and Jb
Pic
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JAS. Glarke Watchmaker
Hedley,&,.c. Glasks and Watches
tTxampses
Western Canada
Cammell Laird & Co. Ltd
Sheffield
Eng
Beatty Street
B. C
ACF
A.M
Hedley Lodge No
A. M
Fraternity Hall
A. Creelman
S. E. Hamilton
Hedley Lodge
Orange Hall
King
W. M. G.B. Malton
See
R. PP. Brown
Land Surveyor
Penticton
Dia Wer
P. W. Gregory
Star Building
Princeton
Walter Clayton
We, Money TO Loan
Hedley Opera House
Howe
Great Northern
B.C. Berond
John Jackson
White Wyandottes
James Murdoch Sterling Creel
Hedley, B.C
Grand Union
Hedley, British Columbia
Hedtey Gazette
Juno Buh
Bank of BN. A
Bromley
Hedley Lamber Company
Tulmeen River
Ching Creek
Winter
Bank of Bna
Pon Lieto
Uniny Wien
Euecoodoel
Tech
Lown
Vienna
Mr. C. MH
Sternberg
Cotleet
Messimnian
Cana-dan
Milk River
Wilntiies
Jehan Macoun
Janes Macoun
Gulf
Georgia
Vouscotrver Island
TA. Telit
Christian Lodan
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