Cape Dorset Basket Weaving on Baffin Island
Lifeless Stone vice Officer examines baskets from Cape Dorset where basket making is an old established art. Sealskin strips or whale sinew are woven into simple designs.
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Newspaper
Miniota Herald
Location
Miniota, Manitoba, Canada
Date
Apr 03, 1958
Page
6
Lifeless Stone vice Officer examines baskets from Cape Dorset where basket making is an old established art. Sealskin strips or whale sinew are woven into simple designs.
The Saskatchewan Provincial Highway Traffic Board announces motor vehicle licenses for 1958 go on sale March 17 to April 30. Licences include off white plates with red lettering. 1000 will be luminous. Five dollar extra charge applies for reflectorized plates. Driver tests urged now to avoid rush. Learner licenses require written and vision tests. Contact local Motor Licence Issuer or traffic officer for appointments.
CNR places entire piggyback service under the road transport department with L. J. Henderson as head. He will oversee for hire piggyback services and railway owned trailer operations plus administration terminals servicing and traffic solicitation. The growth follows years of carriage from Montreal to Toronto and rising volumes.
The article states Lake Superior reaches a maximum depth of 1,302 feet making it the deepest Great Lake. It also notes Lake St Clair as the shallowest with a maximum depth of 23 feet and mentions aluminum being discovered as a separate metal in 1824.
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