Editors Invade Northland in Saskatchewan Tour Part 2
Four editors of the Canadian Weekly Newspaper Association recount a government sponsored northern tour visiting Beaverlodge Eldorado plant and Big River Waite Fisheries. The piece profiles Len Waite, his family, the Buffalo Narrows plant, and evolving fish processing and marketing strategies.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Canadian Weekly Newspaper Association
Saskatchewan
Big River
Len Waite
Waite Fisheries Ltd
Mr. Waite
Mrs. Waite
North
Young Waite
Saskatchewan Government Airways
George Greening
Buffalo Narrows
Waite
New York
Cleveland
United States
Canada
Lapine’s
Waite Fisheries Freezing Plant
Jim Clouthier
Dave
Narrows
Alvin Wicklund
Wait Fisheries Limited
Norseman
Northern press tour highlights Manitoba to Saskatchewan
The narrative describes pelicans at Buffalo Narrows and a Canso flying boat unloading Goldeyes at Lake Clair before Winnipeg. It recalls Grayling Lodge on Careen Lake with Arctic Grayling, travels to Martin Lake and Uranium City, and notes a modern hotel there. The piece ends predicting Saskatchewan’s northern development driven by rising visits and opportunities.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Canso
Buffalo Narrows
Lake Clair
Winnipeg
Manitoba
Careen Lake
George
Madeline Nelson
Grayling Lodge
Clearwater River
United States
Canada
Martin Lake
Uranium City
Big River
Lac la Ronge
Saskatchewan
North
Saskatchewan Government Airways
Home Workshop Patterns and Co-operation Note
Description of pattern 242 for a 43 by 28 inch outdoor barn and a compact table project with pattern details and pricing. Includes mention of Ducks Unlimited cooperation with U S and Canada wildlife services on waterfowl habitat knowledge and movements.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ducks Unlimited
Wildlife Services
United States
Canada
Agro yields good in far north area
Fort Vermilion serves as a farming center well north of Edmonton where wheat oats barley and flax dominate. Grain moves 235 miles to Grimshaw for shipping at about 40 cents per bushel while live animals go to Yellowknife by air. Frost-free days average 71 with crops enduring light frost. Experimental yields 1938 1948 include Thatcher wheat 34.5 bu/acre Victory oats 101.1 bu/acre Newel barley 92.0 bu/acre Redwing flax 11.2 bu/acre.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fort Vermilion
Edmonton
Secon
Canada
Economics Division
Department of Agriculture
Ottawa
Grimshaw
Yellowknife
Thatcher
Canada Proposes Eskimo Protections in Radar Chain
Ottawa officials say Canadian Eskimos will be protected during the distant early warning radar chain construction in the north. Measures will safeguard hunting, trapping food supplies and living standards while many may gain high paying jobs. Canada retains land title and law applies. construction by the United States with Canadian contractors given equal consideration and preference for Canadian workers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ottawa
Canada
Northland
United States
Also Mentioned on This Page
Mink Ranch
Walter Telfer
iHumbold Journal
Eldorado Mining and Refining
Beaverlodge
Lake Athabaska
Mr. White
U.S
Scotty Fraser
Dave Belbeck
Cliff Ashfield
Irwin McIntosh
Tre A la Crosse
Earl Dodds
Department of Natural Resources
Green River
Ile A-La Crosse
Lake
Lapine's Hotel
Northern Press
P.P.L
West Fifth Avenue
Vancouver
B.C
Faby
Fido
Ell
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