Flow of immigration to Canada rises after 1845
The flow of immigrants to Canada has grown since 1845 with about 204,000 new citizens settling there. Most arrivals come from displaced persons camps in Europe or the United Kingdom, driven by postwar housing needs and shipping availability. Since 1945 Canadian arrivals rose steadily, with 31,000 in 1945–46, 67,000 in 1946–47, and 79,000 in the year ending March 1948, plus an estimated 77,000 more since March 1948.
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Canada
Europe
United Kingdom
Great Britain
British Isles
Department of Immigration
Britain
United States
Ducks Unlimited Plans Prairie Nesting Projects
Ducks Unlimited will build 25 to 30 nesting projects across prairie provinces as part of its international wildfowl conservation program. Arthur M. Bartley says budgets for 1949 projects exceed 300 000 dollars with operations to start after March trustees meeting. by spring 26 projects from 1948 will be active, totaling 200 prairie sites overall.
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Winnipeg
Ducks Unlimited Incorporated
Prairie Provinces
Arthur M. Bartley
New York
Bartley
Ducks Unlimited
Canada
Prairies
Atlantic
Mississippi
Central
Rocky Mountain
Mr. Bartley
Drouth
Lord Nuffield Donates Million For Surgeons
Lord Nuffield the motor magnate and philanthropist has given 250000 to Britain for young surgeons from the dominions the U S and other countries to study advanced surgery. The gift to the Royal College of Surgeons funds a Nuffield College of Surgical Sciences attached to the college.
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London
Lord Nuffield
Dominions
United States
Britain
Royal College of Surgeons
Nuffield College of Surgical Sciences
Royal College
Humorous Vignettes and Wry Exchanges Across Bar Rooms
A collection of brief humorous snippets includes a bar side chat about a loan with a joke chain and watchdog, a sarcastic telegram about a client’s name, dinner service quips, a risk-averse parachute worker, a Scot’s road scene, a divorce coaching line, and a cinema executive’s brief reform remark. The tone is light, punny, and observational.
Barbara Ann Scott Practises in Minto Morning Glow
Barbara Ann Scott, world figure skating champion, practices at Ottawa’s Minto rink before New York. The Ottawa star works with Melville Rogers, a ballet coach, and a pianist as she refines spins and footwork on small ice, preparing for staged routines and a paid debut.
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Ottawa
Barbara Ann Scott
New York
Barbara Ann
U.S
Canada
Minto
Minto Club
Maple Leaf Gardens
Melville Rogers
West
Rogers
Homburg
Farmers Face New Reality With Lower Surpluses Prices
Ottawa reports Dean A M Shaw chairman of the Dominion Provincial Agricultural Conference warns Canadian farmers the war period is over and they may face lower prices for surpluses. He notes potential increases in summer fallow, restrained wheat acres, and shifts in hog, flaxseed, rapeseed and soybean production as war subsidies end.
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Ottawa
Dean A. M. Shaw
Dominion
Prairie moisture near forty percent of normal in prairies
Regina reports Searle Grain estimates that autumn rainfall across Alberta Saskatchewan and Manitoba yielded 41 percent of normal. Only moisture reserves remaining for next crop are the fall rains up to freeze up on stubble land with summerfallow holding higher reserves. Provincial breakdown shows 39 percent in stubble land for Alberta and Saskatchewan and 54 percent for Manitoba. Summerfallow reserves reach 92 percent in Alberta, 82 percent in Saskatchewan, and 104 percent in Manitoba.
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Regina
Prairie Provinces
Searle Grain Company
Searle
Prairie Sea
Alberta
Saskatchewan
Manitoba
Potash Found at Oil Site Near North Battleford
J. M. Cantor of Community Petroleum Ltd announces a salt bed with two zones containing low potash content found at 2700 feet on an oil drilling site a half mile from North Battleford Saskatchewan. Samples have been sent to the University of Saskatchewan for analysis.
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Regina
J. M. Cantor
Community Petroleum Ltd
North Battleford
Saskatchewan
Cantor
University of Saskatchewan
Foreign Language Records Obtainable In Canada
During the long winter evenings music relaxes as radio phonographs gain popularity. New Canadian citizens from Europe can now obtain records in most foreign languages, allowing them to enjoy music from their native lands.
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Europe
Canada
Record Catch Of Herring In One Set
Vancouver reports a record catch of a thousand tons or two million pounds of herring in a single set from Barkley Sound on Vancouver Island. The dock value is about 21,500 dollars with the senior crew to share 7,500. tendermen get an equal share and the remainder goes to boat charters and other charges.
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Vancouver
Barkley Sound
Vancouver Island
Banks Render Music For Clients In Edmonton
The Canadian Bank of Commerce in Edmonton installed disc jockies playing Christmas carols and soft organ music for customers. The system uses a new radio record player and mirrors a Montreal and Toronto rollout. A bank official said it will be continued if it proves itself.
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Edmonton
Canadian Bank of Commerce
Bank of Montreal
Montreal
Toronto
Barbara Ann Scott Honored at Minto Club Portrait Display
Ottawa's Minto Club honors figure Barbara Ann Scott with a large Karsh photograph and a signed note from Sonja Home. The display also features licensed plates and other images. The text mentions 1840 gas lighting in Canada as a historical aside.
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Ottawa
Minto Club
Barbara Ann Scott
Karsh
Sonja
Canada
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Jones
Smith
Robinson
Jenkins
Mrs. Timkin
Ory
Mrs. Simkin
Sandy
Bamberger
Les Carroll
Jean Love Galloway
Central Press
Warren Smith
Olds
Alta
Ix Carter
Carter
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