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Newspaper
Pas Herald
Location
The Pas, Manitoba, Canada
Date
Jul 17, 1913
Page
7
The article notes heavy weekly rail unloading on Hudson Bay routes and discusses an expected open period for transatlantic freight at moderate insurance costs. It forecasts rising coastal traffic between Hudson Bay ports and James Bay, tied to Quebec government plans.
The Prince Albert Herald reports that a government backed railway from Nelson to Le Pas will connect with a northeast line, enabling access to Hudson Bay resources. It may bring Nova Scotia coal to Prince Albert for about seven dollars a ton, boosting Western Canada through a coast to interior route.
Windsor North Carolina noted biologist and fish expert Prof McCarthy is chosen by the Government to lead a summer study of commercial fishing potential in Hudson Bay. A hydrographic surveying party will map channels for navigation after steel reaches Port Nelson. The Bonaventure and Bellaventura chartered ships sailed from Halifax with 100 men, rising to about 250 for the season, carrying lumber and supplies for building and a breakwater project.
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