Floods Devastate Eastern Provinces With Ice Jam Damage
Eastern Canada faces major flooding as rising waters threaten Grand Falls NB and Quebec, with an ice jam at Quisibis swelling logs and blocking rivers. Rescue teams reach Maugerville NB by boat, saving families from attics while mills and bridges sustain damage and supplies dwindle in the St John and Maskinonge river regions.
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New Brunswick
Grand Falls
St John
St. Leonard-Van Buren International Highway
Dalhousie
Maskinonge
Quebec
Maugerville
Fredericton
Mia
Bernard Cook
Sailor Killed Aboard Westcott in Strait of Gibraltar
An unexplained explosion aboard the 1,100-ton destroyer Westcott during feet exercises in the Strait of Gibraltar killed one British sailor and injured eight others including an officer. The injured were hospitalized locally as authorities withheld further details.
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Gibraltar
Westcott
Strait of Gibraltar
Prominent Western Can adian Publisher Dies in Calgary
George M. Bell publisher and MD of Albertan Publishers Limited died in hospital after a brief illness at 51. He led The Albertan the province’s morning paper and social credit official publication. Bell, a Calgary resident since 1926, was linked to Western Canada mining and oil, previously heading newspapers in Regina Saskatoon and The Pas Manitoba. He married in 1908 and is survived by his wife, two sons and two daughters. His son Max Bell is business manager of the Albertan.
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Orge M. Bell
Calgary
Western Canada
George M. Bell
The
Albertan Publishers Limited
Albertan
Alberta
Social Credit Movement
Snce
Canada
British Columbia
Saskatchewan
Leader Publishing Company
Regina
Star Publishing Company
Saskatoon
8. L. Ross
Northern Mail
the Pas
Manitoba
Brandon
Bell
Max Bell
Early Start On Land Reports Record Prairie Work
Winnipeg and Alberta reports show this year opening with first official land work on the Lethbridge division near Taber, CPR area. Spring cultivation and harrowing are general, but no plowing yet. Taber previously held the record for years, with initial reports coming March 21, 1935.
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Winnipeg
Man
Barnwell
Alberta
Agricultural Department
Canadian Pacific
Lethbridge
CPR
Taber
Prairie
Landreth Elected President of New Canadian Produce Body
Winnipeg's A. Landreth was chosen president of the newly formed Canadian Produce Association at an executive meeting. J. W. Skelly of Calgary was elected first vice president, and F. Ironsides of Swift Current second vice president. The executive includes J. Turnbull Regina M. Rudin Canova Sask A. J. Chorley Moose Jaw F. J. Heffernan Calgary and B. Wainberg and B. Stanley Edmonton.
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A. Landreth
Winnipeg
W. A. Landreth
Canadian Produce Association
Evc
J. W. Skelly
Calgary
F. Ironsides
Swift Current
Sask
J. 8. Turnbull
Regina
M. Rudin Canova
A. J. Chorley
Moose Jaw
Alberta Coal Output Curtailed For Five Years Report Says
The Barlow inquiry recommends halting new coal leases in Alberta for five years and pressuring existing undeveloped mineral areas to suspend activity. It urges higher subventions, fixed freight rates, better marketing, and stricter deadlines, with exemptions for bona fide existing mines. Coal and gas dominate Alberta’s mineral wealth as 1935 production rose 13 percent to 5,462,973 tons.
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Ottawa
Alberta
Montague Barlow
Montague
CC. Ross
Ross
United States
Barlow
Cattle Sales Rise as Western Markets Lead Trade
Western Canada cattle marketing rose over late 1935 into March 1936 with stockyard sales up 19 516 while Toronto and Montreal declined by 12 478 head. Exports to the United States increased, United Kingdom shipments fell from 4 781 in 1935 to 1 765 by March 12 1936. A five member committee was formed to coordinate with Western Canada Livestock Union on inter empire trade pact reviews for 1937.
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Canada
Toronto
Western Canada
Alex G. Hall
of Canada Packers Ltd
Sth
Eastern Canada Livestock Union
United States
United Kingdom
Hall
Montreal
Western Canada Livestock Union
Veterans Assistance Commission to Aid Employment
Government resolution in the House of Commons proposes establishing a Veterans Assistance Commission to help veterans find employment and related supports. Hon. G. Power, minister of pensions and national health, also announced legislation amending the War Veterans' Allowance Act to favor veterans aged 58 to under 60 who cannot support themselves.
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Ottawa
Veterans Assistance Commission
House of Commons
G. Power
Pensions and National Health
Canada Grows As Industrial Power Says Massey
Hon. Vincent Massey, Canada's high commissioner to London, stressed Canada's rising importance as an industrial nation at a luncheon by the Canadian Chamber of Commerce in Great Britain. He urged that trade with the United Kingdom demonstrate mutual respect and interest and lauded Britain's economic progress.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Canada
Massey
London
Vincent Massey
Canadian Chamber of Commerce
Great Britain
United Kingdom
Italy Seizes Wheat as Government Controls Grain Trade
Rome orders all wheat put in state warehouses and bars millers from acquiring grain elsewhere, centralizing production under government storage. The decree cuts out middlemen, forcing farmers to hand over crops for state control.
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Rome
Roads To Mines Promised Access In Canada
Ottawa ministers pledge to provide reasonable road access to mining properties in cooperation with the Dominion department of mines and provincial departments. Hor C D Howe says mining has grown to second in wealth production and that transportation needs, including roads, will be addressed by a joint program with focus on minerals and property access. Toronto reports 1888 Ontario auto accidents last year with 560 deaths and 9,839 injuries, comparing 9645 incidents in 1934 with 912 deaths and 8,990 injuries.
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Ottawa
Dominion Department of Mines
Institute of Mining and Metallurgy
Hor. C. D. Howe
Canada
Dominion
Ontario
Department of Railways and Canals
Toronto
J. P. Bickell
Registrar of Motor Vehicles of
Bill to Overhaul Civil Service Act Defeated in House
Ottawa reports the Boulanger bill to overhaul the Civil Service Act was defeated in the House of Commons after Premier King pledged a special committee next session to review the legislation. The bill sought to divorce outside service from the Ottawa commission and limit returned soldiers’ preference, with mixed Cabinet support.
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Ottawa
House of Commons
King
Commission F
Thomas Donnelly
Lib
Wood Mountain
House
Casgrain
Quebec
Donald McNiven
Regina
Thut
King Edward Holds Levee With Canadian Officers Presented
At Buckingham Palace on March 18 King Edward held a levee, presenting Canadian officers from the funeral of King George V. Captain W. G. Brodeur and Wing Commander G. Tackaberry were honored alongside several others including Guy Simonds, James Hunter, K. G. McCullagh, M. P. Joley, J. A. Bennett, and A. B. Connolly, plus Bishop W. T. Hallam of Saskatchewan, Lester Pearson, and Ross McLean.
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London
Canada
George V
Edward
Buckingham Palace
W. G. Brodeur
Royal Canadian Navy
G. Tackaberry
Royal Canadian Air Force
James Hunter
K. G. McCullagh
M. P. Joley
J. A. Bennett
A. B. Connelly
W. T. Hallam
Sasktoon
Lester Pearson
Canadian High Commissioners Office
Ross McLean
Alaskan mushers final leg to Fairbanks amid lone trek
Mary Joyce, 27, and her five-dog team push the last 165 miles of a 1000 mile trek from Taku to Fairbanks. The Taku lodge mistress travels with an Indian guide who will break trail to Big Delta 91 miles from Fairbanks. she continues alone the rest of the way.
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Alaska
Mary Joyce
Taku
Fairbanks
Big Delta
Roosevelt asks for billion to extend work relief
President Roosevelt told Congress he would request more than 1 billion dollars to finance the work relief program for a full year beyond next July. The move signals a major federal effort to sustain relief efforts and preserve employment through the coming year.
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Roosevelt
Washington
Bridge Destroyed as St John River Flares in Fredericton
Floods on the St John river near Fredericton NB rose nearly 30 feet above summer levels and surpassed the 1887 record. The nine span Canadian National Railways bridge linking Fredericton with South Devon washed away, easing flood pressure but halting rail traffic to Newcastle and Moncton as water and ice flooded streets and forced evacuations.
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Fredericton
N.B
St. John
Canadian National Railways
South Devon
Newcastle
Moncton
Canada called richest mineral area by lord tweedsmuir
Lord Tweedsmuir, governor general, told the Canadian Institute of Mining and Metallurgy that Canada is the richest mineral region on earth and that future generations will not exhaust it. He cited Canada’s mining progress as highly organized and scientific, noting gold, copper, and asbestos discoveries in Ontario and Quebec and contrasting Canada with South Africa’s earlier mining profits.
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Ottawa
Canada
Lord Tweedsmuir
Canadian Institute of Mining and Metallurgy
Institute
South Africa
Rand
Ontario
Thetford
Bank of England
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Quisibis
Edmundton
St. Leonard-Van Bureau International Highway
Wate
Maine
Grand Falla
Green River
Dancer
Sailor
Heads Produce Association
Italy
Eaward VIII
Welsh Guards
Jean Batten
South Atlantic Ocean
Miss Batten
Europe
Asia
Canadian Legion
Vancouver
Fredericto N.B
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