Recollections on Edgar Dewdney Former Governor and Minister
The author recalls Edgar Dewdney born in England, his rise as a civil engineer, and his roles as Governor of the North West Territories and later Minister of the Interior. He notes Dewdney's cautious leadership, mixed public reception for the liquor permit system, and his political battles including East Assiniboia elections and the Souris Extension project.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Edgar Dewdney
Devonshire
England
British Columbia
Dominion House of Commons
John A. Macdonald
David Laird
North West Territories
East Assiniboia
Commons
W. Dell Perley
Territories
Dewdney
Ottawa
J. G. Turriff
Turriff
Jack Turriff
North West Council
Judge Forbes
Moosomin
Cotham
Broadview
William Trant
Manitoba
Souris
Assiniboia
Estevan
Regina
Ex Homestead Inspector R S Park of Whitewood
A reminiscence of R S Park, a 1884 appointed homestead inspector for the North West Territories. The piece recalls his early years in Brandon and Whitewood, his role shaping settlers’ patents, his strong sympathy for homesteaders, and his political stance as a thorough Conservative who often clashed with Ottawa over interpreting regulations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
R. S. Park
Adam
Interior Department
North West Territories
Prescott County
Quebec
John Rogers
Regina
West
Park
Brandon
Whitewood
R. S
Assiniboia
Legislative Assembly
Old North West Council
Long John
Hardee
Lord Byron
Ottawa
Mr. Park
Convention For Soldier's Wives In Regina
A Regina convention last March supported soldiers wives in rebuilding home life after the war. The event organized by Mrs. Cunningham offered shelter, lectures on cookery and dressmaking, nursery care for babies, and shared experiences to bolster morale and esprit de corps among G W V spouses.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Regina
Canada
Mrs. Cunningham
Dominion Government
Home Department
Tiny Tim
Helpful Hints For Housewives Tomato Jelly Recipe For Salad
A wartime era cooking note describes saving tomato waste after opening a can for soup. It provides a recipe for a tomato jelly to serve with salad dressing or as a salad with cold meat, outlining steps to use the unused tomato portions.
Shrink Belting for Summer Dresses
In making summer wash skirts be sure to shrink the belting before you make the skirt. If not done, after the first washing the skirt band will be much too small.
Remembering Park the Peripatetic Inspector of East Assiniboia
The article recalls Park, a longtime inspector who shaped Interior Department land sales in East Assiniboia. He retired to Whitewood, ran a real estate business, and served as mayor of the writer’s town, famed for his rugged prairie travels and enduring energy at eighty.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Vancouver Island
Clifford Sifton
Interior Department
Park
Winnipeg
Whitewood
Burg
East Assiniboia
Ark
Also Mentioned on This Page
Broadview Station
Mr. Dewdney
Orangemen
Saskatchewan
Alberta
Broadway School House
William White
Q.C
R.S. Park
Soldiers’ Settlement Board
G.W.V
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