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Newspaper
Russell Banner
Location
Russell, Manitoba, Canada
Date
Mar 31, 1921
Page
6
Thursday March 31 1921 notice from the publisher Joseph McIntyre announces a regular publication schedule with the office rear on Main Street Russell.
Canadian National Railways plans summer camps in Jasper Park and Mount Robson Park. The Jasper Park Tent City at Lac Beauvert near Jasper station will host 75 to 100 guests from June 15 to September 15, operated by J W Brewster. Mount Robson Camp, three miles from Mount Robson station, accommodates 20 to 40, running July 1 to late August under Messrs Dennison and Brittain.
A new modern train labeled The Continental Limited travels Montreal Winnipeg and Vancouver. It is billed as luxury and comfort with first class coaches tourist and standard sleeping cars a dining car and a drawing room library observation car. The service is promoted as The National Way attracting travelers across Canada with Western Canada particularly embracing this popular luxury train.
The advertisement extols eastbound travel through Northern Ontario to Ottawa and Montreal and westbound via the Continental Limited from Winnipeg to Vancouver, noting Jasper and Mount Robson parks and the Fraser River canyon. It invites reservations through the local agent or W. J. Quainlan, District Passenger Agent, Union Station, Winnipeg, Man.
The department of customs and in land revenue announces a ruling affecting Canadian retailers. Pending a test case decision in the exchequer court, retailers will not need a sales tax license or to collect sales tax under the special war revenue act. The measure covers the nationwide retail trade.
The opening for soldier settlement of about two townships from the Rid ing Mountain reserve will occur at the Dominion land office in Dauphin Manitoba in about two weeks. The townships south of Clear Lake near Erickson will be divided into 120 farm units from 24 to 320 acres. Land will be disposed of by soldier grant entry of 160 acres with 80 to 160 acres reserved for future purchase based on fertility. less valuable land will be offered as homestead and soldier grant entries.
The bill in parliament outlines a Canadian National as a British subject who is a Canadian citizen under the 1919 immigration act and its amendments, the wife of any such citizen, or any person born on.
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