Fort Battleford: A Silent Sentinel of Early Saskatchewan
Fort Battleford stands as a National Historic Park after repairs in the late 1940s and 1951 designation. It preserves Mounties era artifacts from 1876 to 1924, including Poundmaker’s war axe, Gabriel Dumont’s revolver, and uniforms, with depictions of the 1885 Riel Rebellion and frontier life famed in Saskatchewan history.
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Fort Battleford
Canadian West
James Walker
North West Mounted Police
Battle River
Old Fort Battleford
Northwest
Lefacheau
Gabriel Dumont
New Hydro Plant Proposed for Snare River Site
The Northern Canada Power Commission plans a new hydro plant about eight miles downstream from the existing Snare River facility at an estimated cost over five million dollars. It will start with 6,400 horsepower, allow for a second unit, and be commissioned in fall 1960. Amortization for the current plant extends to 30 years, potentially reducing rates for mines and distributors.
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Alberta
Industries and Labor
Northern
Alberta Jubilee Auditorium
Edmonton
Department of Economic Affairs
Hal E. Martin
Snare River
R. G. Robertson
Northern Canada Power Commission
Robertson
ISSOT
News of the North
Yellowknife
N.W.T
Settlement Patterns Across Valleys and Plains
The text notes that most people live in valleys and plains up to 600 feet above sea level, where the majority of large cities are located. It contrasts this with a small share, about one tenth of the global population, living above 1,500 feet.
Remodeled chair offers new life and pattern details
A rocker has been fully transformed and a pattern 312 offers illustrated directions for repairing sagging springs and upholstery. The pattern will be mailed for 40c by Home Workshop Patterns Department P.P.L. Vancouver 8.C.
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Department P.P.L
West 5Th Avenue
Vancouver
8.C
New Nassau House Opens as Hope for Alcoholics
Nassau House at 100 Nassau Street in Winnipeg operated by the Alcoholism Foundation of Manitoba opens May 23 to house ten men in recovery. The center, one of three in Canada, focuses on counselling and therapy alongside medical treatment, with referrals mainly from doctors and clergy.
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Nassau House
Winnipeg
Nassau Street
The
Alcoholism Foundation of Manitoba
Nassau
Canada
Vancouver
Toronto
Manitoba
Ipenany Mays
Sais
Ross Mounce
A.A
Yale University
Yale
Mounce
AVA
Topsoil washed away in 50 years threatens centuries of buildup
The passage notes that seven inches of topsoil can be lost in fifty years, a fraction of the thousands of years required to form it, and mentions the sweet pea originating from Sicily.
Pattern Adverts for Women’s Dress and Bolero
Advertises Printed Pattern 4545 for women sizes 36 to 46 with built-up shoulders and a matching bolero. Provides yardage for 34 inch fabric and easy cut directions. Requests 40 cents, send name address and size to Anne Adams Pattern Dept in Toronto.
Age and experience in Morden highlighted by Tabor Homes
The Times notes older residents face isolation as farm to city migration and housing changes reduce spaces for seniors. It cites postwar retirement trends and social measures, praising Morden's Tabor Home for Senior Citizens and Tabor Home for the Aged, where elderly couples gain dignified housing.
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Gordon Royal Commission
Canada
Commission
Morden
Tabor
Humboldt closes early under new town bylaw
The Journal reports Humboldt's new bylaw requires most businesses to close at seven pm with extended Saturday hours to nine pm before Christmas and on holidays. The paper critiques the process and defends free enterprise, noting many signatories now oppose the change and predicting widespread noncompliance risk.
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Humboldt
McIvor's Stewardship Admired Upon Wheat Board Departure
Tribute applauds George McIvor after retirement as chairman of the Canadian Wheat Board. He over a quarter century guided grain producers and government with serenity, patience, and fair judgment. Hon. Gordon Churchill urged him to stay past April 30 while the nation salutes a top wheat authority.
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George Mclvor
Canadian Wheat Board
Mclvor
McIvor
Gordon Churchill
Trade and Commerce
John I. McFarland
James R. Murray
George McIvor
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Legislative Annex
Regina, Sask
Nane
Saskatchewan
Golden Gate
Gerrit Nyholt
Golden Gate Farm
North Battleford
Snare
Ruthoutth Spears
New Nassau House
Hope
the Foundation
Brack
En Liquor Inquiry Commission
Committee On
Cochin
Jackfish Lake
Sicily
Wis
Anne Adams Pattern Dept
Department P.P.1
GO Front Street
the Times
Man
the Journal
Humboldt, Sask
the Enterprise
Yorkton, Sask
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