Royal Commission urges new roads for Alberta
A 115 page MacGregor Royal Commission report on Northland Alberta calls for new roads and a risked rail link from McMurray to Great Slave Lake. It recommends paved sections, rebuilding the Mackenzie Highway, and a railway from McMurray to Pine Point for defence and freight, noting northern development will shape Alberta’s role.
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Royal Commission
Alberta
Northland
McMurray
Great Slave Lake
Peace
Athabasca
Mackenzie Highway
Grimshaw
Manning
Pine Point
N.W.T
Uranium City
Saskatchewan
Canada
Edmonton
Northwest Territories
Lac Ste. Anne
Alta
New Vegreville Reservoir Ready for Spring Runoff
Vegreville unveils a new 100 million gallon reservoir built south of town with a four thousand gallon per minute fill from Vermilion River. By year end about 70.06 million gallons are expected, enough to supply three years. A full treatment plant filters chlorinates aerates and purifies. Town engineer Frank Montgomery explained the complex system while observers noted the water will be soft yet flat for internal use. Total cost runs to 287000 dollars covering reservoir plant land and piping. At present daily use is 100000 gallons.
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Vegreville
Vermilion
Frank Montgomery
Montgomery
Observer
Alta
Whooping cranes nest near Acadia Valley district
Mr. Thorby Tobias reports seeing a flock of 13 large white birds with black wing tips north of Arneson flying northwest. Several pairs have nested in the area for years, with one pair near Arneson town and others near the lake west of Brunner's farm, as noted by The Enterprise Eatonia Sask.
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Thorby Tobias
Arneson
Brunner
Enterprise
Eatonia
Sask
Two mile long freights on Canadian railways loom
A historical note predicts two mile long freight trains may soon arrive in Canada as diesel power and longer cars extend typical runs. It contrasts older steam limits of 100 to 110 cars with current West experiences of 125 to 165 cars and rising car lengths.
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CNR
Maine Named From Ancient French Province
The state of Maine derives its name from the historic French province of the same name, reflecting early cultural links and historical naming practices in New England.
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Maine
U.S
France
Indoor shutters from Home Workshop Decorator Patterns
Pattern 445 provides directions for sturdy frames and slats to regulate light. Mailed for 40c. part of Decorator Projects packet from Home Workshop. Price 1.75. Send orders to Home Workshop Patterns Department P.P.L. Vancouver, B.C. 4433 West 8th Avenue.
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Home Workshop
Department P.P.L
West
Lth Avenue
Vancouver
8.C
Quick thinking averts tragedy in Easter rescue
David Paradee, 18, saved two year old Eric Egeland from drowning in a Blackie ditch on Easter Sunday. He pulled the child from water, drained his mouth and lungs, and waited for breathing to resume. Eric’s parents and doctors treated him. he woke hours later hungry and unharmed. Eric is the son of Ellard and Mrs Egeland. Paradee, a Blackie High School student with Boy Scout and St Johns Ambulance training, left for Medicine Hat after the incident.
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David Paradee
Eric Egeland
Blackie
David
Eyeland
High River
Eric
Ellard Egeland
Blackie High School
St. John's Ambulance
Blackie Home and School Association
Medicine Hat
the Times
Alta
Prairie freight rules push grain export costs
Wheat accounts for one third of Canadian railway freight and, under federal law, all prairie grain exported must be charged freight rates that applied in 1899, prompting calls to support local merchants.
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Prairies
Reading room draws youngsters at Melfort Library
New reading room at the Melfort Library attracts many young visitors though adults are not aware of its existence. It offers a large selection of periodicals and publications and invites the public to make full use of facilities. The Encyclopedia Canadiana, presented by James Richardson and Sons, is also available in this room.
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Melfort Library
Encylopedia Canadiana
James Richardson and Sons
Ythis
Melfort, Sask
Visit by British delegation to promote Canada UK trade
The Dollar Sterling Trade Council plans a major 11 member British mission led by Sir William Rootes visiting Ottawa Montreal Halifax Quebec City Toronto Winnipeg Regina Edmonton Calgary Vancouver and Victoria from April 24. The tour aims to boost two way trade while focusing on imports Canada relies on from outside sources.
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Dollar Sterling Trade Council
Canada
Britain
United Kingdom
William Rootes
Dollar Exports Council
Gordon Churchill
High Commissioner
London
B.O.A.C
Britannia
Ottawa
Montreal
Halifax
Quebec City
Toronto
Winnipeg
Regina
Edmonton
Calgary
Vancouver
Victoria
Wiliam Rootes
Charles Hambro
D.E.C
Edward Herbert
Trade Union Congress
Henry Tiarks
J. V. Morrison
Northern Ireland Development Council
E. D. O'Brien
P. §. Young
Dolar Sterling Trade Council
Cow Attack on EightYearOld in Saskatchewan Field
Mary Anne Trueby eight is struck by a cow while searching for a missing animal with her father and two sisters near St Gregor. The normally gentle cow charged the child, lifting her and driving her to the ground before her father used a board to drive the animal away. She suffered minor head bruises and a bad scare, then walked home with her family. The Journal Humboldt Sask reports.
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Mary Anne Trueby
Oscar Trueby
St. Gregor
Mr. Trueby
Mary Anne
Chimpanzee Declared Champion of Animal Intelligence
Scientists rank the chimpanzee as the most intelligent creature in the animal kingdom while placing the horse and dog at the lower end of the intelligence scale.
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Grant Macdonald
Scarth
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Acadia Valley
Helen
Anne Adams
Front Street
Ruth Wyeth Speers
Tan
Gordon Bowen
John L. Bonus
Canadian Association of British Manufacturers and Agencies
W. Luke Lawson
Peter Stursberg
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Grande Prairie
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