Columbia Basin Institute of Regional History (CBIRH): 0050

Cockwell's Furniture

Newspaper article continually expanding furniture store keeps pace with needs of public.

Internal ID:	0050.0001
Medium:	Newspaper
Date:	December 29th 1965

Cranbrook Cartage Ad

Newspaper advertisement Cartage company over 34 years serving Cranbrook and District.

Internal ID:	0050.0002
Medium:	Newspaper
Date:	November 29th 1965

First Election Results

Newspaper article looking back 60 years to the first Cranbrook election for Mayor and Aldermen.

Internal ID:	0050.0003
Medium:	Newspaper
Date:	December 29th 1965

Haddad & Gartside Ad

Newspaper advertisement for automobiles and trucks at auto dealership.

Internal ID:	0050.0004
Medium:	Newspaper
Date:	December 29th 1965

Kootenay Auto Supply

Newspaper article 8 years in the auto supply market and Kootenay Auto Supply continues to grow and service garages and industrial trade as well as customers.

Internal ID:	0050.0005
Medium:	Newspaper
Date:	December 29th 1965

Laurie Signs Ad

Newspaper advertisement to lease or sell plastic and neon signs for truck, commercial and real estate.

Internal ID:	0050.0006
Medium:	Newspaper
Date:	November 29th 1965

Mountain Gas Ad

Newspaper advertisement gas company selling and servicing propane & natural gas appliances, hot water systems, forced air furnaces, ranges and water heaters.

Internal ID:	0050.0007
Medium:	Newspaper
Date:	December 29th 1965

Scenic Photo Studios Ad

Newspaper advertisement photo studio selling cameras and tape recorders.

Internal ID:	0050.0008
Medium:	Newspaper
Date:	December 29th 1965

Shell Canada Ad

Newspaper article for stove and furnace oil, gasoline and petroleum products.

Internal ID:	0050.0009
Medium:	Newspaper
Date:	December 29th 1965

Silver Ridge

Newspaper article mill originally on site considered outside city limits but is now inside limits moved to new location with expansion in mind.

Internal ID:	0050.0010
Medium:	Newspaper
Date:	December 15th 1965

Moir Park & Horsemen

Newspaper article delegation from Kootenay Light Horse Show Association and Maverick Riding Club requested permission from Cranbrook City Council to develop Moir park for their use as well as for others to use.

Internal ID:	0050.0011
Medium:	Newspaper
Date:	April 2nd 1969

Post Office Building

Newspaper letter to editor suggesting public library be relocated to old post office building instead of spending taxpayers money to build new building.

Internal ID:	0050.0012
Medium:	Newspaper
Date:	October 8th 1969

Project Society

Newspaper article Z-shaped heated outdoor pool design approved with a second phase that will be a smaller indoor pool.

Internal ID:	0050.0013
Medium:	Newspaper
Date:	October 22nd 1969

Project Society

Newspaper article Cranbrook Lions Club pledged $10,000 over a three year period towards the city's new swimming pool.

Internal ID:	0050.0014
Medium:	Newspaper
Date:	October 29th 1969

Cenotaph

Newspaper article Rememberance Day to be held in Rotary Park after Cenotaph was moved from Baker Street to the park.

Internal ID:	0050.0015
Medium:	Newspaper
Date:	November 5th 1969

Joint Club Council

Newspaper article Joint Service Club Council established to co-ordinate fund raising activities of the member clubs and to spearhead major fund raising events for new Cranbrook Swimming Pool.

Internal ID:	0050.0016
Medium:	Newspaper
Date:	November 5th 1969

Cenotaph Moves

Newspaper article Invermere Village Council granted Royal Canadian Legion permission to move Cenotaph from Legion grounds to Bruce Avenue.

Internal ID:	0050.0017
Medium:	Newspaper
Date:	June 22nd 1966

Plungers Club

Newspaper article Cranbrook Plungers Swim Club preparing for summer season of meets.

Internal ID:	0050.0018
Medium:	Newspaper
Date:	July 13th 1966

Pool Regulations

Newspaper article swimming pool standards thoroughly aired at recent meeting of the Inter- Union Board of Health with hopes that all pools will support the move to make these swimming pool laws.

Internal ID:	0050.0019
Medium:	Newspaper
Date:	July 13th 1966

City Works Garage

Newspaper article two Cranbrook landmarks demolished in preparation of the Cranbrook Mall.

Internal ID:	0050.0020
Medium:	Newspaper
Date:	July 27th 1966

Property Owners Meet

Newspaper article urging Fort Steele property owners to attend meeting to discuss Fort Steele becoming a historical site.

Internal ID:	0050.0021
Medium:	Newspaper
Date:	January 5th 1961

Property Owners Ad

Newspaper advertisement Fort Steele property owners required to attend a public meeting to discuss and decide to establish a Historical Site.

Internal ID:	0050.0022
Medium:	Newspaper
Date:	January 5th 1961

Favoured By Property Owners

Newspaper article Fort Steele property owners in favour of provincial government proposal to return Fort Steele to Gold Rush era and turn into historical site.

Internal ID:	0050.0023
Medium:	Newspaper
Date:	January 12th 1961

Library Building

Newspaper notice of hours and days Cranbrook Public Library is open.

Internal ID:	0050.0024
Medium:	Newspaper
Date:	January 12th 1961

Rod & Gun Club

Newspaper article Kimberley Rod & Gun Club wrote to government urging purchase of ranch on Premier Lake to turn into Provincial Park.

Internal ID:	0050.0025
Medium:	Newspaper
Date:	January 26th 1961

Thomas Roberts Obit

Newspaper obituary of former Cranbrook old-time resident.

Internal ID:	0050.0026
Medium:	Newspaper
Date:	January 26th 1961

Armour And Kennedy

Newspaper article looking back 50 years announcing opening of club cigar store and billiard parlor.

Internal ID:	0050.0027
Medium:	Newspaper
Date:	April 6th 1961

Opening Bull River

Newspaper article Kootenay Trout Hatchery at Bull River officially opened.

Internal ID:	0050.0028
Medium:	Newspaper
Date:	June 22nd 1966

3 Killed In Explosion

Newspaper article three muckers blown up and killed in accidental explosion of dynamite.

Internal ID:	0050.0029
Medium:	Newspaper
Date:	January 4th 1908

Immigration Numbers

Newspaper article past seventeen months Japanese, Chinese and Hindoo number of arrivals in B.C.

Internal ID:	0050.0030
Medium:	Newspaper
Date:	January 4th 1908

Japanese Invasion

Newspaper article as long as they are free of disease and have 25 dollars any Japanese can come to Canadian shores.

Internal ID:	0050.0031
Medium:	Newspaper
Date:	January 11th 1908

Chinese Fired

Newspaper article Kelowna Leaf Tobacco company fired Chinese workers and replaced them with white men.

Internal ID:	0050.0032
Medium:	Newspaper
Date:	February 1st 1908

Chinese Discrimination

Newspaper article editor makes suggestion of sentence Chinese must write in intelligible English as part of the new Natal Act.

Internal ID:	0050.0033
Medium:	Newspaper
Date:	February 22nd 1908

Chinese Segregated In School

Newspaper article Central school in Vancouver weeded out Orientals over the age of sixteen to be segregated to be taught by themselves.

Internal ID:	0050.0034
Medium:	Newspaper
Date:	February 22nd 1908

Chinese Miners

Newspaper article certificate on competency required of each coal miner proving he is sufficiently conversant with the English language to ensure he is a safe employee.

Internal ID:	0050.0035
Medium:	Newspaper
Date:	February 29th 1908

Chinese Wedding

Newspaper article Chinese wedding took place in Field.

Internal ID:	0050.0036
Medium:	Newspaper
Date:	March 7th 1908

Chinese Bakery Ad

Newspaper advertisement bakery dealing in fruits, confectionary, tobaccos and cigars.

Internal ID:	0050.0037
Medium:	Newspaper
Date:	March 21st 1908

Chinese Restaurant Ad

Newspaper advertisement Hop Lee Restaurant open till 1 am.

Internal ID:	0050.0038
Medium:	Newspaper
Date:	March 21st 1908

Murder Of Miss King

Newspaper article reporting upcoming trial for murder of man who killed a women while attempting to dynamite Canada hotel in Niagara, B.C.

Internal ID:	0050.0039
Medium:	Newspaper
Date:	March 28th 1908

Head Tax

Newspaper article no hindus, but 450 chinese arrived with 105 of them paying $500 head tax.

Internal ID:	0050.0040
Medium:	Newspaper
Date:	April 4th 1908

Chinese Burial At Revelstoke

Newspaper article Chinaman died just as train pulled into Golden station, remains carried through to Revelstoke for burial.

Internal ID:	0050.0041
Medium:	Newspaper
Date:	April 18th 1908

British Discrimination

Newspaper article Englishmen feel discriminated upon by city works, but engineer says newly arrived Englishmen are a grumply lot of men and raise trouble.

Internal ID:	0050.0042
Medium:	Newspaper
Date:	April 25th 1908

Chinese Burial At Revelstoke

Newspaper article another Chinaman died on westbound train and body was carried through to Revelstoke for burial.

Internal ID:	0050.0043
Medium:	Newspaper
Date:	May 16th 1908

English Buy Ranch

Newspaper article an English party purchases Big House Ranch in Radium.

Internal ID:	0050.0044
Medium:	Newspaper
Date:	May 16th 1908

Hindu Bias

Newspaper article describing Canada as a Garden of Eden over-run by swarms of locusts and mosquitoes in regards to incoming minorities.

Internal ID:	0050.0045
Medium:	Newspaper
Date:	May 16th 1908

Hindus In Sawmills

Newspaper article two Hindus to every white man is employed at local sawmill.

Internal ID:	0050.0046
Medium:	Newspaper
Date:	May 16th 1908

Hindu Retaliation

Newspaper article narrowly averted tragedy at local sawmill when foreman caught bunch of Hindus sending out all the best lumber and keeping the worst, they turned on him and was carrying him over to one of the saws but foreman was saved by young lad who hit them over the head.

Internal ID:	0050.0047
Medium:	Newspaper
Date:	May 23rd 1908

Head Tax

Newspaper article first five months of fiscal year shows 2,095 Chinese entered Canada paying a head tax of $500.

Internal ID:	0050.0048
Medium:	Newspaper
Date:	September 16th 1908

Hindus to Honduras

Newspaper article Hindus being shipped from British Columbia to British Honduras to build railways.

Internal ID:	0050.0049
Medium:	Newspaper
Date:	October 21st 1908

Hindu Exodus

Newspaper article after seventy-five Hindus left Golden there is a wish that the rest of them would follow.

Internal ID:	0050.0050
Medium:	Newspaper
Date:	November 18th 1908

Hindus To Honduras

Newspaper article Governor of British Honduras to visit B.C. to ascertain if Hindoos are suited for labor marker in his country.

Internal ID:	0050.0051
Medium:	Newspaper
Date:	November 18th 1908

Opium

Newspaper article first conviction on record for selling opium is a sentence of twelve month imprisonment.

Internal ID:	0050.0052
Medium:	Newspaper
Date:	November 18th 1908

Honduras Fails

Newspaper article mission to move Hindu population in B.C. to British Honduras proved to be a failure.

Internal ID:	0050.0053
Medium:	Newspaper
Date:	December 16th 1908

N. Vancouver Colony

Newspaper article after failure to move Hindu colony to Honduras, they will establish a colony in North Vancouver.

Internal ID:	0050.0054
Medium:	Newspaper
Date:	1909

Negro Sentenced

Newspaper article negro from Field was sentence to six months at Kamloops for vagrancy.

Internal ID:	0050.0055
Medium:	Newspaper
Date:	January 27th 1909

Chinese Restaurant Ad

Newspaper advertisement for Chinese restaurant selling fresh fruit, confectionary, tobaccos and cigars.

Internal ID:	0050.0056
Medium:	Newspaper
Date:	February 3rd 1909

Court re Wage Payment

Newspaper article court session case of Chinaman against Wilmer Hotel for unpaid wages.

Internal ID:	0050.0057
Medium:	Newspaper
Date:	February 10th 1909

Negro Preacher

Newspaper article negro preacher questioned over great racket his congregation caused.

Internal ID:	0050.0058
Medium:	Newspaper
Date:	January 12th 1898

Chinese Gambling Corrupts

Newspaper article Nelson police keeping a watchful eye on Chinese quarters after Rossland police raid Chinese gambling den.

Internal ID:	0050.0059
Medium:	Newspaper
Date:	January 19th 1898

Chinese New Year

Newspaper article Chinese New Year celebrations a failure as the pyrotechnic display was prohibited.

Internal ID:	0050.0060
Medium:	Newspaper
Date:	January 26th 1898

Local Colour

Newspaper article in form of a letter playing on Chinese New Year celebrations.

Internal ID:	0050.0061
Medium:	Newspaper
Date:	January 26th 1898

Local Colour

Newspaper article in form of a letter telling friend of chinese cigars clearing evils out of body and how Italians named Kalama.

Internal ID:	0050.0062
Medium:	Newspaper
Date:	February 2nd 1898

Japanese Miners

Newspaper article one thousand Japanese heading for Yukon gold fields.

Internal ID:	0050.0063
Medium:	Newspaper
Date:	February 16th 1898

Head Tax

Newspaper article bill to be introduced will increase Chinese immigration tax from $50 to $500 per head.

Internal ID:	0050.0064
Medium:	Newspaper
Date:	February 23rd 1898

Galician Names

Newspaper article urging new immigrants to shorten names to make it easier for registration officials.

Internal ID:	0050.0065
Medium:	Newspaper
Date:	February 28th 1898

Chinese Finances

Newspaper article Chinese loan arranged with Hong Kong and Shanghai Bank of London, and German Asiatic Bank.

Internal ID:	0050.0066
Medium:	Newspaper
Date:	March 2nd 1898

Minstrel Show

Newspaper article ministrel show in Ymir a complete success.

Internal ID:	0050.0067
Medium:	Newspaper
Date:	April 6th 1898

Chinese Discrimination

Newspaper article one mans apprehension of Chinese population in Kootenays rapidly increasing, causing white men and women out of work as they take the jobs with lower pay.

Internal ID:	0050.0068
Medium:	Newspaper
Date:	April 13th 1898

Local Color

Newspaper article in form of a letter describing shantytowns of immigrants throught Nelson.

Internal ID:	0050.0069
Medium:	Newspaper
Date:	April 20th 1898

Chinese Discrimination

Newspaper article rumor has Chinese element moving from present location to what is heart of Nelson, urging them to build proper houses instead of the filthy shacks they squat in.

Internal ID:	0050.0070
Medium:	Newspaper
Date:	May 4th 1898

Italian Labourers

Newspaper editorial comment asking for better gun control after incidences near Kuskanook railway construction left men dead and wounded.

Internal ID:	0050.0071
Medium:	Manuscript
Date:	May 4th 1898

Chinese Horror

Newspaper article the order to squatter to clear off from Nelson streets and alleys were enforced, but what was left behind was one shack built over a pit in which they emptied their wash house slops and refuse then they sorted vegetables and did laundry over this foul atmosphere.