Keyword: Government
Baker Street, Cranbrook. Federal Post Office building.
Baker Street, Cranbrook. Federal Post Office building.
| Internal ID: | 0018.0012 |
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| Medium: | Photograph |
| Date: | 0000 |
Big Bend Information
Newspaper article with official reply from the Administration of the British Columbia Government that the Government is publishing a guide map showing both routes to Big Bend using the most authentic information. Publications to be circulated in California and elswhere.
| Internal ID: | 0052.0016 |
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| Medium: | Newspaper |
| Date: | January 23rd 1866 |
Cheap Fares to Big Bend
Newspaper article with exerpt from The Columbian Government subsidized steamer transports people to Big Bend at cheap rates. Description of travel times, miles and fare costs are listed.
| Internal ID: | 0052.0024 |
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| Medium: | Newspaper |
| Date: | February 12th 1866 |
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 |
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| Medium: | Newspaper |
| Date: | January 26th 1961 |
To California Miners
Article advising miners of California to head North to the mines of Big Bend where plenty of gold is to be found. Government subsidized transportation is made avialable to allow for even the poorest class of miner to travel.
| Internal ID: | 0052.0028 |
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| Medium: | Newspaper |
| Date: | February 15th 1866 |
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 |
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| Medium: | Newspaper |
| Date: | February 29th 1908 |
Hindus to Honduras
Newspaper article Hindus being shipped from British Columbia to British Honduras to build railways.
| Internal ID: | 0050.0049 |
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| Medium: | Newspaper |
| Date: | October 21st 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 |
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| Medium: | Newspaper |
| Date: | November 18th 1908 |
Big Bend Boat
Newspaper article stating BC Government has given contract for steamer to be built for Kamloops Lake thru to Shuswap Lake.
| Internal ID: | 0051.0054 |
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| Medium: | Newspaper |
| Date: | December 4th 1865 |
Big Bend in San Francisco
Newspaper article stating the excitement in California of Big Bend and the large numbers that are expected to arrive there. Descriptions of the best possible routes are also mentioned.
| Internal ID: | 0052.0054 |
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| Medium: | Newspaper |
| Date: | March 23rd 1866 |
J.F. Armstrong Remembers
Article featuring the offical facts by J.F. Armstrong on the condition of the South East Kootenay while he was appointed government agent.
| Internal ID: | 0052.0074 |
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| Medium: | Newspaper |
| Date: | December 18th 1902 |
Local Colour
Newspaper article in form of letter against Japanese and Chinese working in eating houses.
| Internal ID: | 0050.0081 |
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| Medium: | Newspaper |
| Date: | July 13th 1898 |
Chinese Exclusion
Newspaper article Ottawa dispatch states British Columbians white laborers excited over government refusal to adopt legislation restricting the immigration of Chinese laborers.
| Internal ID: | 0050.0093 |
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| Medium: | Newspaper |
| Date: | November 14th 1891 |
Board Of Trade
Cranbrook Board of Trade disappointed in their local business men for lack of interest in the goings on of the Board and for not attending meetings.
| Internal ID: | 0052.0107 |
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| Medium: | Newspaper |
| Date: | April 15th 1915 |
War Horses
Federal government to purchase horses in Cranbrook area for shipment overseas.
| Internal ID: | 0052.0110 |
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| Medium: | Newspaper |
| Date: | April 15th 1915 |
War Horses
Urging farmers with horses to sell to the government remount purchaser to contact veterinarian to let him know they are interest in selling.
| Internal ID: | 0052.0114 |
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| Medium: | Newspaper |
| Date: | April 22nd 1915 |
Sons Of Freedom Letter
Letter to editor from Sons of Freedom refuting an article saying they are tired of working for the Community, and that they never fought agains governments, police, churches, individuals and never destroyed any schools.
| Internal ID: | 0053.0125 |
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| Medium: | Newspaper |
| Date: | September 11th 1930 |
Change to Provincial Police
Mayor and five Aldermen resign in what they consider is a vote of nonconfidence in their contemplating changing to provincial policing. Telegrams from many cities received favoring provincial policing, but petition of local citizens against it; mostly hotel owners and bootleggers.
| Internal ID: | 0050.0138 |
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| Medium: | Newspaper |
| Date: | February 12th 1931 |
Fernie Policing
After Fernie City Council decided to keep city police, much squabbling followed causing them to reconsider their decision and are now going to Provincial Policing.
| Internal ID: | 0050.0142 |
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| Medium: | Newspaper |
| Date: | February 26th 1931 |
Opium
American government officials feel as soon as snow melts there will be a great rush by smugglers to get opium from B.C. across the border to U.S.
| Internal ID: | 0050.0159 |
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| Medium: | Newspaper |
| Date: | March 15th 1894 |
A.E. Watts
Wattsburgs' A.E. Watts offers reward of $5,000 for information leading to the conviction and unseating of any member of parliament that may have been elected by aid of bribery or corruption.
| Internal ID: | 0052.0214 |
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| Medium: | Newspaper |
| Date: | October 17th 1907 |
The Gymnasium
Men's Own meeting held at Cranbrook Gymnasium discussed the municipal question of strong and clean government with no faction dictating to the people who should fill the civic offices.
| Internal ID: | 0052.0223 |
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| Medium: | Newspaper |
| Date: | December 12th 1907 |
James Baker
Provincial secretary Colonel Baker made statement in legislature that government has made arrangements for building railway from Vancouver to Boundary creek.
| Internal ID: | 0050.0228 |
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| Medium: | Newspaper |
| Date: | April 19th 1898 |
Baillie
Prospector credits Col. Baker with the statement that he was returning to Victoria to form a government with himself as premier.
| Internal ID: | 0050.0261 |
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| Medium: | Newspaper |
| Date: | August 4th 1898 |
Railway Lands
Only unsurveyed lands along the line of the Crow's Nest Pass road are available for settling, no other lands and in no other district.
| Internal ID: | 0050.0304 |
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| Medium: | Newspaper |
| Date: | August 11th 1898 |
First Liquor Store
Newspaper correction to statement Herald made in regards to building on Baker Street belonging to Mr. Beattie, when in actual fact he sold it to Mr. Manning ten years ago, and B.C. government is leasing it from him to install a liquor store.
| Internal ID: | 0052.0311 |
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| Medium: | Newspaper |
| Date: | May 26th 1921 |
Cranbrook Spy
Former Cranbrook man arrested as a spy.
| Internal ID: | 0050.0376 |
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| Medium: | Newspaper |
| Date: | December 13th 1917 |
Enlarge School
The government will be enlarging the school with 2 wings.
| Internal ID: | 0051.0376 |
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| Medium: | Newspaper |
| Date: | September 13th 1900 |
Mining Discrimination
Mine owner J. Robertson only hires english-speaking workmen in his mine.
| Internal ID: | 0050.0433 |
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| Medium: | Newspaper |
| Date: | February 7th 1900 |
Japanese Immigration
Japanese government forbids the emigration of any more of its subjects to Canada.
| Internal ID: | 0050.0446 |
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| Medium: | Newspaper |
| Date: | August 8th 1900 |
Federal Chinese Commission
Four years after election Liberal party appoints Chinese commission on eve of new election.
| Internal ID: | 0050.0453 |
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| Medium: | Newspaper |
| Date: | October 10th 1900 |
The Chinese Scare
London England invaded by a host of Chinese laundrymen.
| Internal ID: | 0050.0454 |
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| Medium: | Newspaper |
| Date: | October 17th 1900 |
Board of Trade
Article reporting on the best Board of Trade meeting held in Cranbrook. One subject approved was to urge the government to build a jail, courthouse and public offices.
| Internal ID: | 0051.0458 |
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| Medium: | Newspaper |
| Date: | January 31st 1901 |
Chinese Immigration
Announcement that Archibald Johnson has decided to lend a hand to organize labor in its fight against the encroachments of the Chinese.
| Internal ID: | 0050.0464 |
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| Medium: | Newspaper |
| Date: | January 23rd 1901 |
Creston
90 per cent of male residents show up for mass meeting in Creston to adopt a resolution to present to Victoria asking them to look into reclaiming the fertile lands in Kootenay Valley from yearly overflow.
| Internal ID: | 0052.0479 |
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| Medium: | Newspaper |
| Date: | February 1st 1912 |
Army Call-up
Italian government calls all Canadian railroad employees who belong to the army to go fight for them.
| Internal ID: | 0050.0486 |
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| Medium: | Newspaper |
| Date: | March 5th 1902 |
Government Road Work
New clearing for provincial government roads and farmers taking advantage of burning season has shrouded Cranbrook in a cloud of smoke for a few days.
| Internal ID: | 0050.0522 |
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| Medium: | Newspaper |
| Date: | October 15th 1931 |
Kimberley Board Of Trade
Regular monthly meeting of Kimberley Board of Trade, touching on the subject of paving the southern trans-provincial highway and starting to prepare for relief and donations to Kimberleys unemployed.
| Internal ID: | 0050.0538 |
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| Medium: | Newspaper |
| Date: | December 10th 1931 |
Salmo Incident
Although they have never expressed sympathy in the employment of Chinese at Salmo or anywhere else, they feel the government should have police protect these Chinse from the white ex-employees.
| Internal ID: | 0050.0551 |
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| Medium: | Newspaper |
| Date: | May 13th 1905 |
Frank Aid
Alberta Government offers to give $20,000 in assistance to Frank citizens in moving to new location, but only if the Dominion Government will give $30,000.
| Internal ID: | 0052.0702 |
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| Medium: | Newspaper |
| Date: | June 15th 1912 |
Cranbrook Cemetery
Cemetery project for Cranbrook municipal works given final approval by Government.
| Internal ID: | 0051.0725 |
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| Medium: | Newspaper |
| Date: | July 27th 1939 |
Coyote Bounty
From May 1st to October 31st 73 coyote pelts were presented to Cranbrook government office for a bounty of $7.50 each.
| Internal ID: | 0050.0751 |
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| Medium: | Newspaper |
| Date: | October 30th 1930 |
Ryckman
Cranbrooks' Fred Ryckman appointed Indian Policeman, his duties will take him to St. Eugene Mission and other reserves in East Kootenay.
| Internal ID: | 0052.0763 |
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| Medium: | Newspaper |
| Date: | December 14th 1912 |
Elko Autoists
Comings and goings of Elko residents and visitors, and special meeting of Elko Board of Trade to discuss upcoming road changes which will cut Elko off from tourist trade.
| Internal ID: | 0052.0830 |
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| Medium: | Newspaper |
| Date: | February 27th 1930 |
St. Eugene Funding
St. Eugene hospital to receive a grant from the government for $1000.
| Internal ID: | 0050.0866 |
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| Medium: | Newspaper |
| Date: | November 15th 1900 |
Credit Due
Newspaper letter to editor - stating credit given to George Alexander should have been given to the people who signed petitions to have road built from Mark Creek to Kootenay River.
| Internal ID: | 0051.0883 |
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| Medium: | Newspaper |
| Date: | June 3rd 1893 |
Fort Steele Bridge
Assistant commissionr of lands and works reports work on government bridge at Fort Steele is nearing completion and canal to connect Kootenay River to upper Columbia Lake making good progress.
| Internal ID: | 0050.0916 |
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| Medium: | Newspaper |
| Date: | August 11th 1888 |
St. Eugene Hospital
G.J. Spreull appointed as a director of the St. Eugene Hospital.
| Internal ID: | 0051.0934 |
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| Medium: | Newspaper |
| Date: | August 17th 1923 |
Post Office
Article asking Cranbrook citizens if they remember when the post office was located in the building now occupied by the government liquor store.
| Internal ID: | 0052.0973 |
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| Medium: | Newspaper |
| Date: | June 19th 1930 |
