Subject: Politics

Indian Agentâ??s place, Cranbrook. From left: unidentified, unidentified, Gus Williams, Pierre Casmir, Stanley Andrews, Barnaby...

Indian Agentâ??s place, Cranbrook. From left: unidentified, unidentified, Gus Williams, Pierre Casmir, Stanley Andrews, Barnaby Storyteller. In foreground: Chief Paul and wife.

Internal ID:	0018.0007
Medium:	Photograph
Date:	0000

East Kootenay Estimates

Victoria legislature presented with estimates for current year for upgrades and wages in East Kootenays.

Internal ID:	0050.0196
Medium:	Newspaper
Date:	April 12th 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
Medium:	Newspaper
Date:	August 4th 1898

War Letter

Letter from Major Reverend Canon Shatford to Senator Foster asking conditions of things politically in Canada, wanting to reassure soldiers that we are standing behind them.

Internal ID:	0050.0408
Medium:	Newspaper
Date:	December 13th 1917

Quebec Comments

Quebec lost her fight against conscription.

Internal ID:	0050.0417
Medium:	Newspaper
Date:	December 20th 1917

Cranbrook - Firsts

Detailing first things in Cranbrook, from first building to first baby born.

Internal ID:	0050.0985
Medium:	Newspaper
Date:	March 19th 1908

Statement of Intent

East Kootenay Miner intent on making the paper one of the best sources of information in East Kootenay, giving readers at home and abroad information as to the progress of the district.

Internal ID:	0051.0535
Medium:	Newspaper
Date:	July 29th 1897

Head Tax

Calling for increased head tax on Chinese and an effort to put in operation the Alien Labor Act.

Internal ID:	0051.0899
Medium:	Newspaper
Date:	November 8th 1899

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
Medium:	Newspaper
Date:	December 12th 1907

Liberal Membership Meeting 1958 Kimberley, BC

Liberal Membership Meeting in Kimberley, BC Nov. 14, 1958 - Jim Byrne MP, Boone, Williams

Internal ID:	0198.0058
Medium:	Photograph
Date:	November 14th 1958

Kimberley Alderman Candidate 1958

Kimberley Alderman Candidate Dec. 02, 1958. Do you recognize this candidate? If you do please let us know.

Internal ID:	0198.0061
Medium:	Photograph
Date:	December 2nd 1958

Kimberley Alderman Candidate 1958

Kimberley Alderman Candidate 1958 Do you recognize this candidate? If you do please let us know.

Internal ID:	0198.0062
Medium:	Photograph
Date:	December 2nd 1958

Kimberley Alderman Candidate 1958

Kimberley Alderman Mr. Matthews Candidate Dec. 02, 1958

Internal ID:	0198.0063
Medium:	Photograph
Date:	December 2nd 1958

Kimberley Alderman Candidate 1958

Kimberley Alderman Candidate Lorne Blaine Dec. 02, 1958

Internal ID:	0198.0064
Medium:	Photograph
Date:	December 2nd 1958

Kimberley Alderman Candidate 1958

Kimberley Alderman Candidate Doug Sadler Dec. 02, 1958

Internal ID:	0198.0065
Medium:	Photograph
Date:	December 2nd 1958

Kimberley Alderman Candidate 1958

Kimberley Alderman Candidate Ted Herron Dec. 02, 1958

Internal ID:	0198.0066
Medium:	Photograph
Date:	December 2nd 1958

Kimberley Alderman Candidate 1958

Kimberley Alderman Candidate Lorne Lorras Dec. 02, 1958

Internal ID:	0198.0067
Medium:	Photograph
Date:	December 2nd 1958

Civic Election Kimberley, BC Dec. 11, 1958

Civic Election Kimberley, BC Dec. 11, 1958 Do you recognize anyone? if you do please let us know

Internal ID:	0198.0072
Medium:	Photograph
Date:	December 11th 1958

Civic Election Kimberley, BC Dec. 11, 1958

Civic Election Kimberley, BC Dec. 11, 1958 Do you recognize anyone? if you do please let us know

Internal ID:	0198.0073
Medium:	Photograph
Date:	December 11th 1958

Kimberley Council Members Dec. 14, 1958

Council Members Dec. 14, 1958 Kimberley, BC Do you recognize these Council Members Dec. 14th, 1958

Internal ID:	0198.0080
Medium:	Photograph
Date:	December 14th 1958

Record of achievement Terry Segarty 1979.

Record of achievement: Terry Segarty. First elected to the B.C. Legislature, Nov. 1979.

Internal ID:	2290.0001
Medium:	Photograph
Date:	November 1st 1979

Terry Segarty 1979

Terry Segarty, 1979. The best person for the job, a hard worker for the people.

Internal ID:	2290.0002
Medium:	Photograph
Date:	1979

Terry Segarty 1979

Terry Segarty, 1979

Internal ID:	2290.0003
Medium:	Photograph
Date:	1979

A worker for Kootenay, 1983.

A worker for Kootenay, 1983. Re-elected to the B.C. Legislature Construction of the Elk Valley Road Cut-off and five bridges that span the road system. Total cost of $7.2 million.

Internal ID:	2290.0006
Medium:	Photograph
Date:	1983

A worker for Kootenay, 1980's. Vote Terry Segarty

A worker for Kootenay, 1980's. For a hard worker, someone you can trust vote Terry Segarty.

Internal ID:	2290.0011
Medium:	Photograph
Date:	1980

Newly Elected MLA Terry Segarty

Hilary Segarty with newly elected MLA Terry Segarty and Morris McNair.

Internal ID:	2290.0012
Medium:	Photograph
Date:	0000

Terry Segarty takes over office, 1979

Terry Segarty receives keys to office from retiring MLA George Haddad 1979. Newly Elected MLA.

Internal ID:	2290.0013
Medium:	Photograph
Date:	1979

Anne Edwards (Stother)

Kathleen Anne Edwards (Stother) (`1935-2022). Anne was MLA for the Kootenay Riding 1986 to 1996, serving as a member of the New Democratic Party government. She was the first female Minister of Energy, Mines and Petroleum Resources. Previous to politics she worked as reporter and news director for the Daily Townsman newspaer and as an Englksh prof at the College of the Rockies in Cranbrook. She was the co-authior of 'Exploring the Purcell Wilderness' with Pat Morrow and Art Twomey, and authior of 'Seeking Balance'.

Internal ID:	2531.0100
Medium:	Photograph
Date:	2020

Indian Agents

Long time resident of Fort Steele is a candidate to be appointed an Indian agent, with his long time residence in the Kootenays and working knowledge of the Indian language.

Internal ID:	0050.0743
Medium:	Newspaper
Date:	October 30th 1930

Smelter Bill

Misunderstanding created among laboring men of Cranbrook district now corrected by listing who voted for/against the Eight Hour Smelter Bill.

Internal ID:	0052.0128
Medium:	Newspaper
Date:	January 17th 1907

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
Medium:	Newspaper
Date:	October 17th 1907

Conservative Meeting

Cranbrook Conservative Association called meeting to reorganize and elect officers.

Internal ID:	0052.0284
Medium:	Newspaper
Date:	March 31st 1921

Harry Wright MPP

Meeting of Ymir Liberal Conservative Association selected Harry Wright, M.P.P. as a delegate to attend convention in Nelson for the purpose of nominating a candidate for the upcoming dominion elections.

Internal ID:	0052.0363
Medium:	Newspaper
Date:	January 2nd 1904

Nelson Bridge

Nelson and district residents go to Victoria with petition signed by three thousand citizens from the district asking for the proposed bridge over Kootenay river be located at Nelson.

Internal ID:	0052.0476
Medium:	Newspaper
Date:	January 25th 1912

Fred Ryckman

Fort Steele resident visits Cranbrook to attend the Conservative executive meeting.

Internal ID:	0052.0521
Medium:	Newspaper
Date:	January 26th 1922

Wycliffe Autoists

Auto accident sends Wycliffe woman to St. Eugene hospital to get nineteen stitches for a cut on her face. Wycliffe residents racing around to vote.

Internal ID:	0052.0589
Medium:	Newspaper
Date:	August 18th 1922

Committee Rooms

Kootenay East district showing signs of political activity in Cranbrook with both Liberal and Conservative parties opening committee rooms and actively working on voters' lists.

Internal ID:	0052.0961
Medium:	Newspaper
Date:	June 19th 1930

Politics

Political report on the Province of B.C.

Internal ID:	0054.0052
Medium:	Newspaper
Date:	May 30th 1896

Talk On Mussolini

An ex-patriot from Italy gives his interpretation of Mussolini and his impact on Italy.

Internal ID:	0050.0115
Medium:	Newspaper
Date:	January 15th 1931

Kimberley Technocracy

Kimberley Technocracy - Display in Technocracy store front window stating: "America's Main Enemy: Fascism".

Internal ID:	0146.0285
Medium:	Photograph
Date:	0000

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
Medium:	Newspaper
Date:	September 11th 1930

Miners Against Chinese

Election for provincial parliament must include people whose first duty is for the mining section of the Labor party.

Internal ID:	0050.0181
Medium:	Newspaper
Date:	August 19th 1897

Chinese Commission Appointments

Mr. Foley appointed on the Chinese Commission to start thoroughly probing the Chinese problem.

Internal ID:	0050.0459
Medium:	Newspaper
Date:	January 9th 1901

Labour Meeting

Labour Member for Vancouver federal house addressed a meeting in Cranbrook in the Odd Fellows hall.

Internal ID:	0050.0677
Medium:	Newspaper
Date:	October 2nd 1930

Federal Election Results

Printing the results of election, with Windermere candidate receiving no votes from own home town.

Internal ID:	0051.0128
Medium:	Newspaper
Date:	September 16th 1926

Liberal Meeting at Fort Steele, Hon. A.M. Manson

Internal ID:	0042.0124
Medium:	Newspaper
Date:	September 2nd 1926

King, Mrs. J.H., Public reception

Internal ID:	0042.0145
Medium:	Newspaper
Date:	September 2nd 1926

Liberals At Fort Steele

Liberal campaign to open in Fort Steele, with attorney-general of B.C. to address the electors.

Internal ID:	0050.0805
Medium:	Newspaper
Date:	September 2nd 1926

Liberals Organize

Turnout for Cranbrook Liberals annual meeting was better than expected, people had to sit on the floor.

Internal ID:	0050.0940
Medium:	Newspaper
Date:	January 4th 1906

Liberal Meeting at Fort Steele

Reporting on Liberal campaign opening at Fort Steele.

Internal ID:	0051.0122
Medium:	Newspaper
Date:	September 2nd 1926

Politics

Reporting on the forming of a Central Liberal Organization for the Cranbrook district.

Internal ID:	0051.0331
Medium:	Newspaper
Date:	May 8th 1902

Liberal Association

The permanent organization of the Fort Steele Liberal Association, which, after an election of officers, held a meeting to pass resolutions showing their strong disapproval for the new mail contract for the area.

Internal ID:	0051.0553
Medium:	Newspaper
Date:	July 29th 1897

G.W.V.A. Orchestra

Cranbrooks' G.W.V.A. orchestra made its debut at a Liberal rally in the Auditorium.

Internal ID:	0052.0265
Medium:	Newspaper
Date:	January 13th 1921

Binning Studio

Cranbrook photographer leases offices in Hanson Block and makes necessary alterations to turn it to a studio and offices with electric lighting to make it possible to do portrait work day or night.

Internal ID:	0052.0293
Medium:	Newspaper
Date:	May 5th 1921

Moyie Autoists

Newspaper article travelling from Cranbrook to Moyie is now easier and more scenic, with new road being done to save mileage and cutting down on grades.

Internal ID:	0052.0585
Medium:	Newspaper
Date:	August 11th 1922

Mrs. C.J. Little

Cranbrook send two ladies to Nelson to attend Ladies' Liberal Association convention.

Internal ID:	0052.0638
Medium:	Newspaper
Date:	October 27th 1922

Cranbrook Liberals

Cranbrook Liberals elect officers and delegates in their annual meeting.

Internal ID:	0052.0669
Medium:	Newspaper
Date:	December 8th 1922

Cranbrook Liberal Association

Important business discussed at the Cranbrook Liberal Association meeting.

Internal ID:	0052.0753
Medium:	Newspaper
Date:	November 23rd 1912

Cranbrook City Liberal Association

Upcoming Annual Meeting of Cranbrook City Liberal Association to elect officers.

Internal ID:	0052.0814
Medium:	Newspaper
Date:	February 13th 1930

Cranbrook Ladies' Liberal Association

Cranbrook Ladies' Liberal Association formed a campaign committee and has headquarter rooms open daily.

Internal ID:	0052.0995
Medium:	Newspaper
Date:	July 17th 1930

Cranbrook Womens Liberal Association

Newspaper article reporting an upcoming meeting for the Cranbrook Women's Liberal Assn.

Internal ID:	0053.0020
Medium:	Newspaper
Date:	January 13th 1922

Cranbrook Liberals

Newspaper article reporting on a British Columbia Liberal gathering at Nelson on Thursday and Friday of this week.

Internal ID:	0053.0028
Medium:	Newspaper
Date:	September 29th 1922

Liberal Party Meeting

Personalities of Kimberley, B.C. - Liberal party Membership Meeting Nov. 14, 1958. Names not known

Internal ID:	0196.0314
Medium:	Photograph
Date:	November 14th 1958

John Turner MP

John Turner - Liberal MP, 2nd from left at airport, Cranbrook, BC

Internal ID:	0197.0145
Medium:	Photograph
Date:	1967

John Turner MP

John Turner - Liberal MP, 2nd from left at airport in Cranbrook, BC

Internal ID:	0197.0146
Medium:	Photograph
Date:	1967

Prime Minister Trudeau & MP Doug Stewart Cranbrook July 1971

Prime Minister of Canada - Pierre Elliott Trudeau with Liberal MP Doug Stewart in Cranbrook BC July 1971

Internal ID:	0197.0152
Medium:	Photograph
Date:	July 1st 1971

Prime Minister Pierre Trudeau & Gordon Stuart of the Kimberley Pipe Band July 1971

Prime Minister of Canada - Pierre Elliott Trudeau greeting Gordon Stuart of the Kimberley Pipe Band. L to R: Pierre Trudeau, Doug Stewart, & Gordon Stuart

Internal ID:	0197.0153
Medium:	Photograph
Date:	July 1st 1971

Prime Minister Pierre Trudeau, Maurice Klinklamer & Doug Stewart in Cranbrook, BC July 1971

Prime Minister of Canada - Pierre Elliott Trudeau accepting a painting from Maurice Klinklamer, Mayor of Cranbrook (centre) and Doug Stewart, Liberal MP.