Alberni Pioneer News
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is part of: BC Historical Newspapers
issued: 2024-04-09
issued: 1912-01-13
aggregated CHO: https://open.library.ubc.ca/collections/albernip/items/1.0441100/source.json
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note: Alberni Pioneer A^ lLlJ-\ Volume 5. Port Alberni, B. C, Jan. 13, 49T1. No. 23 GOVERNMENT GRANTS PORT ALBERNI PETITION Masquerade Ball, Enormous Delegation Has Desired Effect In Victoria— Incorporation Without Further Delay—Bright Outlook For New City at the Head of Alberni Canal—Civic Works To Be Proceeded With. Just as soon as the usual form can be gone through Port Alberni will have a municipal election, the government at Victoria having decided on Thursday of this week to grant the petition for incorporation which was presented in August last. The decision of the government to issue the letters patent forthwith was arrived at after the case, for and against, had been exhausted by delegations from Port Alberni and Alberni on Tuesday and Wednesday. The monster delegation, 33 in number, from Port Alberni, was received by the Executive council on Tuesday when all the arguments that were made before were repeated in condensed form and with stronger emphasis. The delegation took up but little of the Executive Council's time, simply pressing in the strongest manner possible for a definite decision without further delay. The only representative of Alberni present at this session was C. M. Pineo. Mr. Pineo took no part in the discussion, confining himself to taking notes for the Alberni delegation, which it was announced would appear the following day. Premier McBride suggested that some of the Port Alberni delegates should also be present the next day, and about half of the delegation remained over in Victoria for that purpose. - The Alberni delegation was composed of Jas. R. Motion, A, W. Neill and H. H. Browne. Before noon on Thursday Premier McBride announced that the petition of the Port Alberni people would be granted in accordance with the prayer which meant that the boundaries were not to be altered. A substantial report of the. case and the outcome is given by the Victoria Colonist as follows: An executive decision of very great importance to the development of t…
note: Misdated as 1911 ; missing clipping from pages 3 and 4. Alberni Pioneer News ran from 1907-08-17 to 1912-02-24. The name was changed to Port Alberni News starting 1912-03-02.
has type: Newspapers
spatial: Port Alberni (B.C.)
is shown at: 10.14288/1.0441100
language: English
lat: 49.234444
long: -124.805833
provider: Vancouver : University of British Columbia Library
publisher: Port Alberni, B.C. : R. J. Burde
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