The Greater Vancouver Chinook
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issued: 2016-08-24
issued: 1914-08-01
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note: i^Suvsa CHINOOK Vol. ill, No. 12 SOUTH VANCOUVER, B.C., CANADA, SATURDAY, AUGUST 1. 1914. Price 5 cents South Vancouver Board of School Trustees Upholds Union Labor in Coal Purchases Rather Unique Stand Taken by Board Causes Furore of Criticism in Several Quarters, But Board Stands Firmly When tbe tenders were opened at the Board of School Trustees meeting the either night, it was found tei the satisfaction of the members of the board that the quotations on Jingle Pol coal���tlle product which the board promised to give preference���were lower than those furnished mi any other Canadian coal. Four dollars a ton was quoted on coal from the United States, but tin- hoard refused to consider this tender. The contract for 153 tons of Jingle Peit coal was awarded to the Coast Lumber and Euel Ceimpany, a local firm, at $7.W per ton. The actions of the hoard iu considering, ill its call fnr tenders, the strike at Nanainiei, aroused the wrath of many who stood in favor of the mine owners, but the members stuck to their guns in tbe matter. A local concern, tlle South Vancouver Builders' Supply Company, submitted a lender for coal from lhe pits of the companies at Nanainiei, who bad made settlements with the strikers. However, the Jingle Pot figure was lowest and the contract was awarded accordingly. Ex-reeve Pound Sells Residence and Business Block on Fraser Street Transactions Mirk Awakening of Confidence in South Vancouver's Future / k\ ^ / Wrif* k Nwfflr^^* ^fc|^ J >? ���" M ��� Iv i \ TxBfkWa&wSm Uf yrt !%3 mm xxmlMMzll 0 m mm\ ' /y- /j \ If wok,* (if /'w/ 1 fit \H��leVvV W:/-;/f M I w k J^LVor-ti ,J*\ **9jmBk u\ kW^[f^k^'j��Afsft^. K *��� 9s\ <j9.*X r W? ^^"^^aA 1 J lr*& Vancouver's Big Exhibition Will Be a Huge Success Everything Ready for the Fifth Annual Show to be held in the Terminal City, September 3 to 12 inclusive With three big exhibits from the ] Dominion Government and a half- ; dozen from the Provincial Covern- I ment in course .ef preparation, the directors a…
note: Titled "The Greater Vancouver Chinook" from 1912-05-18 to 1915-05-01, for 1915-05-15, and from 1915-06-05 to 1915-09-11; "The British Columbia Chinook" for dates 1915-05-09, 1915-05-22, and 1915-05-29; "The Saturday Chinook" from 1915-09-18 to 1916-04-15; and "The Standard" from 1916-04-22 onward. Published by Greater Vancouver Publishers Limited from 1912-05-18 to 1916-01-01; Chinook Printing House from 1916-01-08 to 1916-04-15; The Standard Printers from 1916-04-22 to 1917-04-07; and The Standard Company from 1917-04-14 onward.
has type: Newspapers
spatial: Vancouver (B.C.)
is shown at: 10.14288/1.0315491
language: English
lat: 49.2611110
long: -123.1138890
provider: Vancouver : University of British Columbia Library
publisher: Vancouver, B.C. : Greater Vancouver Publishers Limited
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is part of: BC Historical Newspapers
source: Original Format: Royal British Columbia Museum. British Columbia Archives.
type: Text