The Princeton Star
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is part of: BC Historical Newspapers
contributor: Brown, J. A
issued: 2022-07-20
issued: 1922-11-17
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note: THE PRINCETON 1 Published in the Interests of Mining and Agriculture in the Similkameen ■*& K Twenty-third Year—No. 52 PRINCETON. B.C.. FRIDAY. NOVEMBER 17, 192; PER YEAR: Sa.oo Caah Single Copy sc. MOTOR HIGHWAY THROUGH ROCKIES VERMILLION-WINDERMERE SECTION COMPLETED A YEAR AHEAD OF TIME SET Banff, Alta. —The Vermillion-Windermere section of the new motor highway from Calgary is now near- ing completion. Engineers of the Canadian National Parks Branch announce that this road, which forms the last link in the through highway from Calgary to California will be ready for traffic early next summer. As soon as it is open, a circle tour of 6,000 miles, touching three national parks in Canada and seven in the United States will he completed. Motorists in both Canada and the United States are eagerly awaiting the opening of the road and work is being rushed to have everything in readiness for July. A few years ago the province of Alberta built the section from Calgary io the eastern boundary of the Banff National Park and the Dominion Government carried on the road from that point through the national park to the Vermilion Summit on the inter- provincial divide. The province of British Columbia had agreed to construct the remaining section, from the, Vermilion Summit to a point, in the Columbia valley where connection was made with the existing road from Golden, but owing to the outbreak of war and financial and labor difficulties, it found itself unable to carry on the work. In 1919 the Dominion Government agreed to undertake this section and the date for completion Was set for 1924. The road is therefore being opened a good year in advance of the date agreed upon. This has been made possible by the energy of the parks' engineers and the fact that operations were continued by order of the government throughout the entire year. Construction of the Vermilion-Windermere section presented many dif- ficu'ties not only on account of the mountainous character of the country but …
note: Title changes in chronological order: Similkameen Star (1900-03-31 to 1900-07-28), The Similkameen Star (1900-08-04 to 1900-10-20), Similkameen Star (1900-10-27 to 1918-05-10), Princeton Star (1918-05-17 to 1929-12-26).�
has type: Newspapers
spatial: Princeton, B.C.
spatial: Princeton
is shown at: 10.14288/1.0416416
language: English
lat: 49.460278
long: -120.507778
provider: Vancouver : University of British Columbia Library
publisher: Princeton : The Princeton Publishing Company
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source: Original Format: Princeton and District Museum and Archives
type: Text