http://dx.doi.org/10.14288/1.0416523
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is part of: BC Historical Newspapers
contributor: Brown, J.A.
issued: 2022-08-03
issued: 1924-12-11
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note: THE PRINC STAR Published in the Interests of Mining and fAgriculture in the Similkameen Twenty-Sixth Year—No. 4 PRINCETON, B. C , THURSDAY, DECEMBER U, 1924 PER YEAR: $3.00 Cash Single Copy gc. H IIP Asks Information Regarding Highway NOTHING DEFINITE SAYS W. A. McKENZIE — COMPLETION OF NICKEL PLATE ROAD PROMISED —DISTRICT APPROPRIATIONS Opposition members, claimed the member for Similkameen in the legislature last week, have nothing but ■press reports to guMe them, as to- the proposed expenditure of the $3,- 200,000 loan for roads and bridges in the province. He demanded a a ear cut statement before the second reading of the loan bill." It would enable the members, on their return to their constituents to give an intelligent report. There had been far too much delay in the matter of settling the'question of the trans-provincial highway, c aimed Mr. McKenzie, as he referred to a letter written to the Princeton Board cf Trade prior to the election campaign of F/20 by Hon. J. H. King, then minister of public works, to the effect that the Hope-Princeton route had been selected, by the government and that work was expected to commence On the project. The people, he claimed, were still waiting for a definite announcement. The people in other districts had been to d, by another cabinet minister,' that the Fraser Canyon route had been chosen. In Mr. McKenzie's opinion, the p ople of southern Okanagan had been jockeyed out of what they claim- to be a just demand. P-^il Still on tne highway question, Mr. McKenzie quoted from a Coast newspaper Of May 13, wherein Dr. Suth- er'and had announced the selection of t'e Frp-SR-r Canvon route. In this irt-r/iew, Dr. Sutherland had stated that if. was the idea of the department that later on the Hope-Princeton .route would be used as wel, as part of the general highway system of the province. While that was slight encouragement to . the people cf his distrct, they were still awaiting a" definite announcement as to when work could be e…
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