The Similkameen Star
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is part of: BC Historical Newspapers
contributor: [Taylor, Dave]
issued: 2024-05-23
issued: 1950-09-22
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note: — — —— | CAMERON'S GROCERY J • The Modern Store * * PHONE 1S7 * t SEE OUR AD * **>Hr*'M'>^********>M*** THE SIMILKAMEEN STA * FINEST PICTURES J * * at Princeton's Fiftieth Year; No. 40— PRINCETON, B.C., FRIDAY, 24th SEPTEMBER, 1950 t CAPITOL THEATRE $ t Every Week-Night J 5c per Copy; $2.00 per Y-ear RIVER WORKS COMING IN SIMILKAMEEN Americans Press For Dam For Flood Control; Other Advantages Seen Here START AT TULAMEEN LAKE Will Raise Level Sligthly; Boon To Fruit Farmers IMPORTANT river control works * are certain for Similkameen; but there is nothing certain about them yet. J This old topic was given a pew look when a party of Americans came un from Washington State and Iooksd over the drainage pattern here. But there was nothing official about their visit. They came as private citizens in their own interests—Khiefly fear of floods. On the other hand, these American go getters mean business and the situation itself spel's early action. . But international as well as local considerations are involved . Of recent years the Americans in the lower Columbia valley have been anxious during the spring runoff, and there has been some flooding Control involves the feeder streams on the British Co'umbia side. In the Arrow Lakes region major control works have be'n undertaken and a survey already imde in Similkameen. But while riparian works are subject to international convention, local interests affected have a voice. The American expedition was a "feeler." COMPLICATIONS It comprised 16 representative men from the Loomis-Tonasktt area. At Keremeos they conferred with Mr. H. E. Tweddle, local representative on the Ok- anagan Flood Control Committee At Princeton they met Messrs A D. Bronmfield and G. M. Har- nian, acting for_the Board of Trade. Flood control is also a factor in Simiikameen, with seasonal difficuUies from Princeton to" the international boundary. But irrigation and power supply also enter into local considerations, and the Princeton men sought to combine all…
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), The Princeton Star (1918-05-17 to 1935-08-29), The Similkameen Star (1935-09-05 to 1939-12-28). Pages may be missing and/or misnumbered.
has type: Newspapers
spatial: Princeton (B.C.)
spatial: Princeton
is shown at: 10.14288/1.0443582
language: English
lat: 49.460278
long: -120.507778
provider: Vancouver : University of British Columbia Library
publisher: Princeton : Star Printing & Publishing Co.
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source: Original Format: Princeton and District Museum and Archives
type: Text