The Grand Forks Sun
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is part of: BC Historical Newspapers
issued: 2019-07-23
issued: 1929-08-09
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note: THE | Legislative Library 28th Year-No.^l)^ "Tell me what you Know ia true, I can guess as well as you." Friday, August 9,1929 LOCAL WEATHER: Warm, with lots of sunshine. ILM PER YEAR -Co PER COPY Doukhobor Sckools Are Fire Victims The Doukhobor schoolhouse at Spencer, in the Doukhobor colony west of this city, was destroyed by fire Monday night. The fact that three Doukhobor schools, a flour mill and a warehouse ln the Nelson district were burned the same night point strongly to the fires being of an Incendiary origin, and nrast people are inclined to lay the crime at the door of the fanatical Sons of Freedom. At present the provincial police are endeavoring to find a clue to the perpretrators of of the outrage. In the Kootenay, the Doukhobor schools at Champion Creek, Brilliant and Krestova were burned Monday1 night, and at Glade a flour mill and warehouse were destroyed. A dispatch from the coast states Joshua Hinchliffe, minister of education, made the statement on Tuesday night that the schools would be rebuilt at once along more modem lines Ur. Hinchliffe had a lengthy Interview with Peter Veregin, jr., who has consented to have the schools rebuilt hi time for the opening of the fall term. The Doukhobors must stand sll losses Incurred through the fires. Mr. Veregin, after'considerable discussion, agreed to take the responsibility for rebuilding the burned Schools and promised that he would have his people begin Immediately on their reconstruction. He declared that In any case he would see that aome out of accommodation was provided for the children, until the new schools had bee noompleted. This was Incase, Mr. Hlnchllfle stated, that they had not been finished by September 3, the date let for the opening of school 'throughout the province. Mr. Veregin thought, however, that the Ave- recently burned schools would have been rebuilt by that time at least. He could in any event, he said, make arrangements to have the school chil dren taught right ln some ot the l…
note: Titled The Evening Sun from 1902-01-02 to 1912-09-13 Titled The Evening Sun and Kettle Valley Orchardist from 1912-04-05 to 1912-09-13 Titled The Grand Forks Sun and Kettle Valley Orchardist from 1912-09-20 to 1929-05-10
has type: Newspapers
spatial: Grand Forks (B.C.)
is shown at: 10.14288/1.0380077
language: English
lat: 49.031111
long: -118.439167
provider: Vancouver : University of British Columbia Library
publisher: Grand Forks, B.C. : G.A. Evans
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