Anglican, baptist, Jehovah Si Witnesses, Lutheran. Pente-i Radio Program M. A. THOMAS, P. Eng. Consulting Electrical Engineer PROFESSIONAL DIRECTORY BUILDINGS - INDUSTRIAL AND UTILITIES 1553 Robson St TA 6622 Vancouver, IC Under Way A long range, three point program to fulfill the cultural and recreational need of Prince George is being promoted by Mayor Gordon Bryant The "several-hundred thousand" program includes: 1. Completion of a Civic Centre bulding. 2. Construction of a swimming pool and development of Darks and playgrounds. SAN DWELL AXD BULLOCK & HUGHES Fitrslsaa Golifiitt Ltl ft. arm !!. r i.i IUMI tukttt o. HarkM. riai ia.c.1 CONSULTING GKOUKilSTS rttlrt ftthwMa 1xm Krtkul TarrttorlM BtUorUt tolilW Tina.il,,.,, . falaaftwtra.hr Km StraUnuki ai. 11. Laaaa, Kit,. Caltarr, lbrto fkaaa Mtta u. m . rraa., ,., c rum tu. nit tart aa.rMI rj.iauu.to COMPANY UMrrtn CONSUL rtrt, rs-coiTta, . cx U.A1-T , --, iv " . ... i . ' ' 5 v . 1 ' -- ' . i . - ' - " .. " y r Jf I v. V :" -w - -1 vXaV- x- - n..- z i Pofonntruction of the civic arena and Installation of artifi cial ice. H. W. Agnew Geologist C. H. Macdonald P. Eng. Mln. Geology and Mining Consulting Examinations 2 W. Pender St TA MM Vancouver, B.C Completion of the Civic is expected shortly, pro-u,Hin m ffvmnasium and a host MUCH. of other faculties for young and adults. All Preliminary and Legal Snney, for Next on the mayor's program is construction oi a puouc swimming pool coupled with park development finanrintr of the projects U proposed through city guaranteed bond issues. 'nuis, noaas on ALCAN B.C. PROJECT by McEIhanney, McRae, Smith & Kask B.C. and Dominion Land Surveyors ami Precis Tri.ngnl.tlon. E"d T2SL 1240 W. Pender St, Vancouver BC r O- Bo 1296, Dawson Creek, B.C. "Khna nf importance Is going to be accomplished by public suDicripiion. iu Mavor Rrvant. referring to an attempt to raise money for the PHILLIPS, BARRATT " AND PARTNERS Consulting Engineer SAWMILLS PLYWOOD PLANTS INDUSTRIAL BUILDINGS AND BRIDGES 101 Heat Broadway Vancouver 9, B.C centre which boggeo. aown ai an early stage. A special feature of the proposed artificial ice arena is a new svstem of imbedding freezing pipes In a concrete floor. divisional point for the Canadian National Railroad and northern terminal of the Pacific Great Eastern Riiiioad. Cross near the top right-hand corner denotes large airbase. To the left, across the railway tracks, is the industrial centre where many large sawmills produce millions of feet of finished lumber annually, (Photo by Wally West) KiJ.-anlasA. flf thlK Art Ob- i PRINCE GEORGE today shows a well-planned city of more than 10,000. Bounded by the Nechako (left) and Fraser Rivers, Prince George is near the geographical centre of British Columbia and the centre of transportation between the northern and southern sections of the province. Qaiming to be the "Hub City" of B.C., Prince George is at the crossroads of the Cariboo, Skeena and Hart highways, a major vious. With a concrete floor I REPRODUCTION OF Documents and Plans DOMINION MAP & BLUE PRINT LTD. 56 Seymour St, Vancouver, B.C. MA. Stit we could have a structure seating several thousand in which could be staged all types of Indoor rallies, showi and games." Present lr arena depends on natural ice, "but warm weather Early Days of Prince George City often hampers the hockey-conscious central interior for most of the play-off games are staged in Prince George. Hockey Is the major winter sport An amateur senior Linked With First B.C. Explorers Early history of Prince of-way, and each expected to beGeorge has annexed ail but oneiGeorge, lying Immediately George is linked with the names named the terminal. jot the earlier settlements (along the city boundaries, was j... .... i J None of th reaitv nromoters ' South Ft George, the Fraser incorporated into the munici- DAMS. POWER PLANT AND TRANSMISSION FOR Alcan B.C. Project SIMPSON & McGregor Consulting Electrical Engineers PUBLIC BUILDINGS INDUSTRIAL DISTRIBUTION SYSTEMS ETC 445 Richards St TA 4571 Vancouver, B.C. league draws on teams over an area in which the two outside participating communities are 250 miles apart Yet most of the league games are attended by capa- nlTmhit. J had given a thought to the In-, RWr steamboat landing in the(pality last year, adding more and first white men to set loot on, th : da vs of the Daddlewheelers. than 700 to the city's tax roll. in northern British Columbia. L.u v.. .u. i ..,' i This settlement is still unor- Population of Greater Prince i city crowds. Playoils draw ENGINEERED BV Alexander Mackenzie reached none, that is. except the Grand ;ganized territory but U held, George today is estimated at ( spectators Irom fin oi norin- iL. - d,. Tv..ni, t . I I - runtt Unmont 1 UK? v io oecomf Dan ni ine civ in.mi. wnn iu.iaaj in inc ciiy d George in 1792 in the first over- j Company, subsidiary of the rail-," it expands. Central Ft. proper. P.G. Jaycees Prince George Gateway land trip across the country. In L i In a -deal" with Ottawa, the - Ms v wake came - Simon c Fraser. rc, the reserva. ecout for the Northwest Trading -Jr)d """"-" o :tjon non in n 1914 ian ana announced announcea its us B.C. INTERNATIONAL ENGINEERING COMPANY LIMITED Consulting Engineers VANCOUVER, B.C. Supply Skins Co '?jcwJo a Finest ,11 Hunting. , f Fishing I l using it as a base of opera-'George was incorporated in SI 7 Supplying bear skins for tions in exploring the Fraser;1915- A wooden moose with reel; Inspector Walter Gill. Under, the big, furry hats traditionally River the following year. j Hvy investors m property ;horns mounted as a signpost'his Jurisdiction operate 15 game worn by Buckingham Palace as far distant as New York were greeU all drivers as they enter warden lrora Prince Rupert ! guards has brought world-wide Before Mackenzie came, the left "holding ' the bag." Some Indian village of Lhe.tli ccu-i"" .X ..iPrinr. ce bv .nv of the 1 "publicity to Prince G.orge pied the flats at the Junction of " ' T,-"'. " thei; .JLh hi.h' h,t J IT "'"'.'"junior Chamber of Commerce. the Fraser and Nechako Kiveri.g nQt have e(t m the nor(h Yukonj To date, more than 500 black it was mis inaian reserve inai ,.,wu i - boundary. . bear skins have been collected What Is "P. Eng."? staged a major upset in location i ... ,,tlm Prince n,i.l Th moose Is the "trade- the! Since its lncorporaOon, adopted by the Junior cf the early boundaries of jmark. JVes nd sent to Lor,-hntr Inspector Gill, an enthusi-j h ..., him. don, England, to play part In Chamber of Commerce in city, bom of the railroad. lauding the district for its! self, welcomes inquiries from;'1 Paesntry-hunting and fishing oppor- tourists. While many of the skins have tunities. j me 'm P0'" U ''.il! There ha., been a marked Although most big game has increase over the past few George, local Jaycee withdrawn from the immediate ; years of tourist sportsmen in TT? thWes save coiv arpa .urrounrfinif Prince I n . v. ,, tributed a good number. There SPECULATORS . i CITIZEN PRINTS When news of the railroad. riil.,r iirril v first reached the province.' VVCt WEEKLY around 1900, speculators fromj afar sent envoys rushing to cen-1 The Prince George Citi-tral B.C. to stake land along thei zen, published twice a week surveyed strip from Jasper to; 'Mondays and Thursdays), Prini: Rupert in the places' has a circulation of 4.703. George since the advent of have them. ''The whole north,1 no . clef. 1f's?n ibeari in British Columbia and civilization, it is still common from the coast to Alberta pro Prince George always has been well populated. mc't likely to become townsites. The "Hub City's" indepen vides the best hunting and fishing to be found anywhere." fov farmers to see moose, deer and bear wander over their fields at any time of the year. Bearskin," by the way. Is Many areas have never I But most of the big game moose, caribou, deer, grizzly !,. ,A ha. iicial magazine. never "P. Eng." Stands for "PROFESSIONAL ENGINEER" The man entitled to use this trrm after his name in British Columbia is certified by the Council of the Associauon d Professional Engineers as fully qualified to practise ha . profession. Operating under the Engineering Profession Act of B.C he is bound by a strict code of ethics to serve his employer or hii client to the best of his ability. For your protection when engineering advice is needed consult a person considered by his own profession to be qualified. . . . that is a PROFESSIONAL ENGIHM The Association of Professional Engineers and black bear, and mountain i)een iished. Northern B.C. is dent newspaper is edited by C. A. Warner whose family has been connected with weekly newspapers for several generations. The Citizen boasts up-to-date equipment Including a new newspaper press and provides a complete printing goat-are numea in me oac- among the last good huntln? woods. Prince George was one of several places where inveators wer j fooled by the canny Grand! Trunk Pacific Railway. While j acres of land were bought up and promoted as future town-sites, the GTP went quietly on building a railroad. In succession, little settlements sprang up Ft George, Central Ft George, South Ft George and North Ft George. All bordered the railway right- frontiers on the continent. Guides and outfitters are says Inspector Gill. available, as well as tourist Meanwhile, provincial game accommodation. service. Format of The Citi- ! coLmnl I Headquarters' for the largest ilawi expert wardens to columns, m 21 Igame division .ri.. . in , the ? enforce them them are are playing playing a Northern Airport Serves Wide Area Built during the Second World War as a major base In the Northwest Staging Route, Prince George's airport has three asphalt runways measuring 5,624 by 150 feet, 5,000 by 150 feet and 5,770 by 150 feet zen is seven inches deep. province major part in game conservation. Active Rod and Gun , is located here. In the charge of Associations work with the game department to keep the country from being ravaged by indiscriminate killing of game. Operated day and night by MA.J.M As well as abounding in big 1166 Tender Street West, Vancouver, B.C. same, the Prince Georee area the department of transport it also produces grouse in large '"' hangar facilities. Sched- Forty-Five Years SUPPLYING British Columbia's Spring Needs numberi nrt nrairi rhirkpn uiea air-une service u iirovmcu are Increasing. Ducks of all Bv Lanaman t-acinc Airunes western species are found In i w,ln lv"lK aA"' " lakes and rivers. Canada geese cuuvcr B1IU jmeiiur ,juiia, aim daily flights to Edmonton and are found on the Stuart and Middle rivers, and Ootsa Lake to the west. "Ditiet Pmc (n tie ntAUd, PnitKE GOHGE II lUa m Distributors of Whitehors via Peace River points of Fort St John and Dawson Creek. A dally flight between Terrace and Prince George is to be reopened this summer. GOOD FISHING Anglers, too, find Prince ' l; George a jumping-off place for fine trout fishing in such lakes as Six Mile, Summit, Bednesti, ,,' .....I B." Greater B.C. Cluculz, Stuart, Trembleur and, Talfla nahina antl CVit,,. an1 ' Manufacturers of Springs AUTOMOTIVE TRUCK TRACTOR OVERLOAD AXD HELPER SETS LOCOMOTIVE INDUSTRIAL North of P.G. More than half of British ,,LASCO', BRAKE PRODUCTS ENGINEERED SETS BONDED SHOE EXCHANGES LOGGER BLOX ROLL STOCK AUTO COILS SPACERS ALIGNMENT PARTS " -fT-rrminaj njj). Columbia lies north of Prince in such rivers as the Nechako, Crooked, and Fraser. The Nechako and Fraser rivers converge at Prince George. Other angling waters named are all within 110 mile radius, where lake trout (char) up to 25 pounds and rainbow trout up to five pounds are plentiful. The active Prince George Board of Trade and Junior Chamber of Commerce have called their city "the Cariboo Gateway to a New 1 oi. 9nd Ave. sf JV. oa. r "" T-. MafM I Phone: Murphy V,rr'WES3 ..i.hi from WW" George, present limit of northerly railroad development and contains less than 2 per cent of B.C.'s population. British Columbia's established natural gas reserve in the Peace River area Is 3.7 trillion cubic feet. B.C. gas contains a high proportion of propane and butane, some sulphur, and Important strategic material recently In short supply, and some oil. Springs of Every Type Automotive . . . Industrial Made in B.C. by B.C. Workmen Horse Fo v ,ta, - iajif ,f MURPHY DIESEL UNIT Their publicity folder reads in part: "This Is the land of pine- This versatile unit drive, a single shaft w Ml "V sheave through a flexible coupling . T' .tlvelj add engines for Increased power or rf detach engines for other use. ... A J3, Murphy Ileels develops 4WI BJ-r- Tht Murp nydroiille Genrnar Central rathi-amiiM all tnrinft la Kit: bftft Im4 to ilimmt foully ndr ail pcrallng eondillsni , , . 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