1927: Year of incorporation

1927 was an eventful year

in Terrace. For a twon of

tess than three hundred, a
_ lot was happenin

~The year carted off witha

proposal for forming a
" . board: of trade (Jan - 14,

‘Qmineca _ Herald}.

+, The year started off witha
ae proposal for forming a.

oard of trade (Jan 14,
Omineca.-. Herald).

"Subsequently. it ‘was ‘that.

Organization ..which
successfully . instigated
‘Terrace’s incorporation asa

-- Millage on: December 29 of
the same-year.- . .-

The board.of trade (BOT)
now: Terrace .and: district

chamber. of commerce, ..

“appeared quite’ often’ in the
> +"news columns of The Herald
wodhatyear, 0s
“> “One of the most ‘startling

- developments .was. a BoT
:: propesal for. Northern. B.C,
and.“ Northern . Alberta . to
. -break away, and form a new

.. province. The proposal was
y and!

. Unitiated by E.T, Ker
George. Little. ~ Kenny
Outlined . the proposed
.. boundaries, and stressed the
~: pressing .. need -: for-
acceptable transportation
: facilities in the Peace River

*, area,. 1s s ee te
; "The Herald wrote, “He

“,

‘unhampered “*

(Kenney) pointed out where
the present connections
‘were unsatisfactory and
stated that where ‘they
should be - getting support
they. were only getting
sympathy and promises,

‘ neither: of. which had an

practical value...the nor
should be given a free hand
to. work .out- its salvation
by: the
obstacles placed in the path
by those who sought to assist
solely... for exploitation
irposes. ‘Those who spoke

in. favour of the new.
‘province. included. George
. Little, A‘H. Barker, Geo
Dover, H.. Halliwell,-‘W.H..

Burnett, Mr. Holmwood,
3.K. Gordon and. others.”
The Herald Jater reports,
“As a, general feeling
Terrace is in favour of the
movement," SO,
Presumably that’s as far:
as the fledging separatist
movement got. ol
The paper never went into.

further detail or published

other stories on th
There was additional

evidence: of a feeling of |

alienation . from -. the
governments in Victoria and
Ottawa. ... Like . teday
northerners of that time felt
neglected by. - the

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governments: to. the south vicinity. Cars are alltiedup afford to open the roads
east, _-  and'will remain tied up now between the towns,and the

“Travel” is extremely until ‘the spring. The stations. It would cost the -

difficult in the immediate government could very well (Cont'd on page.12) - . ,

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