Community Contributions: Gateway to Northwestern Ontario History

    This 1908 news article describes a situation in Nipigon where four cars loaded with dynamite went out of control on account of poor brakes. The men riding in the cars were not killed as the dynamite

    This 1935 news article describes the progress being made in completing the North shore portion of the trans-Canada highway.

    This 1921 news article describes the mail carrier who was found dead near Cameron Falls.

    This 1923 news item describes how visitors on a tour boat were forced to evacuate when it caught fire and sank.

    In this 1923 news article, the fact that people are employed in and around the mill at Nipigon, leads the writer to express hope that this pulp mill at Nipigon will re-open in 1924.

    This photo has been around for awhile and I don't make any claims at ownership, but it coincidentally shows several houses where my family and relatives lived in Port Arthur. This is Cumberland Stree

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    This photo comes from a descendant of Albin and Mary Thompson, who lived in Port Arthur from around 1900 to 1918, so the couple in the photo may be them. The back end of the house just visible on the

Drumheller Review, 5 December 1919, p. 2     New company Great Lakes Pulp and Paper proposed new pulp mill for Port Arthur with electrical power to come from Nipigon River project.

The Globe, 7 January 1932, p. 6     A news article from Page 06 of The Globe dated January 07, 1932 describing the activities of the company known as the Peninsula Granite Quarries Ltd and their use of Peninsula Harbour to transport th

Brandon Daily Sun, 29 August 1924, p. 1     A very short news item from Page 01 of the Brandon Daily Sun dated August 29 1924 describing the damage caused by a fire to the buildings located in the town of Schreiber's downtown area.

    A piece from the November 29, 1929 edition of the Montreal Gazette describing an idea to use the radio for distant education. Subscribers to date include Schreiber.

    This is an article from the April 25, 1925 edition of the Montreal Gazette. In order to promote tourism, the Ontario government sold various waterfront properties near Schreiber to citizens of Canada

    This is an article from the November 29, 1930 edition of the Montreal Gazette. It describes how a CPR engineer from Schreiber suffered a broken hip at Nipigon and despite the pain, still drove his tr

    Gladys Crow (top), Per Thorsen, Victor Hartley (bottom) and others from the Y tumbling group. Gladys and Vic soon into an acrobatics pair, married in 1941, and The Hartleys continued to evolve as pro

    Gladys Crow and Victor Hartley of Winnipeg until 1941, and Fort William 1941-1952 honed their acrobatic skills at the Winnipeg YMCA, and then turned to perform even more spectacular routines on rolle

    Born in Sturgeon in 1910, and Winnipeg in 1920, Victor Hartley and Gladys Crow met at the Winnipeg Y Tumbling and Hand Balancing classes in the late 1930's. At the time, Gladys was in training with t

Lethbridge Daily Herald, 4 Oct 1922, p. 03     An article reporting on the financial state of the Ontario Hydro Electric system.

Canadian Railway and Marine World, January 1913     A short item from the January 1913 edition of Canadian Railway and Marine World detailing the portions of newly installed double track that the Canadian Pacific Railway is now authorized to use.

Fort William Daily Times Journal, 2 Dec 1930     A circumstances of death and funeral notice for James D Clapp of Schreiber taken from the December 02 1930 edition of the Fort William Daily Times Journal. Page number is unknown.