One year was all it took for the town of Prince George to establish itself as a thriving business centre in the Fort George area. The series of photos below shows the development of George Street from March 1914 to March 1915 (with a photo from October 1913 also provided for reference purposes). All photos…
The Prince George Citizen might reasonably claim that its “newspaper empire” began 91 years ago this week. On March 13, 1923, the Citizen announced a merger with its last remaining newspaper rival, the Leader. The amalgamation marked the end of a 13-year stretch in which no less than seven different newspapers — each championing a particular set of regional…
Prince George was incorporated as a municipality almost one hundred years ago today, on Saturday March 6, 1915. The event was a milestone that almost didn’t happen, given the heated political wrangling that enveloped the subject from the get-go. At issue was the involvement (and equitable representation) of the area’s three distinct townships — South…
During the last week of February, 1915, citizens of Prince George and other communities along the one-year-old Grand Trunk Pacific rail line from Edmonton to Prince Rupert received welcome news: mail cars would now be a regular part of all trains running east and west, a development that meant faster, more reliable mail service to…
Ever wonder about the origins of the historic building on the southwest corner of George Street and Third Avenue? Number 301 George Street (now occupied by EDI Environmental Dynamics Inc.) began its life as a butcher shop, the construction of which commenced almost 100 years ago this week. On February 20, 1915, contractors hired by…
The first annual Prince George Kinsmen Snow Carnival blew into town on Tuesday February 10 and Wednesday February 11, 1948, featuring a schedule so chock-full of events that the local paper dubbed it “one of the biggest winter affairs of its kind ever held in central or northern British Columbia.”1 Organized by the local Kinsmen…
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