Major General Sir Samuel Benfield Steele was a distinguished Canadian soldier and police official. He was an officer of the North-West Mounted Police,most famously as head of the Yukon detachment during the Klondike Gold Rush,and commanding officer of Strathcona's Horse during the Boer War.
Cranbrook is a city in southeast British Columbia,Canada,located on the west side of the Kootenay River at its confluence with the St. Mary's River. It is the largest urban centre in the region known as the East Kootenay. As of 2016,Cranbrook's population is 20,047 with a census agglomeration population of 26,083. It is the location of the headquarters of the Regional District of East Kootenay and also the location of the regional headquarters of various provincial ministries and agencies,notably the Rocky Mountain Forest District.
Highway 95 is a north-south highway in the southeastern corner of British Columbia,opened in 1957. The highway connects with U.S. Route 95,from which the highway takes its number,at the Canada–U.S. border at Kingsgate,just north of Eastport,Idaho. The section between the Canada-U.S. border and the Crowsnest Highway is known as the Yahk–Kingsgate Highway while the section between the Crowsnest Highway and Golden is known as the Kootenay–Columbia Highway.
The Kootenay River or Kootenai River is a major river in the Northwest Plateau,in southeastern British Columbia,Canada,and northern Montana and Idaho in the United States. It is one of the uppermost major tributaries of the Columbia River,the largest North American river that empties into the Pacific Ocean. The Kootenay River runs 781 kilometres (485 mi) from its headwaters in the Kootenay Ranges of the Canadian Rockies,flowing from British Columbia's East Kootenay region into northwestern Montana,then west into the northernmost Idaho Panhandle and returning to British Columbia in the West Kootenay region,where it joins the Columbia at Castlegar.
Cranbrook is a town in the civil parish of Cranbrook and Sissinghurst,in the Weald of Kent in South East England. It lies roughly half-way between Maidstone and Hastings,about 38 miles (61 km) southeast of central London.
James Horace King,was a Canadian physician and parliamentarian.
Canal Flats is a village municipality in the East Kootenay region of southeastern British Columbia. This Columbia Valley community lies between the southern end of Columbia Lake and the northwest shore of the Kootenay River. The locality,on Highway 93/95,is by road about 83 kilometres (52 mi) north of Cranbrook and 165 kilometres (103 mi) southeast of Golden.
The Rocky Mountain Trench,also known as the Valley of a Thousand Peaks or simply the Trench,is a large valley on the western side of the northern part of North America's Rocky Mountains. The Trench is both visually and cartographically a striking physiographic feature extending approximately 1,600 km (1,000 mi) from Flathead Lake,Montana,to the Liard River,just south of the British Columbia–Yukon border near Watson Lake,Yukon. The trench bottom is 3–16 km (1.9–9.9 mi) wide and is 600–900 m (2,000–3,000 ft) above sea level. The general orientation of the Trench is an almost straight 150/330°geographic north vector and has become convenient as a visual guide for aviators heading north or south.
Fort Steele is a heritage site in the East Kootenay region of southeastern British Columbia. This visitor attraction lies on the east shore of the Kootenay River between the mouths of the St. Mary River and Wild Horse River. The locality,on the merged section of highways 93 and 95,is by road about 17 kilometres (11 mi) northeast of Cranbrook and 230 kilometres (143 mi) southeast of Golden.
Moyie is an unincorporated community in the East Kootenay region of British Columbia,Canada. It is located on Highway 3,19 miles (30 km) south of Cranbrook on the eastern shore of Moyie Lake.
Gwendoline was a sternwheel steamer that operated on the Kootenay River in British Columbia and northwestern Montana from 1893 to 1899. The vessel was also operated briefly on the Columbia River in the Columbia Valley.
Francis Patrick Armstrong was a steamboat captain in the East Kootenay region of British Columbia. He also operated steamboats on the Kootenay River in Montana and on the Stikine River in western British Columbia. Steam navigation in the Rocky Mountain Trench which runs through the East Kootenay region was closely linked to Armstrong's personality and career. In addition to being a steamboat captain,Armstrong was also a prospector,white-water boat pilot and guide in the Big Bend country of the Columbia River.
From 1886 to 1920,steamboats ran on the upper reaches of the Columbia and Kootenay in the Rocky Mountain Trench,in western North America. The circumstances of the rivers in the area,and the construction of transcontinental railways across the trench from east to west made steamboat navigation possible.
The Baillie-Grohman Canal was a shipping canal between the headwaters of the Columbia River and the upper Kootenay River in the East Kootenay region of British Columbia at a place now known as Canal Flats,BC. The construction of the canal was required by the provincial government of British Columbia as a condition of the canal's promoter receiving substantial land concessions from the provincial government of British Columbia in the area of Creston,BC. The promoter,William Adolf Baillie-Grohman (1851–1921),was a wealthy adventurer,hunter author,and business promoter. He declared the canal to be complete in 1889. The canal was an expensive failure,being used only three times during its entire existence. In 1902,on the last use by a vessel,the sternwheeler North Star,the sternwheeler's captain,Frank P. Armstrong deliberately blew out the canal's lower lock gates with dynamite to allow the transit of his vessel.
Wasa is an unincorporated community in the East Kootenay region of southeastern British Columbia. This place,on the east shore of the Kootenay River north of the mouth of Lewis Creek,surrounds Wasa Lake. The locality,on the merged section of highways 93 and 95,is by road about 36 kilometres (22 mi) north of Cranbrook and 211 kilometres (131 mi) southeast of Golden.
Thomas Donald Caven was a Canadian politician and railway employee. He was a member of the Legislative Assembly of British Columbia from 1909 to 1916,representing Cranbrook.
The 1912 Birthday Honours were appointments in the British Empire of King George V to various orders and honours to reward and highlight good works by citizens. The appointments were made to celebrate the official birthday of The King,and were published on 11 June 1912.
The 1902 Coronation Honours were announced on 26 June 1902,the date originally set for the coronation of King Edward VII. The coronation was postponed because the King had been taken ill two days before,but he ordered that the honours list should be published on that day anyway.
Wayne L. Stetski is a Canadian politician and former provincial park Regional Manager. He served as the Member of Parliament for Kootenay—Columbia in the 42nd Canadian Parliament. He was elected to that position in the 2015 Canadian federal election as a member of the New Democratic Party. During that parliament he sponsored two private member bills:one to make the Friday before Thanksgiving Day be known as "National Local Food Day" and another to add various lakes and rivers to Navigable Waters Protection Act. Stetski acted as the NDP Critic for National Parks for the duration of the 42nd Canadian Parliament. He was defeated in the 2019 Canadian federal election.
The 1881 Birthday Honours were appointments by Queen Victoria to various orders and honours to reward and highlight good works by citizens of the British Empire. The appointments were made to celebrate the official birthday of the Queen,and were published in The London Gazette on 24 May 1881.
