HOTEL BYNG

JOHN AND WHITING, Proprietors

Modern Throughout CLEAN AND COMFORTABLE

Reasonable Rates

Fully Licensed

CRANBROOK, B.C.

Telephone 78 P.O. Box 107

PARKS HARDWARE

WHOLESALE AND RETAIL HARDWARE

CRANBROOK, B.C.

QUEENS HOTEL

GUNNAN SWANSON, Proprietor

Fully Licensed e

Cranbrook, B.C.

Phone 69

Licensed Premises P.O. Box 71

VENEZIA HOTEL SAM DELUCA, Proprietor MODERN BRICK BUILDING : HOT AND COLD WATER IN EACH ROOM

Bowling Alley in Connection

Cranbrook, B.C.

THE STAR THEATRE

The Home of Good Pictures

CRANBROOK, B.C.

HOTEL CRANBROOK

N. D. HOGARTH e

Fully Licensed e

Cranbrook, B.C.

ITALIA HOTEL

FELIX PROVENZANO, Proprietor

NEW AND MODERN BUILDING FULLY LICENSED

Cranbrook, B.C.

UMMER EDITION

of British Columbia, and one that makes a major contribution to the province’s wealth.

Largely due to the big payroll of the Consolidated Mining and Smelting Com- pany, Trail is the largest of the cities in this division. It boasts a population of

12,000 and has grown considerably during the last few years. While Trail has size, however, Nelson is achieving the name as the “Hub of the Interior.”

With a population of 6600 Nelson has established a community reputation few

SERGEANT ANDREW FAIRBAIRN

N.C.O. in Charge of the Grand Forks 2 Police District

“ANDY” was born in Scotland in 1887; was with the C.P.R. Police in Vancouver in 1911 and 1912, which force he left in March, 1912, to join the B. C. Provincial Police.

His first detachment was at Decker Lake in 1914; in 1917 he was transferred to Telkwa, where he remained until 1929, when he was moved to Smithers with the rank of Corporal. In 1930 he was promoted to the rank of Sergeant; in 1934 was transferred to Cranbrook, and in January, 1938, was transferred to Grand Forks, where he is at present on duty.

cities or towns can parallel. Located on the west arm of Kootenay Lake, it is a C.P.R. divisional point and houses many govern- ment offices. Industrially, it boasts a mill, a brewery, a veneer plant, and a match factory which exports match blocks to all parts of the world. It is a centre hub for the small mining towns which surround it in all directions. Its Civic Centre, which cost a quarter of a million dollars, is one of the finest buildings of its kind in Canada.

One of the beauty spots of the division is Penticton, the centre of the South Okanagan apple growing country. It is a distributing point for large wholesale fruit houses and is widely known as a travellers’ haven, with its many scenic beauties.

The policing of this district presents a big task, for it is widespread, with more than the average number of populated centres. For this reason it is extensively equipped with motor patrols which play a vital part in the B. C. Police servicing of this area. There are six patrol cars operating in the Division, all coming under the jurisdiction of headquarters at Nelson. These are stationed at Nelson, Penticton, Cranbrook, Fernie, Grand Forks and Castle-

gar.

The policeman in many of the divisional centres is essentially a diplomat as well as a minion of the law, the need for tact in mining centres being widely recognized.

Except on rare occasions there is little in the way of unusual duties for the officers to perform. As in all organized territories, their duties are those of routine investiga- tion, unlike posts where the B. C. Police representative must act in a host of other capacities as well as that of policeman.

KIMBERLEY HARDWARE COMPANY LIMITED

Carrying a Full Line of

Hardware and English China e

KIMBERLEY, B. C.

SULLIVAN HOTEL

PORTO BROS., Proprietors

Full Equipment for Tourists

Licensed Premises

Kimberley, B.C.

FOR QUALITY AND SERVICE

KIMBERLEY TRADING CO.

KIMBERLEY, B.C.

SELKIRK MOTORS

S. MAARTMAN, Proprietor AUTHORIZED FORD DEALERS

Headquarters for Tourists Representatives A.A.A.

Kimberley British Columbia

MOUNT BAKER HOTEL

I. CLANSON, Proprietor

All Brick, Fire- No Bar in Connection.

TOURIST HEADQUARTERS Cranbrook, B.C.

Cranbrook’s Newest Hotel. proof. Residential.

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