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| 1888 - The paddle-steamer Beaver, which had served the Pacific ports for nearly 60 years, ran aground, off Prospect Point in Stanley Park, Vancouver. |
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"Ah, for just one time, I would take the Northwest Passage/To find the hand of Franklin reaching for the Beaufort Sea/Tracing one warm line through a land so wild and savage/And make a Northwest Passage to the sea."
- Stan Rogers |
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| Income tax came into effect on 20 September 1917 as a temporary measure to help pay for Canada’s effort in WWI. It is with us still. |
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