= px pe soe Disco National ‘Playground of Canad a When the nate of the Canadian Pacific Railway revealed the amaz- ing wealth of beauty in the Rocky~ Mountains the Dominion Government took immediate steps to shat beauty. The firat Couneil reserving land at Banff waa parsed only eighteen days after the driving of the last spike in the steel highway connecting the eastern and western shores of the Dominion. That area hae been enlarged severa! times, notably by the inclusion of the incomparable Lake Louise, till now the Rocky Mountains Park contains 3 2;751 square miles of the finest safonhestoafenfosfoefecfoefeeZoefoufoefonfenlocSoofeofoofen]ocforfoolocfonteetessen scenery in the world. The followjng year saw the birth of Yoho Park, on the western slope of the Great Divide, and Glacier Park, in the Selkirk Range.. These now measure respectively 476 and 468 equare miles. The Waterton Lakes Park, in the mountainous corner of Alberta adjoining the in- ternational boundary, was created in 1895, and now contains 220 square miles. 000,000 bushels of wheat and 08 & contribution to the tood eupply a the werld, and little ‘more than one- fifth of the total 300,000, 000. acres believed to Be fit for ~agricultural purposes have been placed under field crops. The remaining. four-: E fifth are capable of sustaining many VaR ES ledeebedeeledesdeleteedndeietndecieleiedebebelbeieieieieiede- — millions | of population, -and Jubilee ae po ripe for zettlement. -Sunday, July 3rd _ ols Jet BS eh seaéiusaill RBSOULTION OF THE PAR- LIAMENT OF CANADA) PASS- ED ON THE 14th DAY OF APRIL, 1927 MESSAGE FROM HIS EXCEL- LENCY ERAL TO THE ¢ (CANADIAN The forest areas stand second only to arable lagds among. the «basie resources of the Dominion, and for- est induatries havé been surpassed ‘by agriculture ‘alone in.fostering com- ‘mercial growth. Even the work of as- certaining: the actual extent of her “commercial forests is still tar from complete; at a rough estimate ap- proximately one-quarter (600,000,- 000 acres) of the-total land area in ‘the Dominion is covered by forest growth. British. Columbia contains over two-thirds of the merchantable saw-timber of Canada; the forests of the Middle West will probably be required to supply the local demand; two-thirds of the newsprint consumed. in the United States either of Canadian manufacture or ie made from wood or woodpulp im- ported from - Quebec, Ontario,, New Brunswick, and British Columbia. The actual extent of Canada's wa- ter-powers, like that of its forests, has been by no means fully ascer- Willingdon. * tained, but the available and devel- oped hcrse-power (water-power) is _ reckoned to be over thirty million, over four and a half milfion of. which aré alréady installed, namely in On- tario and Quebec—Ontario having the largest hydro-electric’ distribu- tion system known. The figures show . “that Canada ranks second only to, National Programme Norway in the per capita utilization of water power and the average is at Ottawa more than three times that of the United States. There are millions of The program for the federal cel- water horse-power now under de- ebration of the Jubilee of Confedera- velopment about Lake St. John-and tion during the three days starting the Gatineau River in Quebec;, while with Dominion Day has been com- the horse-power of such rivers as the pleted, and contains features spect- Nelson and Churchill, to say nothing ucular and in some cases entirely un- of those in Northern Saskatchewan ique—not only so far as the Cap- ‘and Alberta, run into more millions, ital. but so far as the world is which will, one day, be harnessed se of oe of Resolved that as Canada ia When first I_landed on these approaching the Sixtieth Anni- Wes in speech I made, I informed. m hearers that I should take ‘‘co- operation’’ as my watchword during my life.in this Domin- ion. That word is the message I givesto the people of Cana to- Me age af fe Ale ale ole of of of ee ee ee oe oe es O « he ote ol fe oe de Be he ee oe + Farther north, where the mount- ains are penetrated by the present Canadian National line, 5,000 square « miles were reserved in 1907 to form asper National Park; its area now . 5.86 square miles. In 1908 the it is the earnest wish of ‘Par- liament that the Diamond Jub- first prairie park was formed at + lee Celebration, for which plans Wainwright, Alberta, by the enclos- e of 160 square miles for the sauftate herd ea from a private / and enthusiastically accomplishment of Confedera- owner in the United States. The 4 tion and the subsequent pro- 700 buffalo then acquired have in- * : the Dominion. We creased*so fast that large numbere * this commemoration have been taken north and turned ; added ees te the patriotic fervour of our peo- loose in a reserve on the borders of 4+ , and afford a elearer vision Alberta and the North West Territ- * aspirations and ideals, ories, while 7,000 remain at Wain- : 2 end that from sea = sre wright. Do bust Canadian spirit, and in all Elk Island Park, about 40 miles 4% things Canadian a profounder east of Edmonton, ‘was starte in 1911 * national unity. : as an additional buffalo reserve and “ is now 51 square miles in extent. Both here and at Wainwright, moose, elk and mule deer as well as the buffalo enjoy safety The Revelstoke Park of 100 equare miles, probably the highest park in the world, was created in 1914. . . In 1920 the Kootenay Park of 587 Sunday Radio Test square miles was set apart for the % . construction “of the Banff-Winder- Satisfactory mere motor highway. Two years later the “Nemiskam Park of 8% sqnare ‘miles wae_ est- ablished in southwestern Alberta for the graceful antelope, threatened with extinction. About 400 are now enjoying sanctuary there. sk one and all, whatever a ir origin or race heartily to perate with a nie ag un- Geonnnaie and purpose I that ‘pertains to the well- Seing ef all; proud of an oyal to their citizenship of a great and growing nation vhen on Sunday next we meet for our national thanks- giving, let us all unite in asking Divine Providence who has pour- ed His blessings on us in the past to give us His guidance in the future that Wwe may prove wor- , of the wonderful ornage has been handed down us and of the great destiny that lies before us. Oo + *. es monwealth of Nations, owing al- legiance to His Majesty the King. a oe =. ute ole ake o* PD safe» — ef fe oe oo ote of Oh of he fe fe oe of obs oe he he Se leet deb bebo tebe tee hk Wh eR, Wk Wak ek Wek We Wek Rak kh fb oe ee dS ite he tne the fe ofe ate ofe age ce ote *, 5 So ole ofp fe *, + of oe ot ve ate ake ate fe ote Oe ete of we ole cs Programme 2 p.m.—School children wil! assemble at Public school. 2.15—Parade will leave sch headed by Band. Mem- bers of Boatd of Education, 5 ers and othe: citizens will parade. 2.20—Arrive at Athletic Park. Selection by Band. Doxology Invoeation—Rev. J. M. Nicol. ¢ Chorus by children. “Dominion From Sea to Sea” Address—F. W. Hay M.P. Toronto figured on Sunday in-the Chorus by children— “O Canada" tests of the diamond jubilee broad- casts from Ottawa scheduled for Ju- ly first. Sunday's tests were elabor- ate and complete. extending ‘Trom Address—H. B. Morphy, K.C. Chorus by children——“The Maple Leaf For Ever” Address—Rev. Harry W. Jackson. The Wewaskesy Park of 54 square miles north of Medicine Hat, and the Menissawok Park of 17 square miles near Maple Creek, Saskatchewan, were set apart for the same purpose, while a small recreational park was formed on Lake Katapwa, also in southern Saskatchewan. The creation of a new _ national park north of Prince Albert, con- taining 1,377 square miles, has just been announced. In the east, historic sites have been preserved by the creation of the Fort Howe Park at St. John, N.B.— where the United Empire Loyalists landed—and the Fort Anne Park at Annapolis Royal, N.S. In Ontario, the St. Lawrence Islands Park was obtained from the Miesisduga band of Indians in 1904. And in 1918, the Point Pelee Park of 4 square miles was set apdrt as a bird hanctuary. The Provincial Government of Ontario has created three great parke—the Algonquin, of 2,741 squgre miles, the Quetico, of 1,700 the Presq’ile, of 1,400—hbesides the Rondeau, of 8 square miles. Que- bec has created the Laurentides Provincial Park of 3,665 square miles, and two more are to be form- ed, the Gaspe to cover an area of 3,- 08 square miles,, and the Mont Tremblant, 1,225 square miles. British Columbia, too, has created several Provincial. Parks, the Strath- cona 828 square miles; Mount As- soiniboine,. 20; Mount Robson;~760; Kokanee Glacier, 100; and the Gari- baldi, 260 squaré miles. Among the emalier parks is‘dne on the Pacific coast where Alexander Mackenzie completed the first crossing of this continent. . The national parks draw many thousands of tourists. from other countries, chiefly but not solely the United States, who spend many oniil- lions every year in this Dominion. RES “The Quesrhertisweeks of Canada sald: ‘‘The Dominion is bound to be- _ come a great nation exercising a pow- erful, influence to. peace-and—-—-tF goodwill among the nations “of the worlkd.”’ . coast to coast and including also the low wave station at Drummondville for overseas transmission. The two test periods were from 215 to 3.37 p.m. and from 10 te 11.08 p.m. Toronto time. The Tor- onto station on 357 metres which is being used for the joint broadcast, was in fine shape and excellent transmission was the result, During both broadcasts changes and correct- ions were made to get the right volume level; that was one of the principal purposes of the test. The afternoon test was from the Bell Telephone studio in the main Bell Telephone Company’s office at Ottawa, connected by land lines with Toronto and with the other Canad- jan brogdcasting centres from coast to coast. Locally, the “repeater” _amplifier, to “boost” the volume om land Tines‘and to keep it uniform Bell Telephone Company on aide street. There were éimilar re- peaters every 200 miles right across the continen:. The evening broadcast was from the control office in the parilament Yuildings at Ottawa, where the act- ual Dominion Day broadcasts will take place, It was pnder the charge of government officials and was more interesting, from the listener's etandpoint,. than the afternoon. On both : occasions, phonograph records “‘were what was. used, the evening selections including “Sunset on the St. Lawrence” and “Old Black Joe.” Afteroon music included ‘Soldiers’ Chorus" from “Faust.” In the course of the evening broadcast it was announced that 15,- 000 miles of land line were involved in the tie-up. Every five or ten mit- utes the time scehdule for the Do- minion Day broadcasts were given. They will begin at 12 noon, 3 p.m and 10,30 p.m. daylight saving time. inspector Ellis of the local ‘yadio ~ office of the “federal governmerf, was Gelighted: with the Toronto ansmission. “Tt it is as good 2s that on Friday, everything will.be fine” he said. Hymn—"O God Our Help in 4 Distribution of Confederation Medals. h Hemsworth, Chairman of Board of A concert by The Listowel Brass Band will be given following the service. No cars allowed on grounds. gz g 4 4 g zg 4 g ia g | gf a £ BS sg sg # Z gp g r | "i i ri ¢ 4 3 gt Pi é ri g g 3 # g Fi zg g g g Pa B Zz s 3 g 8 t Ld s zB s B 4 - # een E DS Oo OO DS OS DS OOD OO OOO SSS “of the Ottawa tests. _ eoncerned. Among the latter features and. transmitted far and wide. pre-eminent will be the broadcast, internationally, of the musical and speaking program, including the befls of the great new carillon in the Peace Tower. At 10.45 am. Eastern standard time His Excellency the Governor Gener- al, will give the signal. for the. firet playing of the carillon. This will be followed by a fanfare of trumpets and then the carillon will play O Canada and other patriotic tunes. The Prime Minister will address the gathering and at high noon (11 o’- cleck our time) a royal salute will be fired,-bells will be rung and whist- les blown. At 1.45 p.m. (our thme) the of- ficlal ‘ceremony will be proeeeded with. There will be a massed choir of 1000 Voices, thousande of school children and several bands. The program will consist of music: and speeches. But the real program, so far as the broadcasting is concerned, will com- mence at 9.30 p.m. Eastern standard time. It will be delivered from 2 studio in the Parllament Buildings, and ‘it is expected, will be heard just ag plainly in Victoria or Halifax as it will be either over the public-ad- dress system, or on local ratio re- ceivers at the Capital. It is. antici- “pated that the program in the eve- ning will continue .well . into the morning of July 2. es The evening Program is -as fol- lows: 3 Dramatic reading—A Canadian Ode, Margaret Anglin. ; Vocal —EVa Gauthier in a selec- tion of French-Canadian.airs, in cluding “O La Claire-Fontiine” and the better known felk gongs. Address—-Rt. Hon. W. L. Macken- aie King, Prinie Minister of Canada. Inétrumental—The Hart House String Quartet — Slew movement from the quartet ‘in-G@ minor by* Ern- est MacMillan. “Lenta man non troppo;"* transcription on the- French- Canadian folk song, “Dans: Parie y-u-t=ne brane” by Leo Smith, sketch on the French-Canadian foik eong, “A Saint“Malo” by Ernest Mac- . co : oats ee Save the King." Few. countries possess greater coal resources than Canada,, which is est- imated to possess cne-sixth of thk total amount of coal in the world. Long before the exceptional produc- tion stimulated by the War, the Do- minion had become the world’s prin- cipal source of nickel, asbestos and cobalt, and an important producer of gold, silver; copper; lead, zinc and a number, of rarer metals. Five of the nine provinces of the Dominion share substantially in mining&getiv- ity, although Ontario leads her sis- ters by a considerable margin. Not cnly om the Atlantic but also on the Pacific Coast and in her fresh water‘areas Canada possesses fisheries of exceptional value. Two of the four great sea fishing areas of the world border on the Dominion, and, in addition, her lakes, and rivera constitute approximately one- half of the fresh water of the globe, while the great inland sea’ of Hud- son's Bay still practically untouched, can be regarded as a reserve. The Atlantic coast line measures over 6,000 miles; the Pacific shore line, over 7,000 miles; the fresh water lakes of the interior constitute an area of 220,000 square miles. Every. province shares substantial- ly in the returns derived: from fur resources, and every effort is being made through the enforcement, of trapping restrictions, the creation of sanctuaries, the supervision of the fur trade and the close study of ‘the annual catch, to guard against de- pletion. Millan. Address — Hon. Hugh Guthrie, leader of Hie Majesty's Loyal Oppos:° ition. Vocal—aAllan McQuhae—"Onaway Awake,” “Homing,” “Belive Me if all Those Endearing Young Charms” Address — Hon.” Senator © Raoul Dandurand. Vocal—Bytown Quartet—“Youp, Youp,. Sur la Riviere," “Bn Rank “and Ma Boule,” “‘Alonette.” Finale——the orchestra—“O.- Can