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Two Canoes: Peace River Canyon

By Nancy Marguerite Anderson July 15, 2017 "Two Canoes", Fur Trade History
Two Canoes: Peace River Canyon

In 1828, Governor George Simpson and Chief Trader Archibald McDonald made their way from Hudson Bay to the Peace River, on their way west to Fort Langley. McDonald had been…

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“Eatables”

By Nancy Marguerite Anderson April 8, 2017 Hudson's Bay Company, York Factory Express
“Eatables”

As George Traill Allan made his way down the Jasper Valley, at the head of the outgoing York Factory Express party, he wrote these words in his journal: About 8…

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