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Vets,
Just saw your reply.
try looking in either the Cranbrook papers from that era if there was one for Cranbrook. I seem to remember that it was a "Columbia Valley" paper. If not in Cranbrook, you could try the Kimberley Historical Society to see what papers they have from back then. Also the Fernie Historical Society. If no luck there and you have the paper name the chase is still on as all newspapers in BC from I think the 1870s are stored (copies) in the Provinical legislative archivies or maybe by now in the RBCM archivies. If so it should not be to hard to have someone in Victoria chase this down in an hour if you can find the name of papers back then.
A quick BC archivies search found:
British Columbia Archives
Visual Records Catalogue
Email: access@www.bcarchives.gov.bc.ca
CALL NUMBER: NA-39744
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Catalogue Number: HP038975
Other Cat. Number:
Subject: CLUBS
Subject: MILITARY GROUPS AND MILITARY LIFE
Subject:
Geographic Region: EAST KOOTENAY
Title: The Canadian Legion; Cranbrook.
Photographer/Artist: UNDETERMINED
Date: [192-]
Accession Number: 193501-001
A second option could be to try the BC Provinical Police Files. As if it was a "major event" the constables would have written down in their notes "Attended Cranbrook Royal Legion................................... These notes are stored in the provinical archivies.
again a quick search of BC archiveis
GR-0445
British Columbia
Provincial Police Force
Provincial Police Force daily reports
Originals 1913-1921 8.4 m
DAILY REPORTS
Box Title Date
59 Fernie - Kimberley 1920
Box File Station Year
51 6 Cranbrook 1919
58 17 Cranbrook 1920
Just saw your reply.
try looking in either the Cranbrook papers from that era if there was one for Cranbrook. I seem to remember that it was a "Columbia Valley" paper. If not in Cranbrook, you could try the Kimberley Historical Society to see what papers they have from back then. Also the Fernie Historical Society. If no luck there and you have the paper name the chase is still on as all newspapers in BC from I think the 1870s are stored (copies) in the Provinical legislative archivies or maybe by now in the RBCM archivies. If so it should not be to hard to have someone in Victoria chase this down in an hour if you can find the name of papers back then.
A quick BC archivies search found:
British Columbia Archives
Visual Records Catalogue
Email: access@www.bcarchives.gov.bc.ca
CALL NUMBER: NA-39744
--------------------------------------------
Catalogue Number: HP038975
Other Cat. Number:
Subject: CLUBS
Subject: MILITARY GROUPS AND MILITARY LIFE
Subject:
Geographic Region: EAST KOOTENAY
Title: The Canadian Legion; Cranbrook.
Photographer/Artist: UNDETERMINED
Date: [192-]
Accession Number: 193501-001
A second option could be to try the BC Provinical Police Files. As if it was a "major event" the constables would have written down in their notes "Attended Cranbrook Royal Legion................................... These notes are stored in the provinical archivies.
again a quick search of BC archiveis
GR-0445
British Columbia
Provincial Police Force
Provincial Police Force daily reports
Originals 1913-1921 8.4 m
DAILY REPORTS
Box Title Date
59 Fernie - Kimberley 1920
Box File Station Year
51 6 Cranbrook 1919
58 17 Cranbrook 1920
I didn't remember about the gun when I was there to start asking people about it while I was there though ... too bad 
I did meet some awesome Veterans though and heard some war stories (wow!) and also chatted up two soldiers from Eureka here to represent the States (ISAF???) which was nice. It was really good to share the day with everyone else focussed on "Remembering" Very good turnout!
