Sir Edgar Dewdney, Nation-Builder

» Brian Tubbs - Great article

I liked the article, Joan. It's all new information to me. I'm far too ignorant of Canadian history. Never knew about Sir Dewdney, even though I used to work for the American Society of Civil Engineers.

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» Red - intersting...

Joan, very interesing article. I learned a lot about the history of British Columbia and Hope. Keep up the good work. I had never heard of this gentleman, even though I am Canadian and took Canadian history in school. Glad I stopped by to read your article.

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» bridget1 - Dewdney

Thanks, Brian and Red, for stopping by. Two weeks ago I was driving from Brandon to Calgary. I was heading for the ring road in Regina when I noticed a summer storm had flooded the low land and the by-pass was impossible. I ended up driving around an unfamiliar city like a rat in a maze, changing direction every time an underpass was blocked. Then I noticed all the signs on stores said Dewdney grocery, Dewdney pharmacy, etc. Sir Edgar had saved me again. His trail reached Regina and, heading towards the light, I knew I would be heading west, eventually to Hope, if I just followed the path he carved. It is unusual to think of a politicial as being first an engineer. But out here, without the roads heading east-west, BC would have joined the land to the south. So it is fitting that we remember this early leader in the names of roads he surveyed and built--the Dewdney Trunk, the Dewdney Trail, and Dewdney Street in Regina.

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