Children's History of Kamloops - Sampler

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A Children’s History of Kamloops ~ Drawing Parallels

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EARLY DAYS200 block, Victoria Street, looking West, as it appeared some days ago. Circa 1909.

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TO KAMLOOPS IN 1882The Sentinel is one of the oldest newspapers in the

Province. It was started by an enterprising and able journalist, Michael Hagan, in 1880 at Emory, shortly afterwards moving to Yale, which was at that time the centre of C.P.R. construction.

A few years later he moved the paper to Kamloops, recognizing it as "The Hub City", but his first visit to the Interior was made in 1882. He wrote vividly, and his words convey the spirit of optimism and excitement that was prevalent in those pioneering days before the railroad made travelling quick and easy.

The following are quotations from his reports on the journey: -

October 12, 1882

The editor and proprietor of the Sentinel has long desired to take a trip up the line as far as Kamloops, at least. He leaves tomorrow, and expects to be absent two weeks.

November 2, 1882

On the 19th inst. we passed over the road from Spences Bridge to Cache Creek, 30 miles. For the first 16 miles there was nothing important to note, except it may have been the up-hill course to "Oregon Jacks" (John Dowling) 96 Mile Post. At this place wayside accomodation is provided for travellers and refresh×ments for man and beast. A few miles further to the right we passed the well known ranch of Mr. Antoine, who is noted for his courtesy and hospitality.

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Kamloops Headlines in 1912 In 1912, the main newspaper in Kamloops was

known as the "Daily Sentinel" and much of

the news in Kamloops was about the

construction of the two major railways

which were the Canadian Pacific Railway

(CPR) and the Canadian National Railway

(CNR). Here are some of the actual headlines

that were found in the 1912 "Daily Sentinel".

January 12, 1912:

Mayor Robinson was Re-Elected with 285

Votes. (Runner-up A. Bauman had 135 votes

and down filled comforters were advertised

for $3:50)

January 19, 1912:

Samllpox Hits Post Office. All letters need to

be fumigated.

January 26, 1912:

CN Rail Builds BC's First Vertical Railway Lift

in Kamloops, BC.

February 6, 1912:

CPR Moves Track from Main Street.

March 1, 1912:

Royal Inland Hospital Costs $125,000 to Build.

($105,000 is spent on the building portion of

the hospital and $20,000 is spent on equip-

ment.)

March 19, 1912:

Kamloops Gets $125,000 to Improve Roads,

Trails, and Public Works.

April 16, 1912:

Liner Sinking in Mid-Atlantic. (Kamloops

residents Mrs.R. H. Lee, Miss Lee, and Mr.

W.J.C. Hibbert were on the Titanic when it

sank due to hitting an iceberg.)

Apri130, 1912:

Royals Visit Kamloops — The Duke of

Connaught

April 30, 1912:

St John Ambulance Opens Its First Branch in

Kamloops

May 10, 1912:

Canadian Gold Coins Minted

May 24, 1912:

Kamloops Methodist Church is Built for

$42,000. (Considered one of the most beau-

tiful churches ever made in British Columbia.)

May 31, 1912:

Street Railway for Kamloops

June 7, 1912:

Fatal Wrech Between Cattle train and

Freight Train

June 11, 1912:

Town of Golden Escapes Fierce Forest Fire

that Threatened the Town.

By Dreyden Cloutier



St Andrews on the Square St Andrews on the Square is an old but very beautiful

building in Kamloops. We are very proud of this building.

St. Andrews on the Square was built in 1887 for the

Presbyterian Church. They got the land from the

Canadian Pacific Railway and had their first service on

Christmas Day 1887.

It stayed as a Presbyterian Church until 1925 when

the Presbyterian Church joined with two other

Churches to form the United Church of Canada. After

1925 it was used to play badminton and as office

space by the St. Andrews and Caledonian Society and

they used it till 1942 when the Pentecostal Assemblies

of Canada bought it.

Later, the building started to disintegrate and the

Church thought of tearing it down, but the City

council of the time bought it. It was repaired in 1996

and is now used for weddings and different events.

During the summer, it used on Saturday mornings for

people to sell their handiwork, like jewellery and clothes

and art work.

By Paige Francoeur


St Andrews on the Square by Anson Shapter

I am doing my project on the history of St.

Andrew's on the Square Kamloops. I chose

this topic because it is the oldest public

building in Kamloops and because my great

uncle used to be the minister of that build-

ing. Therefore I could get access to some of

the history of that building.

Why the Church Was Built

A proper church was needed because as

Fort Kamloops was growing more Presbyte-

rian Ministers came to Kamloops to hold

services. Kamloops needed a bigger and

proper place to hold Presbyterian services.

A Presbyterian Minister by the name of Rev.

George Murray Grant was Kamloops' official

Presbyterian Minister. He got the idea of a

proper church in Kamloops. As Rev. Grant

left, his successor, Rev. Chisholm knew there

was a demand for a new church. On Septem-

ber 25, 1887, construction of St. Andrew's

began. On Christmas Day, 1887, the church

had its first service.

Effect on Kamloops.

St. Andrews played a major part in Kamloops’

history. The church sufficed as a place to

host festivals (which they still do) and

weddings (they still do that too). For a period

of time St. Andrews housed Kamloops' only

religious minister who did weddings, Sunday

services, and lots of city services including

charities and that sort of thing. During the

late 1890s and early 1900s, St. Andrews

became the main stage for social activities

in Kamloops. The church had its own men's

chorus, a Ladies Aid Society, Sunday school,

and a Young People's Society for Christian

Endeavour.

Why it Stopped and Started Being Used

In 1925 the Church was deciding if they

would join the United Church of Canada.

After the Union was formed the old building

was abandoned. St. Andrew's remained

empty except for the odd occasion it was

rented for recreational use.

In 1936 the St. Andrews and Caledonian

Society bought the building and used it as

their meeting hall. In 1942 the Pentecostal

Assemblies of Canada bought the building

and renamed it Calvary Temple.

By the mid 1980s St. Andrew's on the Square

(Calvary Temple) had been abandoned due to

the fact that the building was aging and

the additions were becoming too small for

the huge congregations being held there.

On April 23, 1990 the building was scheduled

to be demolished in order for Calvary Temple

to build a new church on the property. They

gave the city the option of moving the old

Church and preserving it.

In September 1990 Calvary Temple was

relocated to Aberdeen and was renamed

Calvary Community Church.

In 1997 Don and Judi Harrison (my great

uncle and aunt) started the Kamloops Vine-

yard Church (KVC). The KVC meets every

Sunday in St. Andrew's. The KVC continues

to go on but under different ministering.

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The Old Courthouse The first courthouse was a whitewashed log cabin

built in 1872. It was used as a jail, government agent’s

office and a community hall.

In 1883, Kamloops became the judicial centre for the

County of Yale and this courthouse was too small so a

bigger one was built across the street. But in 1909,

another courthouse was needed and this one is still

standing. This building is on Seymour Street West and

is made of brick and stone.

It cost approximately $70 000 to build. The architects

for this building were Honeyman and Curtis who

designed many other popular buildings.

It is now owned by the City of Kamloops and is used for

wedding receptions and other parties or meetings.

by Mikayla Dewolf

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