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Canadian Pacific Railway
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Canadian Pacific Railway is a transcontinental railway company.[1]

Directory listings

Year Name as listed Details Address Source
1884 CANADIAN PACIFIC RAILWAY, telegraph, H. L. Bell, agent telegraph, H. L. Bell, agent p. 222[2]
1884 CANADIAN PACIFIC RAILWAY, Dock foot Arthur, P. A. Bogue, freight agent Dock foot Arthur, P. A. Bogue, freight agent p. 286[3]
1884 CANADIAN PACIFIC RAILWAY, Superintendent's office, North Water Superintendent's office, North Water North Water p. 287[4]
1907 CANADIAN PACIFIC RAILWAY John G Taylor, asst supt R E Larmour, freight A J Boreham, agent John G. Taylor, asst supt; R. E. Larmour, freight; A. J. Boreham, agent p. 36[5]
1907 CANADIAN PACIFIC RAILWAY F J Sutherland ticket agent A G Hanson freight agent South Water St opp foot of Arthur F. J. Sutherland ticket agent, A. G. Hanson freight agent, South Water Street opposite foot of Arthur p. 179[6]
1913 Canadian Pacific Railway Peter Martin gen agt e s Water N eng of Arthur Construction dept 4 Moore Blk G Patin res eng Peter Martin gen agt, e s Water N eng of Arthur; Construction dept 4 Moore Blk, G Patin res eng p. 435[7]
1920 CANADIAN PACIFIC RAILWAY, A F Hawkins terminal supt D C Chisholm res eng D McIntyre roadmaster Gordon W Grant depot ticket agt Union Station e s Syndicate S City Ticket and District Freight Office J J Weegar dist frt agt A J Boreham city pass agt 404 Victoria Bunk House, 502 McDonald Coal Docks, O Peterson supt McIntyre cor McPherson Grain Office, W H Skene agt Kam River opp Island No 2 Stock Yards, E B Croak mgr 234 Ogden Telegraph Office, L M Gleeson mgr 416 Victoria branch 410 Grain Exch Westfort Station, O S Menger agt s s Gore E Yard Office, H Hicks gen yardmaster w s Hardisty N C P R Boarding House 500 McDonald A F Hawkins terminal supt, D C Chisholm res eng, D McIntyre roadmaster, Gordon W Grant depot ticket agt, Union Station e s Syndicate S; City Ticket and District Freight Office, J J Weegar dist frt agt, A J Boreham city pass agt, 404 Victoria; Bunk House, 502 McDonald; Coal Docks, O Peterson supt, McIntyre cor McPherson; Grain Office, W H Skene agt, Kam River opp Island No 2; Stock Yards, E B Croak mgr, 234 Ogden; Telegraph Office, L M Gleeson mgr, 416 Victoria, branch 410 Grain Exch; Westfort Station, O S Menger agt, s s Gore E; Yard Office, H Hicks gen yardmaster, w s Hardisty N; C P R Boarding House, 500 McDonald p. 142[8]
1920 Canadian Pacific Railway Frederick C Gibbs pass agt George W Carter frt agt e s Water cor Arthur Frederick C. Gibbs passenger agent, George W. Carter freight agent, east side Water Street corner Arthur p. 325[9]
1950 CANADIAN PACIFIC RAILWAY e s Water N east side Water North p. 469[10]

1907: advertisement in Henderson's Port Arthur City Directory, 1907 (Henderson Directories Limited), p. 179.[6]

CANADIAN PACIFIC RAILWAY F J Sutherland ticket agent A G Hanson freight agent South Water St opp foot of Arthur

People named in the ad: F J Sutherland (ticket agent); A G Hanson (freight agent).

In Anishinabek News

  • April 2021: The company built the Chalet Lodge in 1921 as a retreat for its executives.[11]
  • April 2022: The arrival of the railway facilitated a pattern of land-leasing and resource extraction on Serpent River First Nation territory.[12]
  • May 2024: John Norquay contested the monopoly held by this company while he was the Premier of Manitoba.[13]
  • July 2025: An exhibit at the Thunder Bay Museum examines this railway's role in connecting Canada and its impact on Indigenous peoples. The railway's route follows the northern shoreline of Lake Superior and involved dangerous labour. The company's inception and the treaties it influenced had profound effects on the geography and communities of Northwestern Ontario.[1]

References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 "Thunder Bay Museum launches new exhibit exploring the railway’s impact", Anishinabek News, 7 July 2025 (archived copy; original article).
  2. ↑ Henderson's North West Gazetteer and Directory, 1884 (Henderson Directories Limited), p. 222.
  3. ↑ Henderson's North West Gazetteer and Directory, 1884 (Henderson Directories Limited), p. 286.
  4. ↑ Henderson's North West Gazetteer and Directory, 1884 (Henderson Directories Limited), p. 287.
  5. ↑ Henderson's Fort William City Directory, 1907 (Henderson Directories Limited), p. 36.
  6. ↑ 6.0 6.1 Henderson's Port Arthur City Directory, 1907 (Henderson Directories Limited), p. 179.
  7. ↑ Henderson's Twin Cities Fort William and Port Arthur Directory, 1913–14 (Henderson Directories Limited), p. 435.
  8. ↑ Henderson's Directory of Fort William and Port Arthur, 1920 (Henderson Directories Limited), p. 142.
  9. ↑ Henderson's Directory of Fort William and Port Arthur, 1920 (Henderson Directories Limited), p. 325.
  10. ↑ Henderson's Directory of Fort William and Port Arthur, 1950 (Henderson Directories Limited), p. 469.
  11. ↑ "Red Rock Indian Band to enhance and expand tourism", Anishinabek News, 23 April 2021 (archived copy; original article).
  12. ↑ "Serpent River First Nation remains resilient in fight for toxic injustice", Anishinabek News, 11 April 2022 (archived copy; original article).
  13. ↑ "Book review: The Honourable John Norquay: Indigenous Premier, Canadian Statesman", Anishinabek News, 13 May 2024 (archived copy; original article).