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    1. Re: [ALBERTA] Provincial boundry
    2. dnd
    3. Thanks Gary and Stella!! ----- Original Message ----- From: Gary Boivin <gboivin@telusplanet.net> To: dnd <edge_3d@telusplanet.net>; <ALBERTA-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Wednesday, December 05, 2001 10:25 PM Subject: Re: [ALBERTA] Provincial boundry > I can't answer your question but I can tell you that it took a while to > finally settle on where it is today. > > I owned a home in the Elk Valley of BC. The Certificate of Title described > the property as being in Alberta. On further investigation I learned that > the old border was the Elk River. When they changed the border further east, > my property ended up in BC. The border now cuts right through a building > called "the Crowsnest Inn". When the drinking age was different in Alberta > and BC, the younger people would sit in one province. > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "dnd" <edge_3d@telusplanet.net> > To: <ALBERTA-L@rootsweb.com> > Sent: Wednesday, December 05, 2001 10:04 PM > Subject: [ALBERTA] Provincial boundry > > > > Hello List. > > I have a question(s) that I am hoping someone may be able to answer for > me. > > > > Does anyone know when the Alberta/B.C. boundry was established, or the > years > > it was surveyed? > > Also, does anyone know if or how I could find information on the people > who > > did the surveying (employment records etc.) > > > > Thanks, > > Donna > > > > > > ==== ALBERTA Mailing List ==== > > Do not use HTML or RTF (rich text format) in messages sent to > > the mailing list - they will be returned to you. > > > > > >

    12/05/2001 03:37:09