by lakecountry | Mar 8, 2013 | Bloggers, History of Lake Country, Thomson, Duane
Included in the recently acquired Heddle papers is an unidentified newspaper article, date unknown and most likely from the Vernon News. The article quotes from a journal kept by W. T. Heddle of Oyama during an auto trip that he made from Oyama to Vancouver, via...
by lakecountry | Jan 18, 2013 | Bloggers, History of Lake Country, Thomson, Duane
When and why did BC make the decision to drive on the right side of the road in Left Hand Drive (LHD) vehicles? John A. Mara, MP for the Yale riding from 1887 to 1896 first suggested that BC adopt a Rule of the Road in 1892. In a letter to Forbes George Vernon (see...
