100 - S.W. Charles Young - Invermere, British Columbia
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S.W. Charles Young is resting in the Mount View Cemetery. The cemetery is only about 700 metres from Hwy. 95. Turn west on Athalmer Road then south on Lakeview Drive.
Waymark Code: WMVQTQ
Location: British Columbia, Canada
Date Posted: 05/19/2017
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S.W. Charles Young was born 1895 and passed away in 1995 at 100 years. There were many events that took place in Canada during those 100 years. Canadian troop were sent to fight in the Boer War, Canada held two Summer Olympics, the death penalty was abolished and women earned the right to vote.
1895 - S.W. Charles Young was born in this year
1896 - Gold is discovered in the Klondike
1899 - First Canadian troops sent to participate in the Boer War
1907 - Canada Dry Ginger Ale is first bottled
1908 - Anne of Green Gables is published by author Lucy Maud Montgomery
1914 - The First World War begins Britain declares war on Germany
1917 - Women won right to vote
1917 - 1921 Alcohol prohibition
1929 - Women are considered "Persons" under Canadian law
1934 - The birth of the Dionne quintuplets
1939 - In WW II Canada declared war on Germany
1965 - Maple Leaf becomes official flag of Canada
1976 - House of Commons approves a bill abolishing the death penalty
1975 - Beaver became a symbol of Canadian sovereignty
1977 - Canada entered the metric age
1980 - O' Canada officially becomes the national anthem of Canada
1980 - Terry Fox began cross-country Marathon of Hope
1985 - Lincoln Alexander became Canada's first black Lieutenant-Governor
1986 - Expo 86, a world’s fair on the theme of transport, opens in Vancouver
1987 - The $1 coin, which quickly earns the nickname “loonie,”
1988 - The Winter Olympics open in Calgary.
1991 - GST takes effect: seven percent added to the cost of many goods and services
1995 - S.W. Charles Young passed away at the age of 100
Location of Headstone: Mount View Cemetery
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