101 - Tania Hubach - Midway, British Columbia
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Tania Hubach headstone is in the Midway Cemetery is located on a semi paved road opposite 9th Avenue in Midway. From Hwy. 3 take this road north and continue about 1 km to cemetery. You will cross the Kettle Valley Rail Trail.
Waymark Code: WMMQTC
Location: British Columbia, Canada
Date Posted: 10/27/2014
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Tania Hubach was born in 1902 and died in 2003 at the age of 101.
Little is known about her life. She live though major events that took place in Canada. Some of which are: First World War, Women won right to vote, Alcohol prohibition, Women are considered "Persons" under Canadian law, World War II, and the Mars Polar Lander was launched to just name a few.
The Midway Cemetery was established in the early 1900s and is still active. It is located within the Kootenay Boundary District in a rural area of Midway. It is maintained by the town of Midway: Mile 0 of the Kettle Valley Rail Trail.
1902 - Tania Huback was born
1902 - The first symphony orchestra in Canada
1907 - Canada Dry Ginger Ale is first bottled
1907 - Proclamation sets fineness & weight of silver & bronze coins of Canada
1908 - Anne of Green Gables is published by author Lucy Maud Montgomery
1908 - Canadian branch of the Royal Mint opens in Ottawa
1910 - Royal Canadian Navy formed
1914 - The First World War begins Britain declares war on Germany on behalf of the British Empire, including Canada
1917 - Women won right to vote
1917 - 1921 Alcohol prohibition
1919 - Canadian National Railways established
1920 - New Canadian small cent coin is released
1924 - The Royal Canadian Air Force is formed
1927 - To celebrate Canada's Diamond jubilee the first coast-to-coast radio broadcast is made
1929 - Women are considered "Persons" under Canadian law
1934 - The birth of the Dionne quintuplets attracts international media attention
1938 - FDR dedicates Thousand Islands Bridge connecting US & Canada
1939 - In WW II Canada declared war on Germany
1941 - Japanese interred in B C interior after bombing of Pearl Harbor
1942 - Over 22,000 Canadians of Japanese descent are stripped of non- portable possessions
1958 - Wooden Roller Coaster at Playland - Pacific National Exhibition in Vancouver - opened
1965 - Maple Leaf becomes official flag of Canada
1969 - Abortion and contraception legalized in Canada
1969 - Canada approves equality of French-English language
1979 - Canada puts its 1st gold bullion coin on sale
1980 - O' Canada officially becomes the national anthem of Canada
1980 - Terry Fox began cross-country Marathon of Hope
1986 - Expo 86 held in Vancouver
1996 - Blizzard dumped 59 inches of snow in British Columbia
1999 - The Mars Polar Lander was launched
2000 - First Homeless Allowed to Vote
2002 - Canadian Multiculturalism Day Proclaimed
2003 - Tania Hubach passed away this year.
Location of Headstone: Midway Cemetery
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