Alberta History 1937-1943

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1937

Aberhart, in Alberta, pushed through what is called Hitler Legislation to regulate the banks, the press and publishers. The courts however eventually ruled them unconstitutional. The Alberta newspapers would receive the Pulitzer Prize in 1938 for upholding the freedom of the press.

Sterilization in Alberta took a nasty turn this year when the requirement for consent was removed. Adolf Hitler did not require consent and the government thought this was a good idea as they idolized the Third Reich.

During the period 1937-1938, the International Bitumen Company produced eleven thousand dollars of fuel oil and asphalt from its small plant at Bitumount, fifty miles north of McMurray, Alberta and in 1941, Abasand Oils Limited, organized by Max Bell of Denver, produced 17,000 barrels of crude from which good gasoline was obtained. The plant was sold to the Federal Government for study purposes.

Unknown to most Canadians the Canadian Government started production of chemical weapons at their testing facilities at Suffield, Alberta N.W. of Medicine Hat, Alberta. These chemical weapons were tested on unsuspecting soldiers. The final disposal of these chemicals included burning, burial on land and into the oceans both the Atlantic and Pacific. The Government however has lost track of the ultimate disposal. The United States Government has yet to dispose of their stock piles of chemical weapons because of environmental concerns.


1938

(IV)-Jack Salzl, born 1908 Edmonton married 1938 Edmonton a Velma Brumonit, born 1911 Nebraska. They moved to the (III)-Mathias Salzl homestead at Sandhills District, across the river from Devon, and farmed there until 1957 when they moved to Devon, Alberta.

North America's first Islamic Mosque, Al Raschid, is built in Edmonton, Alberta this year.

The Metis Betterment Act is passed in Alberta where lands were set aside for for Metis Settlement Associations and social welfare programs. Metis settlements include Paddle Prairie, Peavine, Gift Lake , East Prairie, Buffalo Lake, Kinino, Elisizabeth and Fishing Lake and are the only Metis settlements constitutionally protected. Touchwood, Marlboro, Cold Lake and Wolf Lake were originally included but were later rescinded by order of the Alberta Government. The cultures of these communities attempt to retain the mixed cultures of French Ojibwa and British Cree and retain many of the Indian spiritual principles, beliefs and values.

The Metis Betterment Act is passed, setting aside unsettled and marginally arable land for their exclusive use. Seven colonies came into being, some near Frog and Cold Lakes, others near Lac La Biche and in the general High Level area and one at Paddle Prairie near Keg River. The Crown however held title as they have done in the past in order to retain control over the people.

The Metis Settlements Act was passed by the Alberta Legislature, forming 12 Metis settlements in Alberta, Canada. 8 remain.

• Buffalo Lake


• East Prairie


• Elizabeth


• Fishing Lake


• Gift Lake


• Kikino


• Paddle Prairie


• Peavine

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