1900-1909

1900

The proposed route for the Great Northwest Central Railway was to allow for a station at Ancrum. A dispute about land price causes the railway to choose the Bradwardine location.

Manitoba — 1901

Manitoba’s first Hydro-electric plant opens on the Little Saskatchewan River northwest of Brandon.

World — January 22, 1901

Queen Victoria dies; Edward VII reigns.

World — December 12, 1901

Marconi sends the first radio signal across the Atlantic Ocean.

1903

The Grand Trunk established a subsidiary, the Grand Trunk Pacific Railway, to build a line from Winnipeg to the Pacific.

World — June 16, 1903

Ford Motor Co. was established by Henry Ford in Detroit, Michigan, to manufacture automobiles.

Canada — August 29, 1905

Construction of the Grand Trunk Pacific Railway began on the Canadian prairies in 1905, the year that the provinces of Alberta and Saskatchewan joined Canadian confederation, with the first sod turned near Carberry, Manitoba on August 29.

Manitoba — 1906

Manitoba farmers organize the Grain Growers' Grain Company with shares available at $25 for any farmer wanting to join.

1906

North American Lumber Co. was founded in Rivers.

1906

Kirkham’s Bridge was rebuilt of steel by Hank Koester who also built the Pendennis Bridge.