1903 in Canada - Events

Events

  • March 22 - Because of a drought, the U.S. side of Niagara Falls runs short of water
  • March 1 - Henri Bourassa's Ligue nationaliste is founded
  • March 25 - The Alaska Boundary Dispute is settled in the United States' favour
  • April 29 - The Frank Slide, The most destructive landslide in Canadian history, kills 70 in Frank, Alberta
  • June 1 - Richard McBride becomes Premier of British Columbia, replacing Edward Prior
  • June 19 - Regina incorporated as a city
  • June 24 - Ignace Bourget Monument unveiled
  • July 1 - Ray Knight builds the Raymond Stampede rodeo arena and rodeo grandstands in Raymond, Alberta, which are the first ever built in the world.

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