Glimpses of the past: The Revelstoke Carlings sweep the Kamloops Colts

Glimpses of the past: The Revelstoke Carlings sweep the Kamloops Colts

130 years ago: Kootenay Mail, October 3, 1896 Telegraph operators, dispatchers, and agents over the entire Canadian Pacific Railway system walked out at midnight on Monday, causing a complete stop to all traffic. They went on strike to demand a schedule, a minimum wage of $50 per month, and 12 hoursto constitute a day, with pay for overtime. Although no disturbances had occurred, police were posted at the Revelstoke and Arrowhead stations as a p…