Tag Archives: Flin Flon

The Bootlegging Town

Posted on February 28, 2014 by Linda C Butler

The Bootlegging Town by Linda C Butler Told by Charlie Vance I worked in Flin Flon as a teamster in the late 1920s/30s driving horses to bring in supplies for the building boom that was taking place.  At that time, … Continue reading →

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The Hudson Bay Start

Posted on November 6, 2013 by Linda C Butler

The Hudson Bay Start by Linda C Butler Charlie Vance, my dad, told this account of leaving The Pas with teams of horses: “In the winter of 1927, I worked for Ross Navigation with the freight swings, which consisted of … Continue reading →

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