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Historic Calgary Week: Eastern Irrigation District – “CARL’S WAY”

The award-winning film, “CARL’S WAY,” about Scandia pioneer Carl Anderson, shows the creativity and resilience of rural people in overcoming the economic devastation of the depression in Western Canada. See how settlers negotiated purchase of 1.5 million acres from the CPR, that led to the Eastern Irrigation District creation in 1935.

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In partnership with Chinook Country Historical Society

Historic Calgary Week: Eastern Irrigation District – “CARL’S WAY”

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