The article, by B.A. McKelvie, begins on page 33.
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My favorite part.
Not included in Con Carletons essay, which he used this report by Mckelvie for sources but omitted.
“1947 B. A. McKelvie
LIEUTENANT-COLONEL ISRAEL WOOD POWELL, M.D., C.M
“February 25, 1915, that the good doctor slept away into eternity. To-day the busy industrial community of Powell River recalls his name, as do streets in the great cities of Vancouver and Victoria. British Columbia’s membership in Confederation is a testimonial to his efforts in the field of active politics. Every public school in the Province and the great university at Point Grey are monuments to his work as a pioneer in the realms of education. The medical services remember his efforts in earlier times with affection, and the great Masonic brotherhood recalls with gratitude his activities in that ancient craft. The Indians have not forgotten that he was their first champion. Truly few men have left such a splendid record of unselfish devotion and achievement for the public good than has Lieutenant-Colonel Israel Wood Powell, M.D., C.M.
.* Few men have made a greater contribution to the develop ment of British Columbia or served the public more consistently than did Lieutenant-Colonel Israel Wood Powell, M.D., C.M.