1906 in Canada

See also: 1905 in Canada, other events of 1906, 1907 in Canada and the Timeline of Canadian history.

[edit] Events

• January 1: Canada's first movie theatre Ouimetoscope opens in Montreal
• February 23: Tommy Burns becomes the first Canadian to be boxing's heavyweight champion
• April 30: The Ottawa Public Library opens
• May 14: Ontario Hydro created
• May 23: Regina decreed capital of Saskatchewan
• August 26: King Edward VII grants the Coat of Arms of Saskatchewan
• The Revillon Frères trading post opens at Fort Saint John, British Columbia, as competition against the Hudson's Bay Company

[edit] Arts and Literature

New Books

[edit] Births

• January 27: Walter L. Gordon, politician
• January 29: Joe Primeau, hockey player
• February 14: Roland Beaudry, politician
• March 10: Lionel Bertrand, federal and Quebec politician
• May 15: Robert Petrie, astronomer
• May 16: Alfred Pellan, artist
• June 22: Stanley Fox, Manitoba politician
• June 26: Marian Scott, painter
• September 24: Leonard Marsh, academic

[edit] Deaths

• February 2: Thomas Arkell, politician
• May 19: Gabriel Dumont, Metis leader