8. 1910 Naval Bill:
trouble for Laurier in Quebec
(you can’t please all the people and if you try,
you’ll please none!
HMCS Rainbow
HMCS Niobe
How dare they call it a tin pot navy
Rainbow was purchased first and stationed at Esquimalt - it supported the eviction of the Komagato Maru from Vancouver harbour in 1914. Niobe came second and was based at Halifax.
Actually, the building on the left is at the U of T.
Quebec Bridge first built 1907, rebuilt 1916 - longest cantilever span in world - Forth Rail Bridge is second longest