My father Ed Gates was an American Engineer who came to Trail to work in the heavy water plant for the war effort. He went on to purchase the St Leon hotel and hot springs north of Nakusp BC.
Thank you for this information, Heather. It is a fascinating story. I cover it again in my new book Smelter Wars, available from the University of Toronto Press. Ron
Thanks, Kathy. You might also be interested in my new book Smelter War (U of T Press). It also discusses Project 9, but in the broader context of a union organizing drive at the Trail smelter. Ron
My father Ed Gates was an American Engineer who came to Trail to work in the heavy water plant for the war effort. He went on to purchase the St Leon hotel and hot springs north of Nakusp BC.
Thank you for this information, Heather. It is a fascinating story. I cover it again in my new book Smelter Wars, available from the University of Toronto Press. Ron
Thank you for this documentary. We need to learn from our past, and do better
Thanks, Kathy. You might also be interested in my new book Smelter War (U of T Press). It also discusses Project 9, but in the broader context of a union organizing drive at the Trail smelter. Ron
Nice Work Ron !!
Thanks, Rick. There's a companion booklet available at Amazon if you're interested in reading more about Project 9. Ron
Ron . Please check your ancestry account. Hurry. My grandfather was from Prince Edward Island. Pre WW1
Ron.. please check your ancestry.com.connections I think we are related. See Hurry. My grandfather was from Prince Edward Island.