name:"Co^te´, Jean G." found 1 record - Research Collections

Abstract: Pertains to the story and ways in which Jean G. Co^te´, an early land surveyor, legislator and pioneer, helped shaped Alberta’s early identity. Some of the topics discussed in the book are as follows, family, politics, early surveying and Cote’s contribution to Alberta’s Research Council. As a legislator, Cote was influential in the development of Alberta’s Tar Sands. Additionally, the foreword has been written by E.J. Hart, the previous director of the Whyte Museum of the Canadian Rockies, thus drawing a connection to the Canadian Rocky Mountains but more specifically, Banff.

Contents: Introduction (pg. 1); Ancestry and Youth (pg. 1); First trip west in 1886 (pg. 2); Ottawa College (pg. 3); Alaska-Canada Boundary Survey 1893-1895 (pg. 4); Dawson City, Yukon 1899. Partnerhip with Cautley Brothers (pg. 6); Edmonton, N.W.T. 1903-4 (pg. 9); Surveys aroudn Edmonton - E.Y. & P.RY (pg. 10); Marriage in Quebec City to Cecile Gagnon, 1907 (pg. 11); New survey partnerships (pg. 13); Politics, 1909 (pg. 14); Early recollections (pg. 15); Prairie suveys (pg. 17); Cabinet Minister 1918-1921 (pg. 18); Development of Tar Sands and other natural resources (pg. 19); Alberta Research Council (pg. 20); Post-War Election 1921 (pg. 21); Surveying 1921-1923 (pg. 22); Appointment to the Senate (pg. 23); Last summer in the Laurentians (pg. 24); Postscript (pg. 26); Jean Leon Cotes Descendants (pg. 28); Acknowledgements (pg. 30); Bibliography (pg. 31)

Notes: Text is in both English and French; Annotated by author - Inside cover reads: "To EJ. "Ted" Hart. With many thanks for your superb forword to this book. Jean G. Cote"

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