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  York Factory First Nation #304 - Local Government and Affiliations
The York Factory Intoxicants By-Law No. 1195.01 was passed on January 23, 1995 to prohibit the sale, distribution and possession of any intoxicants on the York Landing Reserve.
The York Factory Resource Management Committee was established to deal with issues arising out at the First Nation Resource Area at York Factory and the Community trapline at York Landing.
York Landing has no control of natural resources surrounding the community of York Landing as the community is located within the Split Lake Resource Area.
york_factory_fn_304.tripod.com /government.htm   (624 words)

  
 Manitoba Pageant: York Factory on the Bay - Historic Post Closes
Between factory and river were some large iron tanks, once used for whale oil, a broken flagpole, a solitary cannon and a half-buried anchor.
The foundations of the factory had been renewed in the 1920s and now it stands proudly alone, square and solid, dominating the flat swamplands.
The store had occupied a corner of the building and part of it was used for storage, but most of the big halls with their mellow spruce panelling had long been empty.
www.mhs.mb.ca /docs/pageant/03/yorkfactory.shtml   (591 words)

  
 York Research   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
Yorks are pioneers in the band instrument manufacturing business in Grand Rapids, having started the industry 20 years ago (1883).
York had to reoccupy the old factory on Ionia as the case and drum department.
In number 10 of York's Musical Herald, "Frank and Charles, my two sons, have grown up in the business for 25 years and have strained to make it a success." Through the days when they were battling against business depression and money panics.
www.calstatela.edu /faculty/jswain/brass/Yorkres.htm   (1896 words)

  
 Manitoba Pageant: York Factory Saved
The recent transfer of title to York Factory to the Government of Canada by the Hudson's Bay Company suggests that the restoration and preservation of this historic site on Hayes River, Manitoba, is at last in the offing.
General view of buildings at York Factory in 1910; the centre one, originally built in the form of an open square, still stands.
It is impossible to pinpoint the first use of the name York Factory, but it is reasonable to assume that it developed as an outcome of the manufacturing there - the building of York Boats in particular.
www.mhs.mb.ca /docs/pageant/14/yorkfactory.shtml   (3452 words)

  
 York Factory - HighBeam Encyclopedia   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
YORK FACTORY [York Factory] fur-trading post, NE Man., Canada, on Hudson Bay, at the mouth of the Hayes River, just east of the mouth of the Nelson River.
The name was used for several early (late-17th-century) posts in the area, which changed hands during the struggle between England and France for control of the rich fur trade.
THUNDER FACTORY Expands Eastward With Opening of New York City Office; Fast Growing Integrated Marketing Firm Also Has Full-Service Offices in San Francisco Bay Area and Los Angeles.
www.encyclopedia.com /doc/1E1-yorkfact.html   (256 words)

  
 Report to Legislature of New York State (1912 NYSFIC report)
Porter, a mechanical engineer of the City of New York, who had made a study of fire problems, had written many articles on the subject and was known to be conversant with the situation.
New York is the first State in the Union to authorize a general investigation of the conditions in manufacturing establishments within its borders.
It remained for the State of New York to lead the way with an investigation of factory conditions, general in its scope and character.
www.ilr.cornell.edu /trianglefire/texts/reports/nyfic_1912_p13.html   (1725 words)

  
 York - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
York is a city in Northern England, at the confluence of the Rivers Ouse and Foss.
York lies within the Vale of York, and is generally said to be a fairly flat area of land with an unusual amount of green space.
York is an ancient borough, and was one of the boroughs reformed by the Municipal Corporations Act 1835 to form a municipal borough.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/York   (2306 words)

  
 York Factory, Manitoba - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
York Factory is a settlement located on the southwestern shore of Hudson Bay in northeastern Manitoba, Canada at the mouth of the Hayes River, approximately 100 km (60 mi) SSE of Churchill.
When it was shut down, the indigenous community that had been central to the fur trade operations of the post was relocated by the government.
The establishment of the fort provoked a quick response from France, which sent a naval force to Hudson Bay to capture and destroy the fort in 1684.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/York_Factory   (763 words)

  
 York Gallery
I will present images of York-branded tubas not made in the York factory, because even those made in the factory bear the fingerprints of a variety of makers and methods over the long history of the Grand Rapids plant.
York could not survive commercially, but their designs are among the most revered in the tuba world, and have been propagated in a variety of directions.
One commentator said of the similar fifth valve on the CSO York that he thought it likely that when its original owner, Philip Donatelli, who normally played BBb Conn tubas, played a low F, his mind was thinking "BBb tuba plus fourth valve" instead of "fourth and fifth valve".
www.rickdenney.com /york.htm   (849 words)

  
 Johnson Controls : Rental Solutions
YORK provides the customer piece of mind only possible through a substantial factory support network and over 125 years of industry experience.
YORK provides the customer national factory service with a local presence.
YORK’s philosophy is to showcase our latest equipment offering in the rental fleet.
www.york.com /products/esg/rentals/Benefits.asp   (143 words)

  
 SignOnSanDiego.com > News > Nation -- Gunman shoots three at upstate New York cosmetics factory, then kills ...
Factory co-owners Mario Maffei, 57, and Robert Roth, 65, were in stable condition Monday evening.
Around 3:30 p.m., police removed a body from the factory, which lies just outside the old industrial city of Newburgh, about 55 miles north of New York City.
The factory employs about 400 people, and workers were allowed back in to collect their belongings before being sent home Monday.
www.signonsandiego.com /news/nation/20050926-1732-factoryshooting.html   (389 words)

  
 ABC News: New York's Hit Factory goes residential   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
NEW YORK (Reuters) - In a sense, the story of the Hit Factory is the story of New York.
The Hit Factory housed one of the largest recording studios in the world — big enough to accommodate a 140-person orchestra.
Borrowing rates are still relatively low by historical standards, and the Hit Factory is selling well-designed units made with high-quality materials, and should be able to sell well regardless of market conditions, said Scott Turkington, one of the building's owners.
abcnews.go.com /Entertainment/wireStory?id=2581824   (356 words)

  
 BBC NEWS | England | North Yorkshire | Terry's factory to close in 2005
Workers at Terry's chocolate factory in York will lose their jobs in summer 2005, it has been confirmed.
Plant director John Pollock said it had proved too difficult to produce an alternative plan to continue manufacturing in York that would be "sustainable, manageable or financially acceptable".
The company's links with its home city were reflected in the Terry's of York name stamped on all products until four years ago.
news.bbc.co.uk /1/hi/england/north_yorkshire/3830363.stm   (460 words)

  
 FactoryFarm.org: New York: Information & Resources
But now New York faces the same explosive conflict over pollution and deteriorating quality of life caused by the spread of factory farms in Pennsylvania and the Midwest.
An excellent new website which allows you to connect to sustainable New York State farmers and vintners, find out who they are, what growing practices they use, and how and where you can buy their products.
Released by the Citizens' Environmental Coalition and the Sierra Club, this report describes the adverse impact of factory farms on the environment, public health, and local economies of communities throughout New York State.
www.factoryfarm.org /us/ny   (367 words)

  
 Bibliography of Triangle Fire (selected)
Dash describes the conditions that led to investigations and reforms in the garment industry in New York at the beginning of the twentieth century.
Max Steuer, lawyer for the defense in the Triangle Factory fire trial, won the case for Harris and Blanck, owners of the Triangle Factory.
This novel, originally copyrighted in 1910, is a fictional narrative that draws upon the author's involvement in the 1910 strike, a 13 week-long labor conflict mostly involving young immigrant women in the shirtwaist industry. The novel depicts working conditions and the way of life of workers who were contemporaries of the Triangle Fire victims.
www.ilr.cornell.edu /trianglefire/bibliography.html   (2201 words)

  
 Silver Goose Lodge  -  York Factory, Manitoba
We are located south of Churchill at York Factory, Manitoba, Canada.
The Hayes River was the main route from York Factory on Hudson Bay to the interior of western Canada for fur traders, settlers, and explorers from 1670 until 1870, and played a key role in the integration of the Aboriginal way of life with the fur trade.
The entire 600 km Hayes River route from York Factory on Hudson Bay to Norway House on Lake Winnipeg, including the Echimamish River, remarkable for its two-way flow system, and 43 km of the Nelson River, is nominated to the CHRS.
www.internetsportshow.com /searchit/silvergooselodge.htm   (382 words)

  
 Parks Canada - York Factory National Historic Sites of Canada - On-line Guided Tour
Major archeological work is being done at the most important building of York Factory National Historic Site, located on the shore of the Hudson's Bay.
The 171-year old Hudson's Bay Company Depot on the site is the oldest and largest wooden building in Canada standing on permanently frozen ground known as permafrost.
The artifacts and building remains tell about the lives of the Hudson's Bay Company employees living and working at York Factory in the late 18th and early 19th centuries.
www.pc.gc.ca /lhn-nhs/mb/yorkfactory/edu/visites-tours_e.asp   (589 words)

  
 Open Collections Program: Women Working: New York State Factory Investigating Commission
The New York State Factory Investigating Commission was established following the Triangle Shirt Waist Factory fire of March 25, 1911.
The New York commission was by far the broadest, most thorough study of workers' safety and health done up to that point.
As the commission put it, "A general awakening has taken place throughout the State." As a delayed result of the commission's work, in 1919 the state adopted an industrial commission to set safety and health rules administratively.
ocp.hul.harvard.edu /ww/organizations_ny_investigation.html   (417 words)

  
 York County: Gateway to the Outdoors
Dear Visitor, we’ve given you a primer on York’s history, a reason to use York as the hub for your next family vacation, an overview of York’s factory tours, and a few places to feed your face.
One of the longest non-motorized rail-trails with active rails in the country, this county park is a regional destination.
The Heritage Rail-Trail is operated by York County Parks, which operates a total of eight county parks, each with their own persona and activities.
www.yorklinks.net /VirtYork/vis-6.htm   (1212 words)

  
 Prince of Wales;Scottland {1813} Immigration list
The Prince of Wales left June 28 1813 from Stromness,Orkney, Scotland.They arrived two months later at York factory on the western shore of the Hudson Bay.
Also known as the Churhill party,some of whom walked on snow-shoes to York Factory in April 14th,1814.After a few years of devistation many left Canada going to the Iowa/Ill/Neb areas and areas not mentioned.
Names and places are some times mis-spelled due to how old the books where when copied.As a treat I have also made pages with six other lists pertaining to this migration to Canada.They must have been a very brave peaple to whom I'm honored to a desendant.
members.tripod.com /~tmsnyder/PW_LIST.htm   (107 words)

  
 BBC NEWS | UK | England | North Yorkshire | End of era as Terry's site closes
More than a century of chocolate making in York ends on Friday with the closure of the city's famous Terry's factory.
However, those very buildings are likely be the key to a new future for the site, according to a report recently discussed by the City of York Council.
One option being considered is to transform the factory into a distinctive, high quality hotel exploiting links to the neighbouring racecourse and potential for conferences and exhibitions.
news.bbc.co.uk /2/hi/uk_news/england/north_yorkshire/4294562.stm   (462 words)

  
 New York factory index drops - Mar. 17, 2003
NEW YORK (CNN/Money) - A key measure of manufacturing in New York State fell in March to the lowest level in five months, the Federal Reserve Bank of New York said Monday, as worries about a U.S.-led war in Iraq continued to weigh on business activity.
Economists are starting to pay closer attention to the New York Fed's relatively new manufacturing survey, which started compiling data in July 2001.
The New York Fed sends its survey to about 175 manufacturing executives in New York on the first day of every month and usually gets about 100 responses back.
money.cnn.com /2003/03/17/news/economy/empire/index.htm   (518 words)

  
 New York factory activity slows - Mar. 15, 2004
NEW YORK (CNN/Money) - Manufacturing activity in New York state decelerated in early March, the New York Federal Reserve said Monday, falling well short of Wall Street forecasts.
The "general business conditions" index of the New York Fed's Empire State Manufacturing Survey of about 100 regional manufacturers dropped to 25.3 from 42 in February.
The New York Fed said 64 percent of respondents expected better conditions in the future, compared with 11 percent expecting conditions to worsen.
money.cnn.com /2004/03/15/news/economy/empire_state/index.htm   (299 words)

  
 Saskatoon Public Schools - Grade Four - York Factory Activity Sheet   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
The York Factory was the first headquarters of the Hudson’s Bay Company.
York Factory was the headquarters of the Hudson’s Bay Company.
This is a map of York Factory from 1815.
olc.spsd.sk.ca /DE/1-4/4/act1.htm   (324 words)

  
 Home Page
Come visit th UnCork York Wine Trail Booth, number 818, during the Pennsylvania Food and Beverage Show for information on this new trail featuring 11 area wineries.
The UnCork York Booth will have tickets on sale for the 2007 Tour de Tanks Event, scheduled for March 2007.
The Tour de Tanks event features tank and barrel tastings at area wineries designed to give you a preview of the season's upcoming wines before they are bottled.
www.yorkpa.org   (164 words)

  
 York Factory First Nation #304 - Index
Welcome to the homepage of the York Factory First Nation
A brief history of York Factory and York Landing Community Information
Although every effort has been made to ensure the accuracy, currency and reliability of the content, York Factory First Nation #304 accepts no responsibility in that regard.
york_factory_fn_304.tripod.com /YorkFactoryFN.html   (108 words)

  
 USATODAY.com - New York factory gauge jumps in June   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
NEW YORK (Reuters) — Business conditions for New York manufacturers brightened considerably during June, a report said Monday, offering a flicker of hope for the nation's slumping factories.
The Federal Reserve Bank of New York said its Empire State Manufacturing Survey soared to 26.8, the highest level in its brief two-year history, from 10.6 in May.
Investors look to the survey for an early snapshot of factory activity during the month.
www.usatoday.com /money/economy/production/2003-06-16-ny-factory_x.htm   (236 words)

  
 York Factory — Infoplease.com
York Factory, fur-trading post, NE Man., Canada, on Hudson Bay, at the mouth of the Hayes River, just east of the mouth of the Nelson River.
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www.infoplease.com /ce6/world/A0853120.html   (347 words)

  
 York Heritage Properties - Welcome
York Heritage Properties acquires, renovates, retrofits and manages architecturally interesting older buildings in Toronto to provide a dignified, sophisticated alternative to costly, conventional office space.
As a member of the York Heritage Properties community of businesses, you are entitled to membership in Concierge Connection's discount ticket and attraction program.
For great deals on tickets to the Toronto Maple Leafs, the Marlies, the Raptors and a host of other events, call (416) 236-4985 or email customerservice@conciergeconnection.com.
www.yorkheritage.com   (75 words)

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