1884_in_Canada

1884 in Canada

Events

January 2, 1884 - "Humber Railway Disaster" 32 men and boys were killed upon the head on collision of a of a Grand Trunk Railway commuter train with an unscheduled freight train #42C near Toronto, Ontario. Most of the dead were workers being transported on the freight train to the Ontario Bolt Works in Swansea.
January 10 - David Scott elected as the first mayor of Regina
January 23 - John Ross becomes premier of Quebec, replacing Joseph-Alfred Mousseau.
July 28 - William Fielding becomes premier of Nova Scotia, replacing William Pipes.
September 15 - The Nile Voyageurs depart for Africa
October 15 - The La Presse newspaper is founded
Canadian Parliament passes the Indian Advancement Act, encouraging democratic elections of chiefs. Mohawks at St. Regis, Ontario, resist the provision, preferring their traditional method of choosing leaders.