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==Summary== |
==Summary== |
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{{Information |
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|Description=Carrot Campaign monument, Port Hardy, British Columbia |
|Description=Carrot Campaign monument, Port Hardy, British Columbia |
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HISTORIC SITE |
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THE CARROT CAMPAIGN |
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THIS CARROT, MARKING THE NORTHERN END OF THE ISLAND HIGHWAY, IS A SYMBOL OF GOVERNMENT ROAD BUILDING PROMISES, DANGLED IN FRONT OF NORTH ISLAND SETTLERS SINCE 1897. THE SUCCESSFUL LATE 1970’S “CARROT CAMPAIGN” WAS AIMED AT MAKING THE GOVERNMENT KEEP PROMISES OF A COMPLETED ISLAND HIGHWAY. |
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|Source=Own work |
|Source=Own work |
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|Date=August 2006 |
|Date=August 2006 |