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Trail Maple Leaf Band, Tito Allega, Maestro
1930s
Trail, British Columbia, Canada
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Credits:
Trail City Archives

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Trail Pipe Band playing at a civic celebration in Butler Park
1911
Trail, British Columbia, Canada

Credits:
Trail City Archives

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Local radio programs presented a variety of homegrown bands as well as touring groups.

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Tommy Evans at the piano in radio station 10AT [later CJAT]
1930s
Trail, British Columbia, Canada

Credits:
Trail City Archives

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Sports was something in which most townspeople in early Trail could participate, whether as a competitor or a spectator. From the very early days of this smelter town, sports were well supported in both summer and winter, and a tradition of excellence and sportsmanship was firmly established. Hockey, baseball, lacrosse, curling, track and field and wrestling, among many others, have all seen incredible athletes from Trail advance to the top. World champions and Olympians are not uncommon personalities in the sporting history of Trail.

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1938-39 Trail Smoke Eaters, Switzerland, after winning World Championship Tournament
March 1939
Switzerland
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Trail City Archives

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Trail Smoke Eaters
March 1961
Switzerland
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Trail City Archives

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"Frenchy" D'Armour rink, McDonald Brier winner
1948
Trail Curling Club, Trail, British Columbia, Canada
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Trail City Archives

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Trail Mission Orange, softball champions
1960
Trail City Archives, Trail, British Columbia
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Trail City Archives

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Haley Brothers
1940s
Trail City Archives, Trail, British Columbia
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Trail City Archives

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Ernie Arthur, Canadian Middleweight Champion
1930s
Trail City Archives, Trail, British Columbia
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Trail City Archives

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The citizens of Trail made it a priority to become involved in the community, whether through the arts, entertainment, social clubs or sports. These are the activities and past-times that ensured a happy and cheerful life in Trail, in spite of the grueling work and longing for home. Along with the stability of employment, these activities are the foundation on which the culture of Trail rests today. Indeed, those who hail from Trail can attest to the tug of community ties that kept them here.

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Louisa Pellizzari on social life in Trail.
17 March 2008
Trail, British Columbia, Canada
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Louisa Pellizzari
Rose Calderon