Mintz Road

British Columbia. Road
Forks off Hinkelman Road, N of Holmes River
53.25876 N 120.06361 W GoogleGeoHack
Roads are not in the official geographical names databases

Jack Mintz, a locomotive foreman for the Canadian National Railway, moved with his family from Moose Jaw to the McBride area in 1914.

Carl and Helen Mintz were early settlers at Tête Jaune. Their fourth child was born the morning Carl was killed in a logging accident, in the early 1950s.

References:

  • Robson Valley Courier. Weekly newspaper published by Pyramid Press of Jasper from 1968–88 (1968–1988).
  • Wheeler, Marilyn. The Robson Valley Story. McBride, B.C.: Robson Valley Story Group, 1979
  • Valemount Historic Society. Yellowhead Pass and its People. Valemount, B.C.: 1984

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