DCHP-3

North-West Council

Hist.
DCHP-1 (pre-1967)

Entry from the DCHP-1 (pre-1967)

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an appointive council responsible for the affairs of the Northwest (def. la).

See: Northwest(def. 1a)

Quotations

1923
All the territory outside of Manitoba was under a governing body called "The North-West Council."
1958
This act [Northwest Territories Act, 1875] provided for a resident Lieutenant-Governor and an appointed North-West council invested with both executive and legislative powers.