Canadian Pacific Limited was created in 1971 to own properties formerly owned by The Canadian Pacific Railway (CPR; AAR reporting marks CP, CPAA, CPI), known as CP Rail between 1968 and 1996, is a Canadian Class I railway operated by Canadian Pacific Railway Limited. Its rail network stretches from Vancouver to Montreal, and also serves major cities in the United States, such as... Canadian Pacific Railway, a transportation and mining giant in Canada. In October 2001, CP decided to spin-off the remaining businesses it had not recently sold off, thus creating separate companies for each including Canadian Pacific Railway Ltd.

History

The Canadian Pacific Railway Company was incorporated on February 16 is the 47th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar. There are 318 days remaining (319 in leap years). Events 1742 - Spencer Compton, Earl of Wilmington, becomes British Prime Minister. 1804 - First Barbary War: Stephen Decatur leads a raid to burn the pirate-held frigate Philadelphia. 1838... February 16, Events January - April January 16-24 ? Siege of Geok Tepe ? Russian troops under general Skobeleff defeat Turkomans January 25 - Thomas Edison and Alexander Graham Bell form the Oriental Telephone Company February 5 - Phoenix, Arizona is incorporated. February 13 - First issue of the feminist newspaper La Citoyenne is published... 1881, to build a railway linking Motto: Splendor Sine Occasu (Splendour without diminishment) Other Canadian provinces and territories Capital Victoria Largest city Vancouver Lieutenant Governor Iona Campagnolo Premier Gordon Campbell ( BC Liberal) Area 944,735 km² (5th)  - Land 925,186 km²  - Water 19,549 km² (2.1%) Population ( 2004)  - Population... British Columbia with Ontario and Quebec.

On July 5 is the 186th day of the year (187th in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar, with 179 days remaining. Events 1610 - John Guy sets sail from Bristol with 39 other colonists for Newfoundland. 1687 - Isaac Newtons Philosophiae Naturalis Principia Mathematica is published. 1803 - The convention of Artlenburg... July 5, 1971 is a common year starting on Friday (click for link to calendar). Events January January 1 - British divorce Reform Act comes into force January 2 - 66 die in stairway crush at Rangers v Celtic football match, Glasgow, Scotland. See Ibrox disaster. January 2 - A ban on television cigarette advertisements... 1971, the Canadian Pacific Railway Company was renamed Canadian Pacific Limited, reflecting the fact that for years it had been a diversified company.

On July 4 is the 185th day of the year (186th in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar, with 180 days remaining. Events 993 - Saint Ulrich of Augsburg canonized. 1054 - A supernova is observed by the Chinese and Amerindians near the star ζ Tauri. For several months it remains bright enough... July 4, 1996 is a leap year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar, and was designated the International Year for the Eradication of Poverty. Events Environmental change The invasive species Asian long-horned beetle is found in New York January 7 - One of the worst blizzards in American history hits eastern... 1996, as part of a corporate reorganization, the Canadian Pacific Railway Company became a A subsidiary is a corporation controlled by another. When that control or ownership is not shared, it is termed a wholly-owned subsidiary. Subsidiaries are distinct legal entities for purposes of taxation and other forms of regulation. A large holding company such as Berkshire Hathaway will usually organize all of... subsidiary of a new company that assumed the Canadian Pacific Limited name. Canadian Pacific Limited's non-railway operations also became subsidiaries of the new Canadian Pacific Limited, leaving the Canadian Pacific Railway Company with the railway operations.

In 2001 is a common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar. By strict interpretation of the Gregorian Calendar, 2001 is also the first year of the 21st century and the 3rd millenium. Popular culture, however, often views the year 2000 as holding this distinction. 2001 is also the year... 2001, the five remaining subsidiaries of Canadian Pacific Limited were spun off into separate companies.

CP Hotels

Main article at Banff Springs Hotel, October, 1929 The Canadian Pacific hotels are a series of hotels across Canada that were originally built by the Canadian Pacific Railway. Today owned by the Fairmont corporation they remain some of Canadas most exclusive hotels. The hotels were built next to the cities main train... Canadian Pacific hotels

CP built hotels along its railway routes across Canada. They were originally built to attract tourists to the scenic areas served by the railway. CP's first hotel was Mount Stephen House in Field is a town (~300 people) located in the Kicking Horse River valley of southeastern British Columbia, Canada within the confines of Yoho National Park. Field was established in 1885 during the building of the Canadian Pacific Railway. Field is 27 km west of Lake Louise along the Trans-Canada... Field, British Columbia. The hotel network included the Château Frontenac in Québec City, Quebec, Chateau Lake Louise from the Big Beehive Chateau Lake Louise is a Canadian Pacific hotel on the eastern shore of Lake Louise, near Banff, Alberta. The original Chateau was gradually built up at the end of the 19th and the beginning of the 20th century by the Canadian Pacific Railway... Chateau Lake Louise on Lake Louise is located in the Canadian province of Alberta in Banff National Park. Recreational activities include hiking, scrambling and exceptional down-hill skiing. The unique emerald colour of the lake comes from rock flour carried into the lake by melt-water from the glaciers that overlook the lake. Lake... Lake Louise in Motto: Fortis et Liber (Strong and free) Other Canadian provinces and territories Capital Edmonton Largest city Calgary Lieutenant Governor Norman Kwong Premier Ralph Klein (PC) Area 661,848 km² (6th)  - Land 642,317 km²  - Water 19,531 km² (2.95%) Population ( 2004)  - Population 3... Alberta, the Banff Springs Hotel in Banff (51.2N - 115.6W) is the largest town situated within Banff National Park above the Bow Falls just before the junction of the Bow River and Spray Rivers and is known for its mountainous surroundings and hot springs. The town was founded by the Canadian Pacific Railway in 1880... Banff, Alberta and the Royal York in Motto: Diversity Our Strength Map of Ontario Counties, Toronto being red Area: 641 sq. km. Distance - East to West: 43 km. Distance - South to North : 21 km. Population  - Total (2004)  - Metropolitan  - Cdn. CD Rank:  - Cdn. Mun. Rank:  - Density 2,518,772 5,715,386... Toronto, Ontario, among others.

In 2001, CP merged CP Hotel with US hotelier Fairmont (est. 1907) to form Fairmont Hotels and Resorts. In some of the former CP Hotels, CP retained stores selling CPR related items under the banner CP Store.

Railway

Main article at The Canadian Pacific Railway (CPR; AAR reporting marks CP, CPAA, CPI), known as CP Rail between 1968 and 1996, is a Canadian Class I railway operated by Canadian Pacific Railway Limited. Its rail network stretches from Vancouver to Montreal, and also serves major cities in the United States, such as... Canadian Pacific Railway

Canadian Pacific Railway began as a private tender to build a railroad line connecting eastern Canada to the Pacific. Formed by a group of businessmen, the company was formally established in May 1881 under President George Stephen. The CPR was completed under the leader ship of American William Cornelius Van Horne William Cornelius Van Horne, born February 3, 1843 - died September 11, 1915, was a North American pioneer railway executive. Born near Chelsea, Illinois, United States, the family moved to nearby Joliet, Illinois when he was eight years old. Van Horne began working on railroads in 1857... William Cornelius Van Horne.

Telecommunications

Along with railways, CPR also established telegraph operations to allow communications to remote areas. Established as CPR Telegraph Company in 1894, it later became CNCP in 1960 (co-op between rival CN redirects here, as its the most common usage of the abbreviation in Canada; for more uses, see CN (disambiguation). Canadian National Railway logo or herald (used post-1960) Canadian National Railways logo or herald (used pre_1960) Network Map of Canadian National Railway The Canadian National Railway Company (NYSE... Canadian National Railway) and as Unitel Communications Incorporated 1990. Prior to the name change to Unitel, Rogers Communications acquired a stake in 1984 and later sold to AT&T Canada in 1984. Unitel disappeared into AT&T in 1993 and Rogers sold the rest by 1995. AT&T Canada was later sold off by parent AT&T into an independent company, Allstream.

Telegraph operations within CNCP under AT&T Canada ended in 1999 and sold to Montreal-based Téléegram Plus.

Trucking

Along with trains, CP also operated trucking operations as part of its land shipping operations. Acquiring Dominion Express Company 1882, it later became Canadian Pacific Express Company in 1926. It operated independently from the Railway with charges being assessed between companies for work done. It later became CP Express and Transport in a merger of trucking operations including Smith Transport, with extensive highway routes throughout Canada and into the United States. Changes brought on by deregulation caused great difficulties for all major trucking companies in Canada and eventually employees bought out CP in 1994 to form Interlink Freight Systems, however, competition from non-union companies and owner-operators was relentless, this and other difficulties on the US side finally brought about its demise. Operations ceased in July 1997.

Airline

CP purchased ten "bush plane" companies in the early 1940s and merged them to establish Canadian Pacific Air Lines, also called CP Air, was a Canadian airline that operated from 1942 to 1987. In the early 1940s, Canadian Pacific purchased ten bush airlines in a short time span, finishing with the purchase of Western Canadian Airlines in 1942, to form Canadian Pacific Airlines. CP Air... Canadian Pacific Air Lines in 1942 to service western Canada and the Far East routes. The airline provided passenger and parcel service to remote areas in Canada. The name was changed in June 1968 to CP Air, then sold in 1987 to Canadian Airlines International Ltd. was, until 2000, Canadas second largest airline after Air Canada, carrying more than 11.9 million passengers to over 160 destinations in 17 countries on five continents at its height in 1996. Canadian Airlines International Ltd., which was the principal subsidiary of Canadian Airlines Corporation... Canadian Airlines International, flying as Canadian. Which in turn was taken over by Canadas flag air carrier and recognised as one of the worlds safest airlines. It is headquartered in Montreal, Quebec. Air Canada has several regional partners, including Air Canada Jazz, Air Labrador, Air Georgian, and Central Mountain Air. There is also a premium jet charter service for corporate and... Air Canada at the end of 1999.

Energy and Mining

In Events January January 16 - The United States Civil service, is passed January 19 - The first electric lighting system employing overhead wires begins service (Roselle, New Jersey) It was built by Thomas Edison. February February 16 - Ladies Home Journal is published for the first time. February 23 - Alabama becomes the first... 1883, a CPR crew accidentally discovered natural gas near Medicine Hat is a city of about 50,000 people located in the southeastern part of the province of Alberta, Canada on the Trans-Canada Highway Number 1 and on the South Saskatchewan River. Nearby towns considered part of the Medicine Hat area include Dunmore, Seven Persons, Redcliff, and Irvine... Medicine Hat, Alberta. In 1912 is a leap year starting on Monday. Events January-March January 1 - Establishment of Republic of China. January 6 - New Mexico is admitted as the 47th U.S. state. January 17 - British polar explorer Robert Falcon Scott and a team of four begin the second expedition to reach the... 1912, the CPR set up its Department of Natural Resources in Motto: Heart of the new west Area: 712.14 sq. km. Population  - Total (2004)  - Metropolitan (2004)  - Cdn. Mun. Rank:  - Cdn. CMA Rank:  - Density 933,495 1,037,100 Ranked 3rd Ranked 5th 1252.3/km² Time zone Mountain: UTC_7 Latitude Longitude 51°6 N 114... Calgary to manage its timber, oil, gas, and mineral rights as well as land sales and immigration and colonization activities.

In 1958 was a common year starting on Wednesday (link will take you to calendar). Events January January 1 - Treaty of Rome founding the EU is implemented January 4 - Sputnik 1 falls to Earth from its orbit (launched on October 4, 1957) January 8 - 14 year old Bobby Fischer wins the... 1958, CP created Canadian Pacific Oil and Gas Company (CPOG) to manage its oil, gas, and mineral rights. CPOG was merged with Central-Del Rio Oils to form PanCanadian Energy in 1971, to expand CP portfolio into energy exploration. PanCanadian was spun off by CP in 2002 and later merged with Alberta Energy Corporation to form EnCana Corporation is one of the worlds largest independently owned oil and gas companies. Its name comes from the combination of the words Energy, Canada, and Alberta. The company was formed in 2002 when PanCanadian Energy bought Alberta Energy. EnCana is involved in operations in Alberta, the Gulf of... EnCana.

Fording Coal, a coal mining company formed by CN was also spun off in 2002 and now operates under Fording Coal-Canadian Coal Trust.

Stock Code: (FDG)

Land

Canadian Pacific Investments was created in 1962 to expand CP from core transportation business, but since 2001, CP now is focused on fewer businesses. CPI became Canadian Pacific Enterprises Limited in 1980 and disappeared within CP Limited in 1985.

Ships

Empress steamship poster from 1920 is a leap year starting on Thursday (link will take you to calendar) Events January January 7 - Forces of Russian White admiral Kolchak surrender in Krasnoyarsk. January 9 - Britain announces it will build 1,000,000 homes for war veterans. January 10 - League of Nations holds its first meeting... 1920.

CP Ships began with steam freighters on the The Great Lakes from space The Great Lakes are a group of five large lakes on or near the United States-Canadian border. They are the largest group of fresh water lakes on the earth, and the Great Lakes-St. Lawrence system is the largest fresh-water system in the... Great Lakes in Events January January 16 - The United States Civil service, is passed January 19 - The first electric lighting system employing overhead wires begins service (Roselle, New Jersey) It was built by Thomas Edison. February February 16 - Ladies Home Journal is published for the first time. February 23 - Alabama becomes the first... 1883 and chartered ships in the Pacific in 1886 is a common year starting on Friday (click on link to calendar) Events January 18 - Modern field hockey is born with the formation of The Hockey Association in England. January 29 - Karl Benz patents the first successful gasoline-driven automobile. March 17 - Carrollton Massacre: 20 African Americans are killed... 1886, but CP Ships did not begin until April 28 is the 118th day of the year (119th in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar, with 247 days remaining. Events 1253 - Nichiren, a Japanese Buddhist monk, declares his attention to preach the Lotus Sutra and Nam Myoho Renge Kyo as the true Buddhism, essentially founding the branch of... April 28, 1891 was a common year starting on Thursday (see link for calendar). Events January 1 - Paying of old age pensions begins in Germany January 20 - James Hogg becomes the first native Texan to be governor of that state. January 29 - Liliuokalani proclaimed Queen of Hawaii March 3 - The International Copyright... 1891, when the first of its Empress ships started Trans-Pacific operations. It started Trans-Atlantic operations in 1903 - Wikipedia /**/ @import /skins/monobook/IE50Fixes.css; @import /skins/monobook/IE55Fixes.css; @import /skins/monobook/IE60Fixes.css; /**/ 1903 From Wikipedia 1903 has the latest occurring solstices and equinoxes for 400 years, because the Gregorian calendar hasnt had a leap year for seven years or a century leap year since... 1903. With the diminishing role of ships as airlines took over trans-continental travel, CP Ships focused its operations to shipping goods. CP Ships was spun off as a separate entity from CP in 2001.

Stock Code: TEU

References

• Canadian Pacific Railway 2004 Corporate Profile and Fact Book (http://www8.cpr.ca/cms/NR/rdonlyres/e7mxbkfsikoun6lsnedyiqvng4t4sz6zxzselashac2uq2gjhg3ntyiwhxk3neidco5yy6s2y4gs6kgosjnnwtj5vvd/2004%2bCorporate%2bProfile%2band%2bFact%2bBook.pdf). Retrieved March 22, 2005.
• http://www.encana.com/whoweare/history/index.html. Retrieved March 22, 2005.

External links

• EnCana (http://www.encana.com/)
• CP Store (http://www.cp.ca/)
• CP Ships (http://www.cpships.com/)
• CP Rail (http://www.cpr.ca) (CPR)
• Fording Coal-Canadian Coal Trust (http://www.fording.ca/cache/page_1.html)
• CP Archives (http://www.cprheritage.com/)
• CNCP (http://www.collectionscanada.ca/eppp-archive/100/202/300/anarchives-a/1996/v.3_no.08_1996.txt)