Western Canada in 1947 Through Wonderful Color Photos

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After the war, close to a million veterans reentered civilian life, marrying, having children (this was the start of the “baby boom” in Canada), and going on a buying binge.

Western Canada in 1947

For the first time since the Great Depression years, Canadians indulged themselves, but the dramatic increase in consumption put tremendous pressure on Canada’s balance of payments with the United States: much of what Canadians were buying was manufactured by its southern neighbor. It also added to inflationary pressures that stimulated industrial unrest, especially in 1945–46.

Organized labour had virtually doubled in size during the war, and the unions were ready and willing to demonstrate their new strength by staging major auto, steel, and transportation strikes.

Here below is a set of wonderful color photos from dianp that shows Western Canada in 1947.