3 Scots, $50,000 in cash, and knee-deep snow: The wild race to open Prince George's first bank

A new book tells the story of how a trio of bankers raced north through snow, ice and mud to establish the first bank in what would become the City of Prince George. Pictured from left to right are Lorne MacHaffie, John (Jock) Munro and James Anderson. (Jock Munro, submitted by Hancock House Publishing, courtesy of the Red Duncan Collection - image credit) "In 1910, three bankers travelled north with $50,000 in currency and a race against time: establish the first bank in the growing settlement of Fort George before their competitors could get there."

So begins the blurb for The Pioneer Bankers: Three Scots, $50,000 & The Race to Prince George, a new book from author Vivien Lougheed published by Hancock House, an imprint focused on stories of the Pacific Northwest.