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• The Tree Planters • Junior Hockey •

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COTTAGE NORTH SEPTEMBER - OCTOBER

NoteNoteEditor’sThe September/October issue

of Cottage North holds with-in its pages some great sto-

ries in, and about, the north.We look back at some prolific

characters from this rugged fron-tier’s early days. Kate Rice, a pio-neering woman in the definitivelyman’s domain of prospecting,lived many a great stories in hertime, and with the help of MarcJackson, we tell a couple of them.Another person immortalizedthrough their local contributionsis Cornelius Vanderbilt Whitney,

the financier and founder ofHudson Bay Mining and Smelting,Ltd. Morley G. Naylor tells us theintriguing story behind the man.

People in the north of todayare just as interesting, as this edi-tion will prove. There’s Jim Parres’story about a groundbreakinglocal artist who has already donea great many things, Laird Goulet.We tell the story of one Cranberrycouple’s generous nature, andalso take a look at both Flin Flon’sand The Pas’ junior hockey teams.

Cottage North is also in the for-

est this issue, with two articlestelling the story of what happensin the wild lands surrounding us.We take a look inside Tolko at theprocesses of their operation, aswell as tell about the tree plant-ing/forest renewal segment of thecycle.

So if you’re ready to indulgeyourself in everything that is thenorth, why not start with thepages of this edition of CottageNorth, and enjoy!

Jillian Betke

Pieces of the PastIron Caribou Spear

The iron caribou spear (on loan from DougEryou) was manufactured by Maclellan. Researchshows that after the European settlement ofNewfoundland, the Beothuk Indians adoptedEuropean materials and products for numerous tra-ditional functions.

This iron spear was chiseled from an iron filewith a hook on one end, and a sharpened spear-

head at the other; it was used to kill caribou andthe hook was used as a handle. This spear can nowbe found at the Royal North West Mounted PolicePost Museum in Creighton.

The Great Escapefrom Bin Laden

Eight hours per day, fivedays a week, fifty-twoweeks a year. The average

Canadian spends two thousandand eighty hours at work peryear. On top of this, there arefamily commitments, the workcommute, and yard work, toname a few. To sum it up, thereis little time at the end of the dayto relax and unwind from this

stress we call life. Most newspa-pers and magazines tell gloomytales of either energy prices soar-ing, increased tension in theMiddle East, or who’s divorcingwhom in Hollywood. It is a greatfeeling to be able to enjoy apaper that pays tribute to its localheritage and community events.If society spent more time enjoy-ing the history and social eventswithin their community, theneveryone would feel a little lessstress at the end of the day. I

would like to thank the staff atCottage North magazine for giv-ing me a “little escape” at the endof the day to enjoy one morepeaceful thing that life has tooffer. It’s a joy to read such agreat regional magazine notweighted down with advertisingand fluff. Best of luck with theupcoming issue and I look for-ward to reading more of your“feel good” stories!

Kyla TorrieDauphin subscriber

Letter to the Editor


September - October/06Volume 4Issue 5

publisher: Randy Daneliuk

editor: Jillian Betke

layout editor: Carl Hill

production team:Marc JacksonDanielle LabineDawne LabineMorley G. NaylorJim ParresPatricia VickeryShannon Thompson

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8 OCN Blizzard’s New Coach

10 Laird Goulet– Artiste Extraordinaire

14 Kate Rice – ExtraordinaryWoman of the Wilds

17 Remember What a Yurt Is?

19 Cornelius Vanderbilt Whitney

24 Inside Tolko

29 The Tree Planters

35 Cranberry’s OpenhandedCouple

39 Championship Celebrates50 years

47 Queen Mermaid Takes MB Crown

in every issue…2 Pieces of the Past

4 Calendar of Events

6 Dandee’s Kids Page

44 The Ladies Room

45 Testosterone Zone

Cover photo of tree planter Lisa Uyedeby Jillian Betke

Photo by Marc Jackson


COTTAGEnorth™

Calendarof Events

September 3 - Prince AlbertNational Park - Arbor Day - Join inthis annual tree planting and com-munity celebration. (306) 663-4522

September 8-9 - Thompson -Health and Leisure Mart - The 14thAnnual Thompson Health &Leisure Mart will be open Fridayfrom 5:00 - 9:00 p.m. and Saturdayfrom 10:00 a.m. - 2:00 p.m. at theThompson Recreation Centre.(204) 677-7952

September 14 - Thompson -Official Spirit Way OpeningCeremonies, (204) 778-7434

September 17 - Province-wide- 26th Annual Terry Fox Run - The26th annual Terry Fox Run for can-cer research. Events are being heldacross Saskatchewan. (306) 757-1662

September 23 - Elk Ridge -Charity Fun Run - No prettiertime to be on the trails in thebeautiful boreal forest than thefall. Take part in the 10 km run

or 5 km run/walk. Includes alight lunch, t-shirt, great prizesand musical entertainment. (306)374-1663

September 23-24 - PrinceAlbert - Tapestrama - Display ofcultures in art, music, and dance.Twenty ethnic food booths, eth-nic language booths, demonstra-tions, workshops and historicaldisplays. (306) 922-0405

September 24-30 - PrinceAlbert - National Forest Week -Week of activities includingprovincial tree planting cere-monies, mall displays. (306) 763-2189

September 24 - Province-wide - Cheerios Heart and StrokeMother Daughter Walk - Tens ofthousands of Canadians will beputting some miles betweenthemselves and heart disease.Funds raised go to supportresearch and education projectsin Saskatchewan, Prince Albert.(888) 473-4636

October 6-8 - Prince Albert -Thanksgiving Indoor Powwow -Various age groups and competi-tion categories including women’sjingle, fancy and traditionaldances, men’s traditional, fancyand grass dances and drum. Theevent kicks off Friday at 7:00 p.m.with a grand entry featuringdancers and dignitaries. Othergrand entries at 1:00 p.m. and 7:00p.m. on Saturday and Sunday.(306) 764-4777

October 14 - Thompson -Sierra Noble Folk Music Concert -(204) 677-2789

October 27-29 - Prince Albert -CKBI Radio Annual Fall HomeImprovement and Trade Show -Home improvement, generaltrades, leisure, farm and familyshow/sale. Free, easily accessibleparking and a major prize draw.Local/western Canadianexhibitors. Hours: Friday, 4:00 -9:00 p.m., Saturday, 11:00 a.m. -9:00 p.m., Sunday, 11:00 a.m. -5:00 p.m. (306) 763-7421

We want to hear from you!Have an interesting story idea?

Have a comment about past issues?Have an event you’d like to list?

Well then drop us a line [email protected] give us a call at 204-687-4303.

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TTootteemm– Patricia Vickery –

For this issue I went to workat Smiling Hearts Day Care inCreighton. My Auntie

Heather (I like to call her Matilda)has worked there since it openedand I thought it would be fun tocheck it out and see what they do

there in a day.Mom and I got there just after

lunch and it was very quiet.Most of the younger kids weresound asleep on their littlecots, so we did a tour of thedownstairs first.

Downstairs is wherethey have their school-age centre, the kitchen,laundry room and a bigstorage room. Thecentre has lots of dif-ferent areas wherekids can do stuff.They can sit on thecouch and read,there are computersfor them to work on,a huge table fordoing crafts and stuff,and an area for playingwith toys. They evenhave small bikes and ride-on toys for them to use. There’s ahuge cupboard full of crafts stuff,puzzles, games and books.

There’s something for everyone todo.

The storage room hasboxes of toys, booksand games. After awhile they switchthem with the toysand stuff that arealready out. Matildasaid that the kidsdon’t get as boredthat way.

While wewere down-stairs wedecided tomake a craftwith some ofthe kids.Magann and Imade platepuppets togeth-er. And ofcourse we had

to name them. Magann namedhers Mikey and I named mineafter Auntie Heather (Matilda!).


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KIDS PAGEDandee’sMy Smiling Heart


When we were done that, itwas time to go upstairs and wakeup the sleeping kids. They wokeup so quietly - no one even cried.While the little kids were gettingchanged, Matilda showed mearound the rest of the daycare.They have a toddler room, aninfant room, a preschool room,and the office.

After I read some books to alittle girl named Ashley, it wastime for Loretta to do circle time.The kids all sat on the floor in abig circle and Loretta read themsome books. I got to read a bookcalled Thomas and Bertie to them.They all sat quietly and listened tothe stories.

After the stories it was time tosing some songs. Loretta got out alittle case full of tiny drawers.Each drawer had a figurine andthe words to a song. One at a

time everyone got to pick adrawer and then we allsang the song that was init. Some of the songswere action songs. (Itwould be hard toremember thewords to all thesongs butLoretta andmost of thekids knewthem.)

A f t e rc i r c l etime wass n a c kt i m e .Everyonehad somejuice, crack-ers, veggies anddip. It was yummy.

Then it was off to the pre-

school room for free time. Kidsplayed with the dolls and

playhouse stuff, and somedressed up in costumes.The kids were all keep-ing busy and havingfun so I went andspent some time inthe infant room withDana. It was hardkeeping threebabies happy andbusy all at the sametime.

Wow, the timewent very quickly.The afternoonwas already over!

I want tothank Matilda(Auntie Heather),Loretta and Dana

for letting me followthem around. I had a lot of fun.

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Neil Wilkinson, the rookiecoach for the OCN Blizzardin the MJHL, is taking over

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Had the team’s success beendifferent, he might just hope tomake the playoffs or enjoy adecent run in the post-season. “Iwant to win the whole thing,”Wilkinson said.

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What he’s referring to is theRBC Royal Bank Cup – theStanley Cup Final for junior Ahockey. Because the former NHLdefenceman of 460 games knowsthe organization is committed towinning, that brought him tonorthern Manitoba.

“I’m excited. It’s an opportuni-ty with a quality organization,”the Winkler native said.

While new to being a headcoach, Wilkinson has served as aplayer/assistant coach. ThoughWilkinson hasn’t been a headcoach, he’s had the role of playerassistant with Tulsa in the CentralHockey League and Fresno in theEast Coast Hockey League.Neither situation worked outbecause there wasn’t an impor-tance placed on winning.

Wilkinson ignores the fact thathis never being in this positionwill prevent him from succeed-ing. He said he believes what helearned during his playing dayswill help him break down play-ers’ skills package. “I have seenplayers succeed and others fail,”he explained, and it’s the samewith teams. To him it comesdown to commitment. Not just onthe ice, but off as well.

Wilkinson feels he has the

players to win, and that’s whatmanagement expects. Headinginto a new season, he will beexpecting lots from MattSummers, former Flin FlonBomber Carter Chomyn, andJordan Inglis. He also expectsleadership from ChaseCunningham.

The challenge in his job, hesaid, comes from learning abouthis players, but that’s where hisassistant Greg Hunter fills aninvaluable role. “He has a goodunderstanding for the players andrecruiting. That’s been the tough-est; learning how systems work injunior.”

Upon being named headcoach at the end of June, his off-season has been busy. He had toreturn to Colorado to pack up hisfamily, with August 15 being thefirst day of camp. “I’m excitedabout it,” he said of the seasonstarting. “Playing as long as I did,my body gets anxious in July. I’mgonna be excited for myself, thefans, and players.”

Aside from winning champi-onships, his goal is to move upthe coaching ranks.

If his team does indeed winthe MJHL, we asked what hethought of the possibility of fac-

ing the Flin Flon Bombers. “Therewould be a lot of interest,”Wilkinson said. “It would be anideal scenario and good fornorthern communities.”

Despite saying that, Wilkinson,who played for the Winnipeg Jetsfrom 1994-96, said he hasn’tthought about it.

Over his NHL career,Wilkinson amassed 813 penaltyminutes to go with 83 points.

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– Jim Parres –

His brush strokes are meticu-lous. His choice of colourarouses your senses. His con-

ceptual vision is revolutionary, andhis artistic direction is painting fromthe heart. You are going to be hear-ing a lot more from this NorthernManitoba artist who calls LePas/Opaskwayak Cree Nation(OCN) his home.

In Laird’s paintings, the colour inhis dots reflects the native beadworkfor which the Manitoba Cree womenare known. Certain etchings symbol-ize the canine markings of the teethas seen in birch bark bitings, anoth-er intricate Cree craft. As well, Lairdincludes the four petal flowers(which represent the flower bead-work style practiced by his late Creegrandmother from CumberlandHouse) in his paintings.

Under the tutelage of his UncleOrdean Goulet, Laird has masteredbalance in the four directions. Laird’spaintings are acrylic on canvas and

hone in on the subsistence lifestyleof the Cree: hunting, trapping, fish-ing, and enjoying life and family.

When I say his “conceptual visionis revolutionary”, imagine what a fishwould see looking up from hiswatery domain, at three wolves run-ning across the ice above him. Thissprings from the viewpoint of howanimals see us (the human beings)and their wilderness surroundings.

Ordean feels that Laird has whathe calls “animate genius”. This isclassified as being able to see livingthings from a wildlife perspective.Laird is also able to tap into the 80percent of his brain that very fewpeople normally use. His art is defi-nitely cross-cultural and deviatesfrom the traditional artwork andsymbolism used by most aboriginalartists to date.

Laird started his artistic journeywhen he moved to Creighton toupgrade his education. Thus begananother leg of his journey throughlife. Ordean views Laird’s progress in

painting as a measure of Laird’sgrowing confidence and self-esteem,and as a rounding off of the foursymbols of Balance – Spiritual –Physical – Mental.

Laird has come a long way,according to Ordean, and is continu-ally growing in all aspects of hispainting, probably never reaching apeak. Young Goulet is currentlycompleting his apprenticeship inHeavy Duty Diesel Mechanics inRosetown, Saskatchewan, and lovesthat type of work as well. It is nosurprise that his creativity also showsup in his welding and mechanics. Hehopes to land a full-time position asa heavy duty mechanic and eventu-ally save enough to open his ownshop. He will use these skills to paythe bills while he continues to paintin his free time.

When I queried Laird about thepossibility of painting full time, hewas torn emotionally, because weld-ing and mechanical work fit wellwith his creative mindset. He feels


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that to fulfill his life he needs chal-lenges (a vocation and evocation).When pressed for a decision on achoice of a full-time occupation,Laird stated that if everything workedout financially, he would be happypainting full time. He also admits tomissing the lifestyle of trapping andhunting.

Laird was born in September of1968 in The Pas, and experienced allof the cultural life aroundCumberland House.

Laird has already won a numberof awards for his paintings. He wonsecond place in the 2002 NorthernJuried Art Show hosted in Flin Flon,and was also given the Mayor’sAward for Best in Show during thePrince Albert Winter Festival in 2005.He participated in Queen Elizabeth’svisit in 2005 by contributing to amosaic prepared by many wellknown artists. The mosaic celebratedthe 100th birthday of Saskatchewan.

Laird shared some privatethoughts with me, which I wouldlike to pass on to you, my readers:

1. There is only one MasterPainter.

2. Laird’s gift to be able to painthas given him respect for all life.

3. He is inspired when he seesother people with native bloodaccomplishing positive things in theirlives (i.e. Jonathon Cheechoo andJordan Tootoo, etc.).

4. All the answers are inside.5. Living on the prairies has given

him a new perspective, becausethere is nothing blocking the view.You get to see the sun rise and setunobstructed. He had never seenthe rays of the sun exactly like thatbefore. The rays want your attentionand they know you can read them.

6. He admires and loves hisUncle Ordean for the stabilizingeffect and guidance he has impartedto him. He realizes that his uncle hasbeen able to paint (control) his ownlife.

7. Of all the traditional OldMasters his favourite is Renoir!

Laird and his uncle are presentlypreparing a five-set, Limited EditionSeries of approximately 20 paintings.These paintings symbolize the stepsof creating (through the hunt) a fin-ished moose hide for use. I had asneak preview of the paintings com-pleted to date and they are trulyawesome! (I’m not allowed toreveal anything more for now.)

Laird Goulet’s paintings can beviewed at Indianheart Creations inCreighton, SK.

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– Marc Jackson –

Area pioneer Kate Rice was awoman among men; a femalewho blazed trails in more

ways than one. She was a prospec-tor, a trapper, and an expert canoeist;she could fire a rifle and hold herown debating any subject with anyman. She accomplished things thatmost women would never think ofattempting and others that some menwouldn’t be capable of carrying out.

Rice was born in 1882 at St.Mary’s, Ontario. Schooled there, shegraduated from the University ofToronto in 1906, with a gold medal inmathematics. She taught school inOntario, Saskatchewan, and Albertabefore shucking society’s conven-tional estimation of a woman andbecoming a prospector duringNorthern Manitoba’s early 1900s goldrush. She formed a partnership withan Englishman named Dick Wooseyand began plying her newfoundtrade along the shorelines and rockoutcrops near the community ofHerb Lake. Woosey died in 1940, butshe carried on her profession untilthe early 1950s.

For all that’s been written abouther, Kate Rice was essentially a fairlysecluded person. Or so she was inher latter years, when her partnerWoosey was no longer around andunfettered development seemed tobe encroaching on the last vestiges ofbush land she knew and loved.

There are many colourful nota-tions in the annals of Herb/SnowLake history that draw attention tothe fact that as much as people want-ed to talk to or interview Kate Rice,she wanted very little to do with anyof them.

She lived comfortably in her well-kept island home and greeted all buta select few with the muzzle of whatcan only be assumed was a loaded12-gauge shotgun.

However, this was not always thecase. There was a time when KateRice offered up personal and busi-ness related information freely on herown or to any reporter savvy enoughto realize her life, and deeds in it,were more than worthy of writingabout.

In amongst the many stories doneon Miss Rice back in the 1920s and’30s are some real tidbits of informa-tion. Things that are not noted in


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anything that has been written aboutthis free spirited pioneer over the lastdecade or so.

One amusing anecdote from thelate 1920s, which was attributed toKate, no doubt had people ponder-ing the possibility of a new way ofstaking claims. With today’s GPStechnology and the prevalence ofhelicopters, the likelihood seemseven less farfetched. The articleappeared in the Saturday, October 5,1929 edition of the Toronto StarWeekly and as mentioned, waspenned by Kate Rice herself.

In it, she lamented about theweather as she waited in Le Pas forthe train that would take her back toHerb Lake. As she thought abouthow the weather had delayed orkept her from work she so needed todo, she reminisced about a perfectplan for prospecting and claim stak-ing proposed by a fellow prospector.

“His idea was to prospect fromsome nearby city as headquarters,”she wrote. “Preferably living in anexpensive flat with all modern com-forts. He would buy all his locationposts ready-made, machine-turnedand shod at one end with a heavyiron spike. He would then proceed tothe region of the latest gold find in anairplane. Leisurely fly over the camp,drop his stakes overboard upondesired locations and return the sameday to the home comforts. The idea is

worth consideration, it seems to me.Perhaps in the course of time,prospecting will become a more luxu-rious profession.”

Who knows whether or not theidea was ever put to the test, butother than the mode of transportation(and the current proposal for mapstaking), claim staking is done todayas it was back then, on the ground,with an axe, a few nails, and theclaim tags in hand.

An earlier portion of the same arti-cle touched upon Miss Rice’s sense of

adventure and her almost incompre-hensible audacity. This exploit tookplace prior to her arrival at the trainstation in Le Pas. It was during thefall of the year, when the weather aswell as the northern landscape canbe treacherous. Rice was about tocanoe from Beaver City (on BeaverLake, SK) down the Sturgeon andSaskatchewan Rivers to Le Pas,where she would catch the train toMile 82 (Wekusko Siding) and fromthere hike and canoe to her cabin onWekusko Lake.


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Anyone who has travelled theSturgeon River knows that it’s notsome meandering brook; navigatingit requires skill and it’s definitely notrecommended for the novice pad-dler. It was for this reason that MissRice sought out the services of aguide to get her over the toughestpart of the river.

“Returning to Beaver City, now acity of one inhabitant,” she wrote, “Iwas fortunate in obtaining thatinhabitant’s promise to accompanyme down the Sturgeon River, and thatwithout delay.

“We had an ideal day for thatrather ticklish journey down 30 milesof more or less continuous rapids,with no bright sunlight and no wind,both of which factors can add muchto the danger of following the erraticchannels of safe water among shoalsand ledges.

“As we set out from his camp atBeaver City in the morning, Mr.MacDonald (her guide) muted mypride as an adventuresome Amazonby putting a veto on my running thecrooked rapids. He ran both canoesdown in succession, while I watchedfrom the shore. The course he tookwas an almost straight shoot of flatdeep current, a perfect toboggan slidefor the canoe, but margined on theriverside by boulders that broke thesurface of the water into a series ofsmall precipices. As the good man

explained, there was very little a fellowcould have done for me, if the canoeleft the straight path to flirt ever so lit-tle with these lurking dangers.

“After ten or twelve hours of run-ning through every imaginable vari-ety of white water, we came to the last

and worst rapid of all, just above thesettlement of Sturgeon Landing onSturgeon Lake. Here Mr.MacDonald gave me the chance tochoose for myself whether or not Iwould run my own canoe down.After a good survey from the bank ofthe idiosyncrasies of the channel, Ielected to have a go at this famous

rapid, which not a few white men ofthe region have entered. All of theforce of the whole 30 miles of push-ing, jostling, haste seems to bebehind the water as it rushes arounda double bend here and into thedeep, wide mouth of the open lake,the channel twice turning at rightangles to itself from against a shoalof rocks.

“As the Duckling (my canoe)drew alongside him in the choppywaves of the water below the rapid, itwas almost in aggrieved tones thatMr. MacDonald asked how muchwater I’d shipped. ‘Not one drop,’ Icould truthfully boast and felt myselfgloriously avenged for the earlierslight he had put upon my skill.”

This was of course one of themany times that she equaled (orbested) a man at a “man’s” game,and undoubtedly, Kate Rice hadmany more adventures over thecourse of the 25 or more years shewould spend in the area aroundHerb Lake. However, with her bodyaging and her mind failing, she wasremoved from her island home inthe mid-1950s. After several monthsin a Brandon hospital, she entered anursing home in Minnedosa,Manitoba. Penniless, she diedthere in the early 1960s and was, upuntil a few years ago, buried in anunmarked grave in that communi-ty’s cemetery.

Kathleen Rice as a young lady.SUBMITTED PHOTO


– Jillian Betke –

What is a yurt? That’s the questionCottage North posed last year(September issue) to Manitoba

Parks officials following word that these littleoddities were coming to provincial parksnear all of us. And the answers they provid-ed us with intrigued pretty much everyone.

Yurts are round, traditional buildingswhich actually originated hundreds of yearsago in Central Asia as the portable homes ofnomadic herdsmen. With a design tested andperfected over centuries by these resourcefulpeople in an-always unforgiving land, today’syurts are more than suited for the NorthAmerican environment. Composed of onlyfive parts (lattice walls, roof beams, roof ring,door, and hide or fabric covering), these aresimple little dwellings which primarily appealto those who are new to camping, don’t owntheir own equipment, or those campers whoprefer to leave all of their gear at home.

Which is why they had been tried andproven in other jurisdictions across the con-tinent, and why Manitoba Parks decided totest them in their family vacation programs.

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Following a successful pilot projectlast summer in WhiteshellProvincial Park, officials thendecided to proceed with the nextstage of the proposal, which was tointroduce yurts into other areas ofthe province. By the end of lastseason, six yurts were slated foreach of Asessippi, Kiche Manitou atSpruce Woods, Campers Cove atClearwater, and Bakers NarrowsProvincial Parks. All were expectedto be finished and fully operationalby August of this year.

Measuring five metres in diame-ter, and in every park grouped,each with their own site, they areprivate, comfortable, yet still rusticforms of accommodations.

According to Tracy Elbourne,Head of Outdoor RecreationPrograms, “So far this year, the pro-gram has gone very well. It’s takenoff very strongly. The responsefrom the public has been ‘Wow!’.They’re using them and they’rereally liking them.” She even stated(as a boon to the locals), “I per-sonally love the location at Bakers;it’s outstanding. All of the yurts arein great places, but the Bakers spotcompletely lends itself to theyurts.”

So for those intrigued by, andinterested in staying in a yurt, thereare just a few things to know. Thecost in 2006 is $42.50 a night, witha minimum stay of two nights and

a maximum stay of 14 nights. Inconsideration of all guests, they donot allow smoking, pets or cooking(there is a firepit, or campers maybring a portable barbecue or camp-stove). Yurts are built for five occu-pants, but being they fall under thegoverning policy of provincialcampsites, only four adults or onefamily unit is allowed per site.

Guests must also take all of theirown camping supplies (bedding,kitchen necessities, etc.).

But, of course, Manitoba Parksalso hope that everybody bringstheir love of nature, camping spirit,and enthusiasm. So that more andmore people may just be able toanswer that oft-repeated question,“What is a yurt?”

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– Morley G. Naylor –

Let’s start off this article with aquestion for our Cottage Northreaders. What do Flin Flon

and the famous western movieactor John Wayne (The Duke)have in common? The answer isthat both John Wayne’s bestmovie, The Searchers and FlinFlon’s major employer, HBM&SCo. Ltd., were “produced” by thesame person - Cornelius VanderbiltWhitney. Mr. Whitney foundedHBM&S during a time of a world-wide economic depression, andhis motion picture company C.V.Whitney Pictures, in 1956, pro-duced the acclaimed movie TheSearchers, directed by John Ford.Little did us kids packed into theold Rex Theatre on Main Streetrealize, that as we watched ourfavourite western hero search forhis niece captured by theComanches, John Wayne was on

the payroll of the same financierwho was providing our dad’s pay-cheques over at HBM&S. Amazing,isn’t it!

Born in Roslyn, New York,Whitney was the son of thewealthy and socially prominentHarry Payne Whitney (1870-1932)and Gertrude Vanderbilt (1875-1942). As a part of both theWhitney and Vanderbilt families,he inherited a substantial fortune.However, the young CorneliusVanderbilt Whitney still proved tobe a very capable businessman,using his connections to makeinvestments that played an impor-tant role in the development of theAmerican economy, and of course,that of Northern Manitoba.

Let’s look at the history and via-bility of the Flin Flon ore body tostart with. The original significantdiscovery in this area was theMandy Mine site, discovered bySidney Reynolds and Fred Jackson,

in 1915. The tremendous problemsin establishing an ore haul fromthe Schist Lake-area mine site toThe Pas by horse teams on landand by barge over water served asthe forerunner to the problems amuch larger company would facein bringing a huge ore body intoproduction and on to market.

It is now generally acceptedthat an explorer and trapper fromCold Lake, Manitoba named DavidCollins discovered an outcroppingthat became the huge Flin Flonore body. Collins showed the findto Tom Creighton, a prospector, in1914, and the area became ahotbed of exploration activity.Numerous mining companies andpromoters swarmed the area for apiece of the action. Although notwell known, Tom Creighton’sexploits in the late 1920’s includedseveral contracts for R.H.Channing, agent for the well-known United States Whitney

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family interests in Northern Manitoba. Eventually,Scott Turner of the Mining Corporation of Canadatook over complete control of the Flin Flon proper-ty option, convinced that he was sitting on an orebody of tremendous magnitude.

At a period of time when Canada and the worldwere sliding into a great depression, the huge finan-cial resources required would be difficult, if notimpossible, to generate. By the fall of 1924, Mr.Turner had meticulously assembled volumes of dataon the Flin Flon ore body, and sent a letter to HarryPayne Whitney in New York. The details of this hugefind were passed on to R.H. Channing who was incharge of all Whitney mining interests. Needless tosay, the Whitney interests were impressed by the sizeof the discovery. Eventually, Cornelius Vanderbilt“Sonny” Whitney, son of Harry Payne Whitney, visit-ed the offices of the Mining Corporation of Canadato meet with Scott Turner.

C.V. Whitney realized that the stakes were high,but the possibility of a huge return was possible if agamble of hundreds of millions of dollars was put upfront. In the end, an agreement was reached that noother offers would be considered on the Flin Flon

discovery during the period required by C.V.Whitney and his advisors to assess the prospect. Mr.Whitney tasked the now, Flin Flon-area- famous R.H.Channing to ‘prove up’ the venture. Not surprisingly,a frenzy of activity took place in a compressed timeframe - basically a ‘put up or shut up’ scenario. Onecan only imagine the complexity of the undertaking,which involved provision for a railroad, metallurgicalplant, a hydro electric plant at Island Falls, and ahigh voltage transmission line to the Flin Flon com-plex. All of this in the face of the fact that the pro-jected life of the ore body would be seventeen years.

The decision to proceed with the venture was nota given. An extension of time was required by C.V.Whitney before committing the millions of dollarsinvolved to deal with problems of the gold recoveryprocess. Finally, the big decision: “Sonny” Whitney,in the midst of a huge worldwide depression, saidYES. The Flin Flon option would proceed. Theoption held by the Whitney interests was exercisedresulting in a holding group to be known as HudsonBay Mining and Smelting Company Limited.Financing of the company was incorporated under aDominion of Canada charter dated 27 December1927, and was successfully completed by 8 February1928.

Suffice to say - C.V. “Sonny” Whitney proved to bea capable businessman, using his connections tomake an investment that resulted in one of the mostsuccessful mining companies in Canada.

I am certain that, on visits to Flin Flon, he waspleased with the operations and the return on hisinvestment and gamble. C.V. “Sonny” Whitney wasChairman of the Board of the Hudson Bay Miningand Smelting Company Limited from 1930, and tookover as president in 1957, until an organizationalmeeting in 1962 saw Anglo American of South Africabecome strategically involved in Hudson Bay Mininginterests.


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More about the man who putFlin Flon on the map. CorneliusVanderbilt Whitney was born intotwo of the most prominent familiesin the United States. His motherwas the sculptor GertrudeVanderbilt Whitney, founder ofthe Whitney Museum ofAmerican Art and heiress to arailroad and steam ship for-tune; and his father HarryPayne Whitney, heir to a for-tune in oil and tobacco.

Business - After graduat-ing from Yale University in1922, he went to work at aNevada mine owned by hisfather. Of course, as we areall aware, he founded theHBM&S Co. Ltd. in FlinFlon. In 1927 he joinedwith a coalition of backersto establish Pan AmericanAirways and served as chair-man of the board until 1941.Mr. Whitney served on theboard of the Guaranty TrustCompany until 1940. C.V.Whitney also became involvedin the motion picture industry,and along with David O. Selznickproduced such films as Gone WithThe Wind in 1939 and A Star Is Bornin 1937. Later, his own company(C.V. Whitney Pictures) made threefilms, including the acclaimed 1956production The Searchers starring

John Wayne and directed by JohnFord.

Sportsman - Like his father, C.V.Whitney was an avid polo player.

He captured the U.S. open polo titlethree times. He was the third gener-ation of Whitneys to be heavilyinvolved in thoroughbred horse rac-ing. Although he had 15 horsescompete in the Kentucky Derby,Whitney never won the prestigiousrace. Ridden by jockey EddieArcaro, Whitney’s horse Phalanxfinished in a dead heat for first inthe 1947 Wood Memorial Stakes,finished second in the 1947Kentucky Derby, took third inthe ensuing Preakness Stakes,then won the Belmont Stakes.The C.V. Whitney Farm inLexington, Kentucky bredmore than 175 stake winnersuntil age forced Mr. Whitneyto sell off a large part of hisproperty in the 1980s.

Military Service - Eighteen-year-old C.V. Whitney joinedthe United States Army to servein World War I, serving as anOfficer Cadet in the Signal

Corps and rising to the rank ofSecond Lieutenant. With the onset

of American involvement in WorldWar II, Whitney once again volun-teered, rising to the rank of Colonelin the United States Army Air Force.

Government Service - Whitneyserved U.S. President HarryTruman’s administration as FirstAssistant Secretary of the newlyformed United States Air Force(1947-49) and as Under Secretary of


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Environmentalist - C.V.Whitney’s interest in the naturalhistory of marine animals resultedin the 1938 founding of the world’sfirst oceanarium, Marineland, nearAugustine, Florida, which includeda research laboratory that drewacademic biologists. The WhitneyMarine Lab exists today.

Author - C.V. Whitney wrotefour books, even including a col-lection of short stories for children.The writings include Lone andLevel Sands (allied air operationsduring WWII), High Peaks (autobi-ography), Owl Hoots Again (shortstories for children); and FirstFlight (diary of a cadet in the SignalCorps in World War II).

The Builders - No article on thedevelopment of the Flin Flon orebody and metallurgical plant canbe written without the acknowl-edgment of those who carried outthe objective of the Whitney finan-cial backing. The names of ScottTurner, Robert Phelan, RoscoeChanning, W.A. “Baldy” Green,and many others, remain as leg-ends in developing an industry thathas made, and continues to make,Flin Flon a vital key in theCanadian economy, and a greatplace to live and raise a family,

some ninety years after the originaldiscovery of ore bearing potentialin our area.

The plaque on the MemorialCairn at HBM&S sums up the con-tribution of the builders mostappropriately. “This cairn is dedi-cated to the men and women whowith great courage came north inthe early days and contributed so

much to the development of theHudson Bay Mining and SmeltingCompany Limited and laid thefoundations for this prosperous andhappy community. ...THEY BUILDEDBETTER THAN THEY KNEW...Erected AD 1965.”

Cornelius Vanderbilt WhitneyFebruary 20, 1899

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Defined-contribution plans aredifferent from “defined-benefit”plans, which spell out in advancehow much pensioners will receive,based on salary and length of serv-ice with an employer. Defined-benefit plans were once the normin Canada, but they’re being rapid-ly replaced by defined-contribu-tion plans. Most new pensionplans are of the defined-contribu-tion type, and many existingdefined-benefit plans are beingconverted.

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Manitoba is characterized bythree distinct landscapes;in the north there’s the tun-

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Tolko in The Pas, with itsWoodland, Lumber, and KraftPaper Divisions, is the largestNorthern Manitoba consumer andmanufacturer of these natural,renewable resources, as well asThe Pas’ largest supplier of jobsand stability. And because every-one that’s ever spent any time inthe north has seen the evidence ofthis vital industry, we here atCottage North thought it would beinteresting to take a look at whathappens before Tolko goes in andharvests the trees, as well as what

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Silviculture (the science and art ofcaring for forests with respect tosociety’s needs) Forester withTolko Manitoba, the provincialgovernmentrequires thata ForestManagementPlan be sub-mitted anda p p r o v e dunder theM a n i t o b aForest Act.This 1997-2009 plan isconsidered“... the back-bone of ouroperations,”desc r ib ingtimber har-vest, roadacquisitionsand clo-sures, andf o r e s trenewal out-lines for its1 3 - y e a rduration. Within each year, Tolkomust also submit an AnnualOperating Plan, which details eachyear’s specific activities, as well aslooking tentatively to future years.

The Forest Management Plan isa massive agreement which manyyears worth of research and plan-ning go into creating and finaliz-ing. Starting with the info con-tained in the provincial govern-

ment’s forest inventory - surveyedand established about 20 years ago- Tolko crews are sent into specif-ic blocks of wilderness. Examiningthe forest resource inventory, they

determine the correct harvest andsubsequent regeneration activities(see The Tree Planters, page 29).They record soil condition andtypes, non-harvestable trees andother vegetation, and conditions

which mayaffect sitefeas ib i l i t y .They are alsolooking forand notingwhat may beimpacted bytheir activi-ties, such aswildlife inand aroundthe proposedcut, endan-gered plantor animalspecies, andnon-t imbervalues thatmay includethe work orrecreation oft r a p p e r s ,h u n t e r s ,q u a d d e r s ,etc. The plan

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(FMP), once submitted, must bereviewed and approved by alldepartments con-cerned with con-servation: forestry,wildlife, fishery,parks, and more.Once approved,the FMP (in addi-tion to each annu-al plan) then pro-vides the frame-work by whichTolko goes abouttheir business,which is ofcourse, managingthe forest and itsresources.

Part of thatmanagement alsoincludes beingenvironmentallyresponsible, andinvolving the public in variousconsultation processes. TheWoodlands Department imple-

mented an EnvironmentalManagement System in 2002,which is a “plan, do, check, andact process built around an organi-

zation’s environmental policy.”The Pas site specifically has evenbeen registered to the

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Tolko Manitobahas also imple-mented aS u s t a i n a b l eF o r e s tM a n a g e m e n tPlan, whichguides its volun-tary, independ-ent compliancewith theC a n a d i a nS t a n d a r d sA s s o c i a t i o n(CSA) forestrycertification stan-dard.

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Once all of the intensive certifi-cation and administration has beensettled, it’s time to head out to theforest. According to MikeDoucette, Technical ServicesSpecialist, harvest operations atThe Pas are “... largely handled bycontractors, the majority of thosebeing First Nations people andbusinesses.” The timber that isthen sent to the sawmill isprocessed into panel wood andlumber, and is shipped all over theworld, with the U.S. being thelargest customer.

The residual (wood that doesn’tbecome lumber) from the sawmillis then used in the pulp and papermill to produce specialty strong(not writing) paper, such as paper

bags, fibreboard, cement/fertilizerbags, packaging, etc. Using onlysoftwood chips in the process(because they have longer fibreswith better stretch) they begin theprocess by being cooked indigesters. With the help of achemical called white liquor, thechips are broken down into theircomponent parts: cellulose, fibre,and lignin (the glue that original-ly held them together).

They are then blown into theblow tank, where the change inpressure causes them to explodeand release the fibres. Sentthrough washers and screens,where the chemicals from thedigester are removed and recy-cled, the fibres then run throughrefiners which curl and kink (toincrease stretch and strength) andsoften and cut them to increasetheir tensile properties.

Entering the paper machine at99.8 percent water and 0.2 per-cent fibre (to allow for a uniformsheet), the fibres begin to take theform of paper. Water is drainedand vacuumed out until, at 65percent water and 35 percentfibre, the sheets resemble regularpaper. Sent next through a press,a 35-cylinder main dryer whichuses evaporation, a flakt dryerwhich floats the paper to dry it,and the final eight-cylinder dryer,the finished Kraft paper product is7 percent water and 93 percentpaper.

Wound onto rolls sized by cus-tomer specifications, one tonne of

SPK-grade paper has a value ofapproximately $700 U.S.

Interestingly, out of the 19 Tolkooperations in western Canada,Kraft paper is made only in ThePas (at an average rate of 450tonnes/day) and is shipped acrossthe Americas, into Australia, Asiaand Europe.

So from the humble beginningsas Churchill Forestries in 1970,through ownership by Manfor,Repap, and now Tolko, the river-side sawmill site has seen manychanges, environmentally, tech-nologically, and economically.Tolko, together with its employ-ees, its contractors, and it commu-nity, hope to see a multitudemore. Altogether they will ensure,with the responsible managementalready taking place, that the forestwill be there for everyone’s bene-fit for generations to come.


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We’ve all seen them - theydescend upon our townsin obvious, grimy bunch-

es, we occasionally see their cozy,collective camps out in the bush,and they may even spend a nightor two giving our local wateringholes a boost. But what do we, asnortherners, really know about‘the tree planters’, and what it isthey do when they’re out there,planting trees? After posing thatquestion, what we here at CottageNorth found out... well, we got ourquestions answered, and a wholelot more!

The crew we spoke to, not-so-offically known as Nicholls’ crew,had made their homes and work-places in every corner of ournorthern region this past summer,from Swan River to Sherridon toSasagiu. Contracted by Tolko toreforest their spent lands, theseplanters live a vastly different lifein the summer than that whichthey live the rest of the year.Essentially isolated from modernsociety, surrounded by raw nature,and coddled in the comforts ofonly a hot meal and a wet tent,every planter has their own reasonfor being there.

But long before a block (sectionof land to be reforested) ever seesa planter set foot on it, a few oth-ers have left their undeniablemark. Tolko (in this case) has sur-veyed it, loggers have logged it,and truckers have cleared it of theresources they require. Followingthat, Tolko then sets out a plan toregenerate the forest. According toCamp Supervisor Jaime Nicholls(hence, Nicholls’ crew) of OutlandReforestation, “Every contract yougo on, and every person you plantfor each have their own idea ofwhat it takes to grow the forestproperly.” The particular contractthey were doing with Tolko herein Northern Manitoba, for instance,required that there be 1600stems/hectare and that there be anOutland-staffed tree checker toensure quality of the plant(straightness, correct depth, etc.).“The stem count varies; dependingon whether they think it’ll regen.on its own or not, so that number

could be up to 2000 and can be aslow as 1000.”

Nicholls explains, “They have toput back a certain percentage ofwhat they take out, by law. I thinkthe way it works is, after a fewyears, the government comes inand does a regeneration survey,and if it’s not growing the way it’ssupposed to, then they get fined;it’s their responsibility. That’s whatwe’re hired to do; bring thoseblocks back up to regeneration.Certain blocks regenerate on theirown; we’re replanting only thesoftwood portions because theydon’t regen. well on their own andaround these parts, we’re plantingmainly black spruce.”

“So as camp supervisor, most ofmy job is working with Tolko, with

their Head Forester Paul Chapman,to plant all the blocks that need tobe planted with the right speciesunder the right regulations.”

With a total contract (betweenNicholls’ camp, another Outlandcamp, and Tolko) to plant 6.8 mil-lion trees (yeah, that’s a lot oftrees) this season, that’s one busysummer for everybody. And with100,000 trees being planted every-day just by his crew, Nicholls has alot on his own plate. With so muchgoing on, and out in the forest noless, there are bound to be someissues. “You’re working in thebush, you’re working under prettyremote, extreme conditions,there’s always a chance for mess-ing up. There’s so many things thatcan go wrong, it’s unbelievable -


the trees will show up frozen[which normally arrive from nurs-eries in Winnipeg and PrinceAlbert thawed and programmed togrow], or they’ll change the blockat the last minute, or a piece ofequipment will break. The equip-ment out here is huge. We’ve got atrack machine, a helicopter, andfour or five quads, and we need allthat stuff, so when it goes down,we have to change our plans dras-tically. And the weather is huge,too. If it rains, you just can’t get towhere you need to. Everything uphere with Tolko is winter logged,so the access is really bad.Probably 40 percent of our plant-ing is fly-in.”

But even with bad access and amultitude of potential problems,Nicholls and his entire crew areaware that Tolko’s problems trans-late into their problems. “Yeah,their financial problems did affectthe planters - the union took a 10percent pay cut, and that affectedthe planters, so their pay was cut10 percent. We actually had lessexperienced planters return thisyear as a result. And we can justtell; they don’t seem to have asmuch money to log with, there’snot as much helicopter time, andthe blocks are smaller, so yeah, wecan tell. It’s too bad.”

But strictly speaking - and everyplanter would agree - even with

the pay cut, the money madewhen tree planting is still a prettybig draw. Paid per tree planted,the average wage is $0.09 - $0.11per sapling. While alone that maynot sound like much, a driven,experienced planter can put inover 4000 of them a day! (Theones that dothat arereferred to as‘pounder s ’ .These guysshould be as notori-ous as surfers andsnowboarders for theirjargon and slang!) Screefing(kicking) the duff (groundcover/litter layer), fightingwith mosquitos and horseflies,and straining under the weightof a full bag-up (two hip bags)of approximately 400 wetspruce saplings, this line ofwork is not for the faint ofheart, mind, or body.

According to JenniferAberhart, a five-year veteranplanter (indeed, as the majori-ty only spend three yearsdoing this), challenge andmotivation are the largest partsof this game. “It’s really hardon people emotionally - phys-ically, too; sore knees, backs,tendonitis. Then once you’rein shape, it’s just mental.”

But at least as a veteran,

Aberhart has learned how to plodthrough the adversity. Rookies,like two-month planter Lisa Uyede,inevitably must take some time toadjust to the demands.“Psychologically, the little thingscan take time to get used to, likeliving in a tent for months. It’sphysically and mentally challeng-ing; the hardest times for me so farwere the bad weather.” But likeevery planter that sticks it out,Uyede has managed to find moti-vation and a positive outlook fromthis experience. “It’s so good to dosomething that makes your bodysuper tired at the end of the day. Ireally do feel like I’ve succeeded;I’ve stuck it out, I feel fulfilled, andI’m happy with the experience. I’mjust enjoying it now.”

As is Aberhart, “I enjoy thephysicalness, staying in shape,working outdoors, and the socialaspect. Everybody’s so optimistic;it’s good morale. As much as thereis to complain about, our wholecamp has a great attitude andatmosphere. We reinforce camplife, have fun and make theabsolute best of it.”


In order to do just that, eachplanter has their own method todrive their planting and get themthrough each day. Sixth-yearplanter Marta Olynyk sees value in“...setting goals with people every-day and knowing someone else isgoing to try to meet it, so youshould, too. And then you try formore yourself everyday, too.”

Mike Naylor, a 12-day plantingrookie, had found joy this summerin other ways. “I really like beingoutside and I love the physicalchallenge of tree planting; I’vealways tried to push myself in thatway. I’m also a ferociously proudCanadian, so I really think it’simportant for people to know andexperience everything about thiscountry. Like, I’m a big hockey fan,so just walking into the WhitneyForum the other day was amazing.And, another thing I loved was inThe Pas. I was about to jaywalk,just as aggressively as I do inToronto, and then this nice gentle-man just stopped and waved methrough; that just blew me away.”

But even with the mental gametree planters play everyday, there’sstill the physical aspect of actually

planting saplings properly and effi-ciently in oftentimes challengingterrain. Olynyk calls it “... just arobotic gesture, really, once you getit.”

The movements must then com-bine with what tree planters callland management, and that’s some-thing only experience can teachthem. Aberhart describes it as,“Getting an idea of the piece [aplanter’s section within a block],being able to know where you arein relation to what you have andhaven’t planted, and organizing itwell.”

According to Nicholls, it’s thisskill which takes the most time forrookies to develop, “I’d say it takesa rookie six weeks to really get inthe groove. Like, they could plant300 trees in their first day. It’s hard,especially to get the quality.”

Quality is huge in this business.Because if the trees aren’t plantedproperly, they don’t grow. If theydon’t grow, not only will the forestbe depleted, but the stock theywere planning on using again in60-80 years wouldn’t exist. And inan industry that supports thousandsof people and entire communities,

that’s simply not an option.But for as serious and difficult a

job as these tree planters and theirsupport staff have (tree deliverers,crew bosses, etc.), they do knowbetter than anyone how to let looseand just have fun. From themedparty nights (’70s, ’80s, prom; thelist is endless) to turning the mostmundane task of dish duty into thesocial highlight of every eveningwith Dish Wang Ho, undoubtedlyeverybody’s coping skills includehaving a grand ole’ time.

And it was perhaps this crew’sstatus as a fun-loving bunch (andmaybe their actual experience outon the block), that found its crown-ing glory when Outdoor LifeNetwork (OLN), together withCanadian band Barenaked Ladies’member Ed Robertson, approachedthem to be a part of an upcomingshow profiling tough jobs.According to Nicholls, “It was real-ly, really funny. A lot of it waskinda staged. He was a really crap-py planter, like really crappy, buthe was so cool. He even gave acampfire concert, with stuff that’snever been released - we couldn’tbelieve it. It was the highlight of my


planting career, for sure.” Spendingfour days with the crew, and evenflying out to blocks, “They wantedto do it straight up. They had tents,he did Dish Wang Ho, made hisown lunch. He was a really goodsport.” Watch OLN in November tocatch the show, and to see sometree planters and a musician doingtheir tree planting thing just down

the Sherridon Road.So OLN will take the north and

show it to the country, just as we atCottage North have now taken treeplanting and shown it to the north.So the next time you see a bunch ofthrift-store loving ragamuffinsromping through town, a jumble oftents and tarps in the bush, or evena few twenty-somethings lingering

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Isn’t it often the case,that a whim or ahobby evolves into

something much beyondthe original idea? “I’lljust give it a try,” or“Let’s see what happens”somehow mutate into afixation, or a full-timejob, or even a wholenew reputation. Such isthe case with oneCranberry Portage cou-ple, but each in theirown unique way.Doreen Beiker, knownlocally a couple yearsback as the pumpkinlady, and her husbandSteve, a fill-the-time-in-retirement maker ofsausage, have both beentaken over by their hob-bies.

For Doreen, growingover 500 pumpkins inone year and then givingthem all away is what

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catapulted her tothe title ofpumpkin lady.But the real storyis how she acci-dentally endedup with 531pumpkins. “Webought a pieceof land we weregoing to turninto lawn. Thefirst year, we justthrew in pump-kin seed to keepthe dust down.”That year, theyended up with197 pumpkins.And when theydidn’t plant lawnthe next year,they decided totry it again. “Wejust scatteredseed. I didn’tcare what would happen... I did-n’t even know if they’d germi-nate.”

But germinate they did. So

much so that the Beikers gener-ously decided to give them allaway. Cranberry PortageElementary School received one

for every student totake home, as well asone big one - a 150plus pounder of whichchildren were chal-lenged to guess theweight. The pumpkinseven became part oftheir education, pop-ping up in math and artclasses. Over 60 of theorange vegetables alsoended up in The Pas,and some even endedup at a senior’s home inAlberta. But, even withthe notoriety that camewith being known asthe pumpkin lady, it’s atitle Doreen has sincebeen happy to hang up.“We’ve got the lawnplanted now,” she sayswith relief.

Doreen’s husbandSteve, however, sees noend in sight for hishobby-turned-job - notthat he’d have it anyother way. Upon retire-

ment from Tolko10 years ago,Steve decided tolearn the ropesand start doingwhat comes natu-rally - sausagemaking. “I comefrom Englefeld,Saskatchewan, atown that’s 98percent Germanand 99 percentsausage makers!”And even thoughhis sometimesfull-time occupa-tion was a littlemore intentionalthan Doreen’stitle, he still main-tains he likes hisdowntime. “I dowhat I can for myregular cus-tomers, but I likethe summers tomyself, mainly.” A

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best is his commitment to them.“They know that the meat theydrop off here will be the samemeat they get back in theirsausage. It’s important to them, andit’s important to me.” But with thatkind of commitment comes dedica-tion. Incredibly busy, starting withthe advent of hunting season inSeptember, he usually manages towrap up the rush by January. Quitea stretch for the man who original-ly set out to do this just to fill histime during retirement.

So when a whim or a hobbydoes take over, there’s nothing say-ing that’s a bad thing. When it hap-pens it can, in fact, be a very goodthing. Out of it can spring generos-ity, occupation, and joy, knowingthat what you delight in growing ormaking, others simply enjoyreceiving. Be it pumpkins orsausage.


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May 8, 2007 will mark the fiftieth anniversary ofone of the most legendary runs-to-the-cup inwestern junior hockey history. Fifty years ago

this spring, the Flin Flon Bombers exceeded every odd-smaker’s expectation, surprised even the most faithful offans, and won over the west as they brought home theirfirst ever - and only - Memorial Cup, the pinnacle of allCanadian junior hockey. Defeating the unstoppableOttawa Canadiens, so famously coached by Sam Pollackand Scotty Bowman, by a score of 3-2 in the seventhgame, the ’57 Bombers solidified hockey tradition in ahockey-fevered town.

Head Coach Bob Kirk built his team around someimports and a core of through-the-Flin-Flon-ranks hock-

ey players, and together they took their team throughthe regular season with a record of 48 wins out of 56games. But the Cinderella playoff story really beganwhen the Bombers defeated Fort William to win theAbbott Cup and take the west, launching them into theMemorial Cup Championships.

But even with that magical playoff push alreadyproven, the Bombers weren’t getting a whole lot ofrespect, or credit. In the south and east, oddsmakerswere using numbers like 80-1 odds that Ottawa wouldwin, and not only that, but would sweep.

With just enough controversy to get the media millspumping and east-west team loyalties aligned, the seriesbegan in Flin Flon on Friday, April 27. The next day, theFlin Flon Daily Reminder proclaimed, “Twelve thousandFlin Flon residents, along with 20 eastern visitors, got

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the surprise of their life here lastnight when the Bombers dumpedOttawa 3-1 in the first game of a bestof seven Memorial Cup playoff.”

Following that unexpected andexhilarating start, however, theBombers would fall to theCanadiens in both of their followinghome-ice games by scores of 4-3and 5-2 respectively.

Heading to Saskatchewan’s capi-tal for the remainder of the games,the publicity makers were at it again,

and the war was on. It became awild and vicious series and localfans packed the old Regina rink tocheer on their adopted team. TheBombers rallied, and took the nexttwo games with a score of 3-1 inboth contests, taking them to withinone of the championship. Ottawa,however, won game six 4-2, forcinggame seven in the already tena-ciously contested series.

The final game found itself nodifferent than the six before it had

been - hard-fought, cutthroat, andpure joy to watch (as it turned outfor the Bomber fans, at least).

The underdogs, the grinders, theCinderella team of the west hadwon in a series only dreamers andhigh-risk gamblers had banked on,squeezing by the Ottawa Canadienswith a score of 3-2.

That night, team captain TedHampson summed it up, “Everyonethought we didn’t have a chance inthe SJHL last fall, but we all decid-ed that we would do our best. Thefact we have won the MemorialCup is because we have all workedtogether as a team. But even thiscooperation could not have pulledus through had it not been forcoach Bobby Kirk. He was the onewho could get us to work togeth-er.”

Back in Flin Flon, The DailyMiner reported that there was“comparative calm until about halfan hour after the broadcast ended.”Then Flin Flon broke out in a cele-bration that old timers were actual-ly likening to post-World War TwoVE-Day blowouts. Cars with blaringhorns made continuous loops ofMain Street, which was laterblocked off to allow joyful pedestri-ans somewhere to sing victorysongs and participate in the sponta-neous congo lines that had formed.Fireworks were even seen going offsomewhere in Willowvale.


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But the official celebrations andcheer were reserved for the home-coming and reception of the victo-rious Flin Flon Bombers them-selves, arriving from Regina threedays later. Businesses weredecreed closed by then-mayorFrank Dembinsky, a block of MainStreet was roped off for all toattend the speeches and presenta-

tions, and banners and flagsadorned the town. Following aparade through all of Flin Flon’ssubdivisions, the team made theirappearance at the platform onMain Street, Memorial Cup in tow,to the delight of close to 5000 fans(approximately another 2000 hadwatched the parade from theirhomes). Speeches, presentations

and good cheer dominated, andHead Coach Bobby Kirk was evenpresented with a Key to the Town.A victory dinner followed thatevening, with an address by anoth-er western sports legend, FatherAthol Murray of Notre DameCollege in Saskatchewan.

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What had always been a fer-vent hockey town was thereafter

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Those were the boys that hadbeen inspired by the 1957Memorial Cup ChampionBombers. They may have evenbeen the boys who would even-tually take their passion and theirskills beyond their little miningcommunity, in turn, to keep onfanning the flames of hockey inFlin Flon.


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Prepare grass - Continue to mow grass until itstops growing. If the grass is left to get tall it will getmatted under the snow, encouraging growth of snowmold. The best time to fertilize grass is in the fall.

Look after bulbs - Fall is the time toplant spring flowering bulbs such as daf-fodils, tulips, crocuses and irises. Generally,plant them three times as deep as the heightof the bulb, or follow directions on packageif provided. Fall’s also the time to dig up ten-der bulbs. Make sure that the stored tubersare cleaned of all soil and barely moist todiscourage fungal infections.

Mulch - Adding mulch to the gardencan be done in spring or fall. If waitinguntil fall, the annuals will have beenremoved, making it an easier task. To helpreduce rot, avoid piling materials againsttrunks or stems.

Compost - Fall is a good time to add to the compostpile or to make a new one - all those leaves and sum-mer annuals to compost. If there was disease in anyplants, they shouldn’t be composted since the diseasesmay winter and cause trouble next year.

Fall is clean-up, spruce-up timehere in Cottage North country.Here are a few tips to prepare the

yard for next spring:

Prune trees - The traditional time to prune trees isafter the leaves fall, but it can also be done as theweather cools. Prune no more than 25 percent ofgrowth, and cut out dead wood. Don’t prune shrubs inthe fall as it stimulates new growth, making them moresusceptible to winter damage.

WindshieldCheck for signs of wear and install new wiper blades if necessary. Be sure to fill the reservoir with

washer fluid. If your windshield has a few dings, be aware that the combination of a very cold exteriorand a warm interior can expand dings into full-blown cracks.

BatteryMake sure your battery has enough life left in it and the posts are free

of corrosion. A weak battery just can’t deliver the amperage for a coldwinter start.

Hoses/BeltsFreezing temperatures put added strain on all a vehicle’s belts and

hoses. Check under the hood to make sure things like radiator, heater andvacuum hoses are checked for cracks and bulges, and inspect all belts fordamage and splits.

TiresCheck the tread on your drive wheels, and rotate the least-worn tires

to where they’re needed most. Driving on wet, icy or snowy roadscompromises your traction, so you’ll need as much tread as possible.You could also have a set of snow tires for winter use.

Emergency KitInclude things like chains, a shovel, and booster cables in your

winter emergency stash. There should also be very warm gloves,extra clothing, warm, waterproof footwear, and a blanket and/orcandles to retain heat. Another useful item is a bag of kitty litter orroad sand to sprinkle on ice.

FluidsChecking fluids is the least expensive and easiest preventive main-

tenance you can do. Change your oil frequently (about every 5,000 km),and don’t forget to change your engine coolant and transmission fluidabout every two years. Check other fluids integral to your vehicle’s perform-ance: power steering, brake, radiator and battery fluids should also be filled to recommended levels.


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