Folks representing Heritage House Museum in Avonlea, Sask., paid tribute to the hard-working pioneers. The old wagon was entered in Avonlea’s centennial parade in late June, 2012.
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Train crew caught in massive snowstorm
By George Rose – Calgary, Alta. Six months after joining the Canadian Pacific Railway (CPR) at Medicine Hat as a wiper cleaning train engines, I was a student fireman travelling from there to Swift Current, [read more…]
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Hauling mail led to lucrative side business
By Harold Thom – Nakusp, B.C. We were living at Candle Lake, Sask., north of Prince Albert, during the cold winter of 1946-47. Deep snowdrifts blocked the road between the lake and Meath Park, the nearest town. [read more…]
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Fall snowstorms had dust in them
By Hilda Hass – Saskatoon, Sask. One storm I remember was in January 1946. It snowed and blew for three days. We were expecting our first baby and I had a doctor’s appointment in Saskatoon. We [read more…]