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Albert Sager |
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During the
late 1960s (from about 1966 (?) 'til his death in 1976
Albert Sager was towerman at Big Sandy Tower.
Click Here for more info
about Albert
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Alexi Iron |
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Canoe Lake |
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Allan Carswell |
1987 - |
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North Cabin |
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Allan Klamot |
1995- 2002 |
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Beaver House,
English Cabin, Elk House |
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Allan Merasty |
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Rabbit Hill, Bodmin |
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Alvin Tatlow |
-1992 |
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Big Sandy before
Richard Sevigny |
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Ansgar Aschim |
1938 - 1944 |
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Wooden Ridge Tower, Narrow Hills, Grassy Lake
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for more on Ansgar Aschim |
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April Swartz |
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Park Ridge, Divide |
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Archie Morin |
1999-2002 |
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Green Lake
went to
aerial detection |
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Armand Campbel |
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? |
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Arnold Fonos |
1963-1965 |
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Barbara Brunet |
1998-2002 |
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Mistohay
went to
aerial detection |
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Barry McLelland |
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Dore Lake |
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Basil Natamogen |
1953-2001 |
4 towers |
Pinehouse, Emmaline,
Petitte Granite (40')
did
relief 1953-63 mostly without pay for experience, 1968 full
time Granite & Petitte; worked at Emmaline until out of
service 1995-Tippo Fire. Went back to Granite until 2001. |
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Beaver Iron |
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Canoe lake |
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Bernice Reimer |
1980-1998 |
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Bodmin |
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Burns Matheson |
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I
have a bit of info on him that was provided by Burns
himself for the Torch River History book. He wrote, in
part:
In 1931 I
accepted a position with the Department of Natural Resources
(provincial government) as a fire patrolman and was sent
north to Torch River to take up my new job. He went on to say: As
my job was only temporary, I filed on a homestead in
September, 1931 so I would have some place to live during
the winter months........ I was on fire patrol during
summer months and worked on the roads in the wet seasons.
One of the highlights
of my life was meeting Edith Anderson, a Torch river girl
whom I married in 1933. We lived on the homestead until 1936
when I became Field Officer at Beaver House (west of Nipawin)
In 1940 I returned to Torch River as Field Officer in charge
of (the) Torch River Provincial Forest. I built the Torch
River Department of Natural Resources forestry station which
was known as Grassy Lake in the early days. Gary Parker
(Field Officer at Grassy Lake-1931-'40) retired in March of
1940 and I replaced him in these duties.
(end quote) Words in brackets are mine, not Matheson's.
I know that the early
Field Officers also manned the towers in their districts so
he probably was on the towers at Beaver House and Grassy
Lake during his years there. He transferred to Hudson Bay
(Junction) in 1945 but I think that by that time there were
regular tower men so I would think that he no longer did
that as a part of his regular job. I believe that Walter
Kratz became towerman at Grassy while Burns was there but
nowhere in the piece that he wrote for the history book
does Matheson mention manning a tower.
- Marvin Torwalt
see Marvin's article on Burns Matheson
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Bill (Zac) Macleod |
1993-2002 |
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Thunder Mountain
took over
Thunder Mountain after Sam Roberts |
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Bill Boshchman |
1937-1938 |
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Connell Creek (east
of Arborfield), Paskwa Hills |
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Bill Campbell |
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Big Sandy |
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Bobby Montgrand |
1996-2002 |
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Frobisher
went to
aerial detection |
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Bradford Iron |
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Canoe ake |
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Bruce McTaggert |
1940-1962 |
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Bodnin Otter tower
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Carle Brisbain |
- 1934 |
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a tower 3 miles
west & 5.5 miles N of Love (NE 2-53-16-W2) |
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Chris Rule |
1968 -1970 |
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Midnight
(unofficially), Cold River |
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Chris Wilks |
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Dorintosh, Lac Des
Iles |
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Clara Norum |
1999-2002 |
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Lobstick
went to
aerial detection |
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Clement Durocher |
1989-2002 |
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Canoe Lake
went to
aerial detection |
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Clifford Bunt |
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5 towers |
Holbein, North
Cabin, Ridge, Molanosa, thunder Mountain |
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David Badger |
1998 |
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Anglin |
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Debora Leedahl |
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Round Hill |
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Delfous Iron |
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Canoe Lake |
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Doreen Jensen Svare |
1970-1971 |
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Torch, Smeaton ? |
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Einer
Wicker |
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For more about Einer -
click here |
Towerman
at Pasquia Hills, English Cabin and at Thunder Mountain at
various times during his career. In 1961 he returned to
Norway, the land of his birth and passed away there in 1965.
-Marvin Torwalt,
www.rivertrailcountryvacations.com |
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Elan Reuwart |
-1987 |
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Big Sandy
she
experienced a fire storm at close range-too close (Elan
fire) |
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Elwin Seally |
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Grassy, White Fox,
Beaver House, English Cabin |
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Elwood Koppang |
1980-1990 |
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Nisbit & Holbein as
relief |
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Erwin Rusk |
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Frank Schlagel |
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Rabbit Hill, Bodmin |
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Gene Johnson |
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3 towers |
Dore, Rabbit Hill
Bodmin |
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George Leberge |
1945-1953 |
3 towers |
North Cabin, Ridge,
Molanosa |
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George Roberts |
1970-1981 |
4 towers |
Big Sandy, North
Cabin, Boundary, Thunder Mountain,
took over
Thunder Mountain from Philip Bird until 1981 |
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Gerry Herrod |
1990-2002 |
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Mile 13
went to
aerial detection |
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Harold Barillo |
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relief at Mile 13,
Lobstick,Porcupine |
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Harvey Hillaby |
1989- 2002 |
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Tatakose ?
went to
aerial detection |
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Henry Desjarlais |
1990- 1993 |
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North Cabin |
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Henry La Plante |
1970-2002 |
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Buffalo Hills
went to
aerial detection |
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Henry Myers |
1991-2001 |
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Dore Lake |
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Hilda Switzer Lundgren |
1957, 1970-1994 |
7 towers |
Northend Montreal
Lake, Birch, Big Sandy, Elk House, North Cabin, Midnight,
Holbein |
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James Sewap |
1998- 2002 |
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Wildnest, Piskwaka
first
observer at Piskwaka, went to aerial detection |
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Jerry Iron |
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Canoe Lake |
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Jim Settee
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1943 - 1963 |
7 towers |
Kingsmere,
Boundary, Rabbit Hill, Summit, Wappawekka Hills, Stewart,
Round Hill |
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Joan Pelech |
2000-2002 |
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English Cabin,
Beaver house relief, North Cabin, Elk House,
went to
aerial detection |
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John Charles |
1986-1993 |
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English Cabin,
White Fox |
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John Fonos |
1998-2001 |
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Rabbit Hill, Bodmin
took over
after Bernice Reimer |
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John Langford |
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6 towers |
Nisbet, Holbein,
Elk House, Round Hill, Dorintosh, Lac Des Iles |
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John Rudd |
13-14 yrs |
6 towers |
Holbein, Elk House,
Beaver House, English Cabin, Grassy, White Fox,
went to
aerial detection |
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John Rule |
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4 towers |
Cold River,
Divide,Mistohay, Midnight |
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Johnathan Fonos |
2000- 2001 |
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Rabbit Hill, Bodmin
took over
tower after his dad |
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Jonny Brown |
1972-1973 |
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Kara Grunderud |
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Torch Tower |
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Kathleen Knipe |
-2002 |
7 towers |
Fort La Corne,
White Fox, Grassy, Elk House, Nisbet, English Cabin, full
time in Beaver House
went to
aerial detection |
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Kelly Sawchuk |
1990-1991 |
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Elk House, Holbein,
North Cabin |
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Kevin Durocher |
1999 - 2002 |
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Canoe Lake
went to
aerial detection |
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Lee Adams |
1989 |
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North Cabin
North
Cabin Fire burnt cabin and cupola destroyed tower |
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Les Laliberte |
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Anglin Tower |
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Lloyd Atyshin |
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Round Hill |
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Lloyd Mardell |
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North Cabin |
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Lorne Stark |
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Louis Swain |
1940's |
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Holbein |
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Lourie Booker |
1987-2002 |
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Vimy, Birch
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Marion Lacert |
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Marvin McKay |
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Dore Lake |
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Maurice Bourassa |
1997,1999-2002 |
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First
observer in Junction Tower, courtesy of Basil Natamoggan old
Emmaline tower moved after Tippo Fire 1995. went to aerial
observer
10 Towers
2007-9 Anglin - Thunder Mountain
Weyakwin Region
2007 North Cabin - Canwood - Anglin P.A /
Weyakwin Region
2006 North Cabin - Canwood - Nisbet - English
Cabin PA Region
2005 North Cabin - Canwood - Nisbet - Ridge
PA Region
2004 North Cabin -
PA Region
2003 North Cabin - Medical Leave – back
surgery PA Region
2002 North Cabin - Aerial
Detection PA
Region
1999-2001 Junction
Weyakwin Region 1997 Wapawekka Hills -
Clarke La Ronge
Region
Oserved and monitored fire weather behavior and severe fire
behavior. i.e: 1999 La Ronge Mallard and 2002 P.A Crutwell
Firestorms.
Firefighter: La Ronge Fire Control
1993 10 day sustained action / mop up Mouse fire
Deception lake. 1987 23 days on 12
fires through out Northern Sask. LaRonge Region |
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North Cabin &
Holbein as casual
went to
aerial detection |
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Mervin Updyke |
60's & 70's |
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White Fox |
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Milt Scott |
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Murdock Seewap |
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Ole Rudd |
1960's |
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Torch |
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Orra Maden |
1953-1984 |
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North Cabin,
Holbein, Fisher tower (MacDowel Block casual relief while
working as patrolman) |
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Peter Wolf |
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Beaver House |
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Philip Bird |
1949-1970 |
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Thunder Mountain |
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Ralph Johnson |
1960-1987 |
3 towers |
Big Sandy, Grassy
Lake, Narrow Hills |
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Richard Sevigny |
1992-2002 |
4 towers |
Big Sandy, Holbein,
Nisbet, North Cabin, - (new design, the Millenium Towerman)
The last
tower manned after mid August 2001, all towers condemmed,6
to be rebuilt.2002 still acxtive North Cabin early 2002
season. Went to aerial
detection |
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Robert Waugh |
1947 |
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Round Hill |
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Robert Weal |
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Chiteck Lake
went to
erial detection |
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Ron Hook |
2 years |
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Vimy Tower |
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Ron Porter |
1994-2002 |
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Parr Hill
went to
aerial detection |
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Rosemarie Mitchell |
1997-2001 |
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Ridge Tower |
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Ross Barton |
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Holbein, North
Cabin |
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Sam Roberts |
1970- 1989 |
4 towers |
North Cabin,
Holbein, Clarke, Thunder Mountain
Sam was
relief for his dad in 1981, until taking over full time |
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Sandra Muench |
1998-2002 |
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Stuart Lake
went to
aerial detection |
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Sandy Setee |
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Scotty Percell |
1949- mid 60's |
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Rabbit Hill,
rebuilt 1947 |
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Sheldon Murray |
1990-1999 |
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Elk House |
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Sherry Reidt |
1986-2001 |
6 towers |
Elk House, Holbein,
Ridge, North Cabin, Round Hill, Nisbet
went to
aerial detection |
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Sheryl Fabish |
1993-2001 |
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releif 93-94 Torch,
Stewart, 96-97 Big Sandy, 97-2001 Narrow Hills
went to
aerial detection |
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Stan Brettle |
1966-1978 |
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Bodmin |
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Tammy Adams McGunigal |
1994-1996 |
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North Cabin |
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Thomas Hamilton |
late 50's-early
60's |
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North Cabin |
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Thomas Ouellette |
1996-2002 |
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Nelson Hill
went to
aerial detection |
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Tim Dale |
2001-2002 |
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Pasquia
went to
aerial detection |
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Tom McBride |
1949- mid 60's |
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Dore lake |
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Tracy Lockhart |
1977-1994 |
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Midnight, Birch |
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Travis French |
2000-2001 |
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Beaver House &
English Cabin as casual, Elk House full time |
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Valerie Rogers |
1982-2002 |
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White Fox, Grassy
went to
aerial detection |
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Vallery Morin |
1998-2002 |
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Divide
went to
aerial detection |
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Vernon Bird |
8 years |
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Molanosa |
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Wayne Desjarlais |
1992-2002 |
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Dube
went to
aerial detection |
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Wenzel Fialkowski |
1973-2002 |
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Ushta
went to
aerial detection |
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Wesley Dimon |
1968 |
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Nelson Hill |
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Walter Kraatz |
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Walter was
the tower man for the Saskatchewan Department Of Natural
Resources (now called Saskatchewan Environment and Resource
Management or SERM) at the third Grassy Lake Fire Tower
which, at that time, was located just three miles east of
the present site of River Trail Country Vacations. He
arrived in our area in the late 1930's and took up trapping
in the northern forest. He became tower man at Grassy Lake
Tower in the early 1940's and retained that position along
with trapping in the winter until his retirement in 1965 at
the age of 67.He sold his trapline in 1966 and spent his
remaining years in Creston, British Columbia, getting
married for the first time in his 70's.
About 1971 a new fire tower, also called Grassy Lake Tower,
was erected about 5 miles north of that site and the old
tower was decommissioned and eventually dismantled
-Marvin Torwalt,
www.rivertrailcountryvacations.com |
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