The CAMROSE BOOSTER, November 16, 2021 – Page 18
Battle River Community Foundation funds keep history thriving By Lori Larsen
The Battle River Community Foundation awarded a $4,700 grant to Flagstaff County in partnership with the Iron Creek Museum in Lougheed for improvements to the Museum. The grant is from income from a number of Funds that support projects and programs in the Lougheed area and Flagstaff County. The grant allowed the Museum to repair the roof of the Homesteader’s Cabin, expand electricity in Museum buildings and paint at the Museum site. “We (Iron Creek Museum Society) will be spending the money on the Homesteader’s Cabin, which was built on the NW 1/4 12-45-11 W4 north of Lougheed,” explained Iron Creek Museum Society treasurer Janice Bishop. “It is a very primitive, one-room home (about 8’ x 10’), with a large wood stove for cooking, heating water and heating the cabin.” The cabin also has a corner cupboard for storing items, a small table, chair and metal bed. “But that’s it, folks,” mused Bishop. “The bathroom facilities would have been outside.” Eventually, the cabin was moved into Lougheed
Submitted Top photo: Neil Lunty, left, Battle River Community Foundation director, presents a cheque to Janice Bishop, second from left, treasurer of the Museum, while volunteers, left to right, Ab Martin, Fay Davidson, Ed Davidson and Bev Martin look on standing in front of the Homesteader’s Cabin. Photo to right: Front view of the Homesteader’s Cabin.
and set on a concrete slab and is beginning to show signs of aging and weathering. “The roof is covered with rolled roofing and has many holes that have sprung leaks, which is rotting the wood underneath,” explained Bishop. Unfortunately, as a result of the roof leaks, the floor of the cabin is also showing signs of rot in places.
“We need to replace the rolled roofing, wood underneath, parts of the floor, reshape the door which sticks badly, and replace some of the siding and a few other bits and pieces,” said Bishop, adding how grateful the Iron Creek Museum Society is for the grant. “The cabin is a visual reminder of one of the types of dwellings that people lived in while turning the
prairie into fields of grain and growing communities.” Once the building is repaired, the Iron Creek Museum Society hopes to be able to rent the cabin out for a night or two. “It may help people understand the courage
have created endowment funds. The principals of these endowment funds are kept intact and the income is made available annually to support local projects and organizations. Since it was founded in 1995, the Battle Riv-
and fortitude it took to settle this part of the country,” remarked Bishop. The Battle River Community Foundation exists to support organizations such as this in East Central Alberta, which benefit the local communities and have a positive impact on the future. Grants from the Battle River Community Foundation are primarily made possible through the generosity of individual donors and organizations that
er Community Foundation has granted over $7,550,000 to support charitable activities in the Battle River Region. To learn more about the Iron Creek Museum, contact Janice Bishop, treasurer, at 780-386-2337. To learn more about the Battle River Community Foundation, contact Dana Andreassen, executive director, at 780-679-0449.
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CHIEF Dean LaGrange Chief of Police Camrose Police Service Question: What are the noise bylaws/restrictions within the City of Camrose?
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Murray Green, Camrose Booster A new business, 5-HT Wellness Holistic Health and Healing, officially opened on October 21 at 5203-51 Avenue. From left to right are: employee Katherine Steier, City of Camrose Mayor (at time of photo) Norm Mayer, councillor and mayor-elect PJ Stasko, owner Jen Erickson, Dasani Pilot, Autumn Pilot, owner Chris Erickson and employee Karen Gabay, along with therapy dog Elrick.
Answer: The City currently has a bylaw that restricts “nuisance” noise, which includes construction equipment, from the hours of 11 p.m. to 7 a.m. daily. Some cities have weekend hours such as 10 p.m. to 9 a.m. for noise restrictions, however, Camrose has just the one set of hours of 11 p.m. to 7 a.m. The fine for this bylaw is $150 (first offence), and the second offence is $300. Have a question for the Chief? Email them to The Camrose Booster at news@camrosebooster.com.
Augustana Indigenous speaker series features short videos By Lori Larsen
The University of Alberta Augustana Campus continues the Indigenous Speaker series, presented by Cargill, in partnership with Chester Ronning Centre for the Study of Religion and Public Life and the Jeanne and Peter Lougheed Performing Arts Centre. The series
is offered to students, faculty, staff, alumni and the general public. This session features short video presentations based on the U of A web series, “Uncovered: Truths About Indian Residential Schools”. The videos discuss different topics regarding residential schooling, including the current work being
done to locate missing children and the impact and lasting trauma of residential schools. The first episode features Dr. Matthew Wildcat, assistant professor of political science and native studies at the University of Alberta and member of the Ermineskin Cree Nation. In the approximately
12-minute video, Wildcat relates his own history of Residential Schools through personal anecdotes and shares information specific to Canada’s history surrounding residential schools. Join video series presenters Crystal Fraser, Kisha Supernant, Matthew Wildcat and Sharla Peltier
in a reflection and panel discussion presented virtually on November 23 at 6 p.m. For more information, visit the University of Alberta Augustana Campus website at www.ualberta. ca/augustana/services/ indigenous/indigenousspeaker-series/index.html.
